Syrian gas attack witnesses coerced into false testimony face new threats at home

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Syrian gas attack witnesses coerced into false testimony face new threats at home

After the Syrian government launched a chemical attack on the rebel-held area of Douma, Syria, in 2018, some of the survivors were forced to falsely testify it never happened. Now, some of those people are being scorned by their neighbours as having been collaborators with the ex-dictator's regime.