Today’s podcast guest is Dr. Wiola Rebecka, a Doctor of Psychology and human rights activist whose work focuses on the long-term consequences of conflict-related sexual violence. In this episode, we discuss the issue of abducted Ukrainian children in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which now marks its 4th year. We discuss the magnitude of this crisis in terms of number of children abducted, the various abuses taking place against abducted children, including forced Russianization and in some cases torture and sexual violence, and the support systems needed to care for these children in the aftermath.
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Dr. Wioletta (Wiola) Rebecka is a Doctor of Psychology and human rights activist whose work focuses on the long-term consequences of conflict-related sexual violence. She is the author of the War Rape Survivors Syndrome (WRSS) framework, the heuristic model of the Social Political Nervous System (SPNS), and the SERS method (Stabilization, Education, Redirection, Self-awareness), developed for therapeutic work with survivors of sexual violence.
Since taking office in January 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda: expanded expedited removals, offshore detention at Guantanamo, transfers to a notorious prison in El Salvador, termination of protected status, and deportations. Families are being torn apart and people are disappearing into detention. This is the cruelest immigration regime in modern American history.
On the most recent episode of my podcast, I spoke with @hafza_girdap, spokesperson for @silencedturkey, about Erdogan`s u-turn on democracy and reforms, and why the EU and especially NATO are not speaking out about this egregious violation of NATO`s charter. Listen to the full episode now; link in bio.
The next episode of my podcast "On the Issues with Alon Ben-Meir" is this upcoming Tuesday, February 24, at 10:00am EST, with Wioletta (Wiola) Rebecka, a Doctor of Psychology and human rights activist whose work focuses on the long-term consequences of conflict-related sexual violence.
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Although estimates of deaths in the Sudan civil war vary widely, a US envoy suggested that up to 400,000 people may have died, while more conservative estimates put the toll at least 150,000 by early 2026. In any case, the number of people who died is staggering. In addition, over 10 million people have been displaced, nearly two million forced to flee across borders. Civilians are trapped without food, water, medical care, or safe routes to escape. People are killed inside their homes or while searching for basic necessities. Women and girls, some as young as 12, face widespread sexual violence. This is not an unintended tragedy; it is the result of a civil war that could end if only the UN Security Council unanimously imposes an arms embargo and enforcement mechanism across all of Sudan. Every day of inaction, hundreds of innocent Sudanese women and children are losing their lives.
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It was hoped that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, agreed upon on October 10, 2025, after months of grueling negotiations, would bring an end to the horrific death and destruction that had been inflicted on Gaza by Israel for two years. But tragically, our hopes were shattered, as the killing of Palestinian women and children continues inexorably. The Netanyahu government persists in making ruthless claims that massive civilian harm is an acceptable cost of “permanent security superiority” in Gaza.
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Today’s podcast guest is Dr. Wiola Rebecka, a Doctor of Psychology and human rights activist whose work focuses on the long-term consequences of conflict-related sexual violence. In this episode, we discuss the issue of abducted Ukrainian children in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which now marks its 4th year. We discuss the magnitude of this crisis in terms of number of children abducted, the various abuses taking place against abducted children, including forced Russianization and in some cases torture and sexual violence, and the support systems needed to care for these children in the aftermath.
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Dr. Wioletta (Wiola) Rebecka is a Doctor of Psychology and human rights activist whose work focuses on the long-term consequences of conflict-related sexual violence. She is the author of the War Rape Survivors Syndrome (WRSS) framework, the heuristic model of the Social Political Nervous System (SPNS), and the SERS method (Stabilization, Education, Redirection, Self-awareness), developed for therapeutic work with survivors of sexual violence.
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Iran is escalating its use of the death penalty as a tool of political repression. At least 30 people, including minors, now face execution for alleged involvement in the January 2026 protests. Eight young men have already been sentenced to death after expedited trials marked by torture, forced confessions, and denial of legal representation. Dozens more remain at risk. This systematic violence exposes a regime clinging to power through fear. But external military pressure or regime-change fantasies will not stop the killings. War against Iran would harden repression, destabilize the region, and likely produce an even more radical outcome. Targeted international pressure and accountability, not bombs, are the only viable path forward.
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Regime change is the only solution.
So, what are YOU doing about it?
Yes blurry videos that look like 1991 are your best evidence 😂 same propaganda as Iraq has WMDs all lies zero evidence 2001: • Iraq has WMDs • sharia is taking over •Muslim invasion has begun 2025: • midnight hammer obliterated the Iran nuclear program they will never be able to recover •Hezbollah is destroyed 2026: •Venezuela is getting uranium from Hezbollah •Iran is 24 hours from a nuclear weapon • the ayotollah is a narco drug lord in Mexico 😂 •sharia is taking over • the Muslim are invading • Iranian protestors need our help and we need to bomb Iran to save the people of Iran 😂 What do they all have in common and who does it benefit? lsraeI 😂 Your work is pathetic mossād we can see desperation
