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Asia Calling: After the siege of Marawi

Oct 20, 201728 min
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Episode description

After a 5 month long siege, the southern Philippines city of Marawi was finally declared liberated. But with the city in ruins, massive challenges lie ahead. And in India, a landmark court case has declared that sex with a minor, within marriage is now considered rape. Many hope the ruling is the first step to criminalizing child marriage, and marital rape altogether. Later in the show we hear from an inspiring Japanese-American legal activist.
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