My Heart Is Burnt

Published: Sept. 22, 2020, 5 a.m.

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Amnesty\\u2019s Donatella Rovera has an extraordinary job \\u2013 she walks the bombed-out streets of the Syrian city of Raqqa, talking to witnesses and searching the rubble. Her aim? To piece together evidence of the lives lost during its bombardment by the US-led coalition in 2017. Case by case, she collects tiny scraps of information, hoping to get justice for the bereaved. In this episode, she describes the day-to-day difficulties and occasional victories that come with working in a place described as \\u2018the most destroyed city in modern times\\u2019.\\xa0\\xa0

\\u201cI go to places during the acute phase\\u2026 in the middle of conflict\\u2026 just after the conflict\\u2026 places that are difficult to get to. Places where other people don\\u2019t want to go.\\u201d

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