News Meeting: Syria’s disappeared and Fifa’s 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia
Episode description
Jess Winch and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss the thousands of people disappeared by Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the controversy surrounding Saudi Arabia hosting the tournament amid human rights concerns, and a proposed new law banning marriages between first cousins.
Guests:
- Dr Adam Rutherford, scientist, broadcaster and scientist
- Basia Cummings, editor at Tortoise
- Claudia Williams, reporter at Tortoise
Host: Jess Winch, news editor at Tortoise
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Producer: Casey Magloire
Executive producer: Rebecca Moore
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