LIVE: Public Hearings of the January 6th House Select Committee - Day One

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Watch live coverage on June 9 of a public hearing from the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The committee will present previously unseen material, including hundreds of thousands of documents, phone and email records, and witness testimony. 

In this the first of eight public hearings, the committee will provide the American people an initial summary of its findings of the coordinated, multi-step effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and prevent the transfer of power.

“Prayer for Ukraine”

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“Prayer for Ukraine” (“Молитва за Україну”, “Molitva za Ukrainu”) is a patriotic hymn composed and published in 1885, during a time when the Ukrainian language was suppressed by the government of Imperial Russia. The text was penned by poet and interpreter Oleksandr Konynsky and the music was provided by composer Mykola Lysenko.

Alexander Nevzorov: Where Putin's Disastrous War in Ukraine Will Leave Russia

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Russian and Soviet television journalist, a film director and a former member of the Russian parliament, Alexander Nevzorov isn't afraid to criticize Russia's ruling elite. And he is not a man to mince his words.

Putin's Disastrous Misadventure in Ukraine

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Russian Invasion of Ukraine: A Dark Day for Europe

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BBC Podcast: Hunting Syria's War Criminals

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Imagine walking down a street in a European capital and meeting your torturer. For many Syrian refugees fleeing war and human rights abuses, Europe was meant to be a sanctuary. 

So it was a shock when people began bumping into their torturers out shopping or in a cafe. 

In fact, many of those involved in the Syrian government’s notorious interrogation facilities are hiding in plain sight in European cities, having used the refugee wave as a “ratline” out of the country. 

More and more are now being investigated, arrested and put on trial in European courts. But with President Assad firmly in control in Syria, the long arm of the state is reaching those willing to testify..

  

Take a moment to listen to this chilling podcast from the BBC program "The Documentary."

How We Got Here

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