About 27,000 photos of dead and tortured civilian detainees were smuggled out of secret Syrian government archives by a military defector codenamed "Caesar" and made public in 2014. They were presented to the United Nations as evidence of the Bashar al-Assad regime’s killing of 11,000 civilian detainees in a single region from March 2011 to August 2013. After the search for justice failed to produce any prosecutions, victims’ families turned to courts in Europe. This documentary film follows two of these cases for more than five years – one in Spain, where a woman identifies her brother as one of the bodies from the "Caesar" photos, and the other in France, where lawyer Clemence Bectarte triggers an investigation into the disappearance of her client’s brother and nephew in a detention centre in Damascus. The Lost Souls of Syria features testimony from "Caesar", his accomplice "Sami" and other Syrians, highlighting their harrowing experiences in the pursuit of truth and justice.

The conflict in Sudan has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced 12 million. Joe Biden is pushing for a ceasefire. But what can he realistically achieve in the four weeks before Donald Trump takes office? And is the US willing to take decisive action against foreign powers fueling the conflict?

As Syria’s new leadership takes shape, competing media narratives in Iran and Turkiye illuminate the region's shifting geopolitical dynamics.

Israel carries out air strikes on Yemen and Houthi forces there launch missiles at Tel Aviv. Attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon and the fall of Assad in Syria have put the Houthis' key ally, Iran, under more pressure. So how might all this affect Yemen?

What happens when people feel they’ve reached capacity as witnesses? For writer and clinical psychologist Hala Alyan, her work is to preserve the archive of Palestinian stories and pass down resistance through generations. As Israel’s war on Gaza continues, her work on the complexities of displacement, trauma, and the Palestinian diaspora has reached audiences around the world.

Marc Lamont Hill speaks to the director of Human Rights Watch's Refugee and Migrant Rights Division, Bill Frelick. Within hours of al-Assad fleeing Damascus, a number of European countries announced the suspension of asylum requests from Syrians, with some even calling for the immediate deportation of refugees. With the establishment of a new transitional government in Syria, uncertainty about the status of millions of refugees who escaped the conflict that began in 2011 remains. But is Syria safe to return to? And what protections do refugees have under international law? This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill talks with the director of Human Rights Watch's Refugee and Migrant Rights Division, Bill Frelick, about the current situation and challenges faced by Syrian refugees.

What’s Netanyahu’s endgame in Syria? Marc Lamont Hill discusses it with author and columnist Gideon Levy. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Israel has conducted air strikes across Syria and seized territory in the Golan Heights in violation of a 50-year ceasefire. And as Israel continues its genocide in Gaza and maintains its occupation of the West Bank, Israel’s attacks on Syria raise questions about its regional strategies. So what’s Netanyahu’s endgame in Syria? Will Israel interfere with Syria’s transitional government and further expand its territory? This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill talks to author and columnist Gideon Levy.

The world's most valuable company - Apple - is being sued by the Democratic Republic of Congo. The tech giant's accused of using illegally mined minerals in products like iPhones sold worldwide. Apple denies the claim. What is behind this legal action?

When a new kidney could save your life, every minute counts. When Jazmin Evans discovered she could have received a kidney four years earlier, she was shocked. When she found out the delay was due to a racially biased testing process, she tried to warn others.

On Ukraine, the difference between the outgoing Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration could not be starker. After the latest United States elections, President Joe Biden gave permission to Ukraine to use US weapons inside Russia, as President-elect Donald Trump was calling for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky tells host Steve Clemons that the Ukraine war is about much more than Ukraine and Russia – it is about rising “Russian control over the eastern and central parts of Europe”. Join the conversation on the US role in NATO, Russia’s influence across Europe, and prospects for peace in Ukraine.