Sandra Gathmann

Host/writer of ‘Start Here' - the show that helps you understand global news. (Online @AJEnglish). Venezuelan roots, hatched in Japan, migrating ever since.

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Annnnd it’s finally out!

We went to Afghanistan a few weeks ago to put together an explainer for people still unsure of what’s behind the crisis in Afghanistan right now.

WATCH IT HERE:

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Afghanistan’s economy has been in turmoil since the Taliban took power a year ago. How did it get so bad? And can the Taliban turn things around?

@SandraGathmann takes #AJStartHere to Afghanistan to explain what’s going on. Watch the full episode ➡️ https://t.co/3NbKFLW5Uj

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is confirmed as safe and heading to Oslo, as her daughter accepts the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf. #AJStartHere's @SandraGathmann explains ⤵️

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Around a million Syrians have returned since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. And every day at Damascus airport, families separated by years of war and dictatorship, are finally being reunited.

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This is the opening scene from the #AJStartHere documentary about Syria’s fight for justice with @SandraGathmann. Watch it on YouTube ⤵️
https://t.co/EAQRMj9eJK

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Drone attacks, talk of a humanitarian truce and, above all, immense human suffering. @SandraGathmann from #AJStartHere explains the latest developments in the Sudan war and who the main players are.

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@SandraGathmann Watch the full explainer from #AJStartHere about Zohran Mamdani’s win ⤵️ https://t.co/psfmwXNMe9

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Zohran Mamdani has won in New York. Here are three questions about what comes next, with @SandraGathmann.

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Meet one of Syria’s “shadow warriors.” Hassan Al Hariri risked everything to help smuggle more than a million documents out of Syria during the war.

They include evidence of war crimes that could one day hold Bashar al-Assad and his top officials to account.

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Inside the newly-opened Syrian Identification Centre, forensic scientists are carrying out painstaking work to identify bodies.

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Here’s what went on behind the camera when @SandraGathmann and producer @HarrietTatham went to Syria to film a documentary about the fight for justice and accountability.

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Almost a year after the fall of the Assad regime, Syrians are facing another fight – for justice and accountability. @SandraGathmann travels to Syria to find out how the country is confronting its past.

Watch the full documentary from #AJStartHere ➡️ https://t.co/AeQ2KLHAWh

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For #AJStartHere, Al Jazeera's @SandraGathmann explains what we know about the Gaza ceasefire deal ⤵️

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Friends of 'Start Here' we would love your help to win the people's vote at the @lovieawards. We've just reached first place in the news and politics category but need your help to stay there. https://t.co/cEZk560Ibh #Lovies

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What will it mean for a bunch of new, Western countries to recognize Palestine as a state? Our latest expainer: https://t.co/luBF4m7mPb

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The UK and France are among a new wave of countries planning to recognise Palestine as a state at this year’s UN General Assembly meeting. What does this actually mean?

Watch the latest episode of #AJStartHere with @SandraGathmann ➡️ https://t.co/xfNNWp82Vl

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What determines which countries can, and can’t, have nuclear weapons? And are we seeing a new nuclear race? #AJStartHere with @SandraGathmann explains.

Watch the full episode ➡️ https://t.co/KFX3rFRu8N

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Save this for when Kashmir is back in the news. Our latest explainer is out - watch here.

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Why do India and Pakistan fight over Kashmir? And what do Kashmiris want? #AJStartHere with @SandraGathmann explains.

Watch the full episode ➡️ https://t.co/pQhSbeAmYj

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Confused about the mess that was the Israel-Iran "12-day war" (as Trump's called it)? Plenty of us are. I asked my instagram community to send me some questions and then enlisted the help of Mark Fitzpatrick to address some of them. https://t.co/jaOMSHwn8j

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Israel has been making plans to attack Iran for years, so why is it happening now? #AJStartHere with @SandraGathmann explains.

▶️ Full episode on YouTube: https://t.co/ZWWgD7GaSC

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“Palestinians are facing a death sentence”.

Aid workers in Gaza speak to #AJStartHere with @SandraGathmann.

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Trump says he’s lifting US sanctions on Syria.

‘Start Here’ with @sandragathmann explains why it’s a big deal and what that could mean for the country.

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Do you need a basic explainer on what's happening between India and Pakistan? Here's a quick, 4 minute summary of what we know, what we're unsure of and why this all flared up now? https://t.co/zJ0FyaCtcb