More than 60 years ago, the French capital witnessed a harrowing colonial massacre. Under the authority of Maurice Papon, an ex-Nazi collaborator, the police killed more than 250 Algerians for protesting against a discriminatory curfew.

Historical annals document a lot of genocides: the German genocide in Namibia, the Rwanda genocide, Darfur, and the Holocaust, to name just a few. But, do we really understand what genocide is? What qualifies as genocide and what doesn’t? Can committing genocide be justified? What do legal texts tell us?

From hosting the World Cup 2022 to signing multimillion-dollar offers with prominent footballers, why do some countries invest in football? What about Saudi Arabia and Qatar? What is sportswashing? What is the dark side of football investment?

In the Middle East, the relationship between football and politics is entangled because the stadium is not exclusively a sports space. How has football spread to the region? What is the relationship between football and the struggle for independence? How is football associated with repression, freedom, oppression, and emancipation?

Two countries sharing borders, history, language, and religion are supposed to be friends. So, what explains the animosity between Morocco and Algeria? This episode digs into French colonization, border delineation, and miscommunication to explain why Morocco and Algeria are foes.

Testimonies, graphic images, and calls for help. What is happening to migrants in Tunisia? What explains the government's behavior towards migrants? What does the European Union have to do with this? Who is right and who is wrong? Is it even right to ask this question?

Syria is currently the world's leading producer of Captagon, a cheap and addictive narcotic. How is the Syrian regime involved in this illicit industry? How does Captagon impact Syria's neighbors? How are they responding to the Captagon crisis?

What is Decrypted? What themes does it focus on? What audience is it intended for? On what basis are episodes released?