Branch 251 ; the koblenz trial
تاريخ النشر: 01/01/2023
الناشر: دار الجديد
نبذة الناشر:It was not a coincidence that I met Fritz Streiff, the founder of Branch 251 podcast, as he was present in a location frequented by many people over the past three years.
We met at the Koblenz Higher Regional Court at the start of the trial of two former Syrian intelligence ...officials accused of participating in and committing crimes against humanity.
At that time, Fritz told me that he and his team would make a podcast in both English and Arabic about the trial dealing with Branch 251, I was very excited by the idea because it felt important to shed light on the background of these security branches and the Assad regime known for its repression and torture.
This was not only because the trial was taking place in Germany, where these crimes has not occurred and where only a few were aware of the burden and the extent of violations committed in those security branches, but also because this trial was the first of its kinds pursuing universal jurisdiction and restoring faith in justice and equity that was unprecedented to the surviving victims of Assad’s prisons.
The podcast Branch 251 was conceived and initiated by Fritz Streiff together with Karam Shoumali, it would not have development into the professional production it then became without Pauline Peek’s tireless efforts and creative ideas.
The production was lucky to have Saleem Salameh join the team to develop, shape, and produce the Arabic series.
Hosts and authors Asser Khattab, Noor Hamadeh, and Naya Skaf, along with court reporter Hannah El-Hitami, completed the podcast with their thoughtful thoughts, analysis and voices.
Branch 251 was supported by Forderfonds Demokratie, medico in-ternational, UMAM Documentation & Research with its MENA Prison Forum program, and German Federal Foreign Office funds provided by ifa’s zivik funding program.
A very special thanks also to everyone who supported the podcast early on with individual donations and during our crowdfunding campaign. إقرأ المزيد