The Rest Is Politics

360. Question Time: Assad’s People - Torture, Justice, and Forgiveness

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Are the media ignoring what’s happening in Gaza? Should the UK be boycotting the cricket in Afghanistan? And, how worried should we be about democratic backsliding in Georgia and Venezuela? 


Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more in today's Question Time.


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