Eighteen months ago the Assad regime suddenly collapsed, and the first lady and her family fled to Moscow. A regime insider tells Chloe just how powerful Asma had become in the final years and what was happening inside the palace. Could Asma really have had aspirations to take over from her husband?
We call her Emma is a 6 part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer.
Reporter – Chloe Hadjimatheou
Producer – Gary Marshall
Field producer – Sarah Dadouch
Sound design – Karla Patella & Hannah Varrall
Podcast artwork – Lola Williams & Eliza Bourner
Executive producers – Jasper Corbett and Basia Cummings
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