Alyom means "the day". It is April 4, 2017. Syria's dictator Assad drops poison gas over Chan Sheikhun. It is a war against his own nation, more than 80 people are cruelly killed, including many children. The message is spread around the globe within minutes – and just as fast it is forgotten again. The twelve-year-old Yusuff loses 29 relatives. His fate is the reason for this podcast. We talked to Yusuff, to the survivors of his family, to people who know the backgrounds. We must not avert our eyes when people are gassed. ALYOM wants to listen instead of looking away – and show why the barbaric crimes in Syria affect us all.
"Why is nothing happening, although you've proved that Assad attacked us with toxic gas?", Yussuf asks us via voicemail. We're also left wondering: Wh...
Yussuf often plays football after school. There used to be more kids on the field, but since April 4th, several are missing. They're dead. But even mo...
Yussuf often plays football after school. There used to be more kids on the field, but since April 4th, several are missing. They're dead. But even mo...
Eight months have passed since the toxic gas attack. For Yusuff, life goes on. But nothing is as it was. Yusuff's family home has been destroyed. His ...
April 4th 2017 destroyed the family of 12-year-old Yusuff: Assad orders a poison gas attack on his own people in the small Syrian town of Khan Shaykhu...
April 4th 2017 destroyed the family of 12-year-old Yusuff: Assad orders a poison gas attack on his own people in the small Syrian town of Khan Shaykhu...