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Directors Stéphane de Freitas
Ladj Ly
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Harry Tordjman
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A young couple's ordeal captivates Chinese internet

A young couple's ordeal captivates Chinese internet
Dec 3,2023 8:31 pm

... " People get beaten up and they are not allowed to Speak Up...

TikTok influencer Aydan Al-Saad wants to break wage taboos

TikTok influencer Aydan Al-Saad wants to break wage taboos
Dec 3,2023 4:20 am

... " I get some really nice messages where people have come to me and gone, I didn t realise that role existed or I didn t realise I was being underpaid and seeing one of my videos has actually given them the motivation to go and Speak Up, take on a new career, or take on something that s more their passion...

Huda Kattan: Beauty industry is sexist, says make-up icon

Huda Kattan: Beauty industry is sexist, says make-up icon
Nov 24,2023 8:11 pm

... It gave everybody the opportunity to Speak Up...

Melissa Barrera: Actress fired from Scream 7 over Israel-Gaza posts

Melissa Barrera: Actress fired from Scream 7 over Israel-Gaza posts
Nov 22,2023 6:31 am

... Footage from the event shows Sarandon encouraging people to Speak Up in support of Palestinians...

David McBride: Australian war crimes whistleblower pleads guilty

David McBride: Australian war crimes whistleblower pleads guilty
Nov 17,2023 1:51 am

... McBride - an ex-military lawyer - said he felt a moral duty to Speak Up after his internal complaints were ignored...

Angélique Kidjo on being hangry and Africa's tsunami of talent

Angélique Kidjo on being hangry and Africa's tsunami of talent
Nov 17,2023 1:21 am

... " " And I said to them, If my father was able to Speak Up against his society, none of you sitting here can tell me that you don t have the power to stop the stupid, painful [practice] that you are inflicting on your girls...

Sean Combs: Singer Cassie accuses rap mogul of rape and abuse

Sean Combs: Singer Cassie accuses rap mogul of rape and abuse
Nov 16,2023 7:01 pm

... In her statement, Ms Ventura said she was ready " to Speak Up on behalf of myself and for the benefit of other women who face violence and abuse in their relationships"...

Manipur women in naked assault video ‘will not give up'

Manipur women in naked assault video ‘will not give up'
Nov 9,2023 8:36 pm

... They have decided to Speak Up to try to make sure no other woman is ever treated like this again...

Adnan Syed and Serial: What you need to know

Nov 8,2023 8:21 pm

In 2000, Adnan Syed , a High School senior in Baltimore, Maryland, was convicted of strangling and killing his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee.

The Case - in which The Prosecution painted Syed as a violent and jealous ex-lover who brutally killed a bright and talented Young Woman - Made national headlines.

On Monday, a Maryland judge overturned his conviction and set a deadline for a New Trial .

For nearly 25 years Syed has maintained his innocence. His Case won a massive boost from an unlikely Source - a podcast.

What is Serial and when did it come out?

More Than a decade after Syed was sent to prison, Rabia Chaudry , a Baltimore-based lawyer and family friend of The Syeds, emailed A Journalist named Sarah Koenig and asked her to re-investigate Lee's murder.

That email helped launch The First season of The podcast Serial. The Show premiered in autumn 2014 and each episode tried to piece together a timeline of What Happened The Night Lee was killed.

Who killed Hae Min Lee?

That's The question at The Heart of Serial and it will

" For The Last Year I've spent every working day trying to figure out where a High School kid was for an hour After School One Day in 1999, " Ms Koenig says in The First episode.

Only now, The " kids" she interviewed were adults and some of their stories had changed.

As each episode revealed new Details - and potential new Suspects - Internet sleuths and armchair detectives sprang into action and argued their theories on Social Media .

Within months, The chatter around Syed's Case would ultimately help him win a New Trial .

Who are The Other Suspects ?

In The latest, Koenig lays out why Adnan Syed 's conviction was overturned. She says his lawyers argued new evidence had emerged showing that during The original trial prosecutors failed to investigate and rule out two potential Suspects who were known to detectives at The Time . Syed's lawyers also questioned The reliability of witness statements and Cell Phone evidence originally used to convict him.

A judge agreed and overturned Syed's conviction, but it does not mean he's been cleared of Lee's murder. Prosecutors now have to decide whether they will retry Adnan Syed or re-open Hae Min Lee's Case and look for new Suspects .

Why was The Show so popular?

Serial helped ignite The popularity of podcasts. Ms Koenig's signature confessional style, as well as The True Crime topic, kept listeners returning - and downloading - The Show every week.

The First season of Serial has been downloaded More Than 300 million times and The Show is widely cited As One of The Most popular podcasts in The World .

Though subsequent seasons of The Show were less popular, in many ways, Ms Koenig and her team helped create The Formula for a " bingeable" podcast.

But did it really help Syed?

In 2015, Syed was granted a New Trial based, in part, on new evidence uncovered while making Serial.

But a judge also denied his request for bail. He remained imprisoned for years as his legal team argued for a New Trial and tried to appeal his conviction all The Way to The Supreme Court .

In 2019, HBO premiered a four-part documentary series produced by Ms Chaudry called The Case Against Adnan Syed .

The series argued that Syed, who is Muslim, was convicted, in part, because of racial bias.

It ultimately revealed that forensic analyses had found No Trace of his DNA on Lee's body at The Time of The murder.

What about Lee and her family?

The Lee family refused to participate in Serial, and has always maintained that they believe Syed was rightfully convicted and justice was served during The original trial.

In 2016, when Syed was granted a New Trial , The Family told reporters that The podcast had " reopened wounds few can imagine" according to The Baltimore Sun. They also said they believed people had been misinformed by The podcast and regretted that " so few [were] willing to Speak Up for Hae".

Before The Judge ruled on Monday, Young Lee, The Victim 's brother, Made an emotional plea before The Court on behalf of The Family .

" This is not a podcast for me. This is Real Life - a never-ending nightmare for 20-plus years. "

What's next?

With Syed's conviction overturned, prosecutors have The Next 30 Days to decide whether they will bring a New Trial or drop The charges against him.

If Lee's murder investigation is reopened, new evidence could help exonerate Syed.

It may also give The grieving Lee family some much-needed closure at long last.

Prosecutors say they have identified two possible " alternate" Suspects , neither of whom has yet been named or ever charged in The Case .



Source of news: bbc.com

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