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He was imprisoned, tortured and murdered. Mazen al-Hamada is one of the millions of Syrian refugees who fled the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad. But his story ended in a gruesome place. In this explainer, his story and that of millions of other Syrian refugees. We thank Arabist Leo Kwarten and Middle East expert Abdou Bouzerda for proofreading our script. Animations: Dirk Lentz Script and presentation: Salwa van der Gaag 00:00 Intro 01:27 Assad in power 04:53 Millions of Syrians flee 08:45 What happened to Mazen? 11:26 The future of Syrian refugees Subscribe, turn on your bell ???? and join the conversation! Also follow us on: Insta: / nosop3 TikTok: / nosop3 Twitch: / nosop3 Long story short, our daily podcast: https://www.npo3fm.nl/podcasts/lang-v... QUESTIONS/TIPS/IDEAS? We would love to hear what you think of the news and our explanations, let us know in the comments! Or email us: [email protected] NOS is the largest news organization in the Netherlands. At NOS op 3 you will find news every Saturday that you should not have missed. We investigate news from your world for you. You will also find explanations of the news here.