when monika schneider was in prison here, she was also separated from her children.hese women might not haveve a common language, but they can still comfort each other. fadwa: i wish i could change places with my son so that i would be in prison and he would be free. reporter: east gerny c came to end i in 1990 with gegerman reunification. the files of its secret police have been preserved, and people it spied on can read their dossiers. if the syrian regime has files on its prisoners, it is certainly not about to open them to scrutiny. fadwa: i often feel completely devastated. but i am determined to k keep n fighting for their release. for the freedom of each and every person who is being held unjustlyly. reporterer: fadwa mahmoud and r fellow activists are tirirelessn their campaign, , demanding freedom for everybody who has been arbitrarily detained in syria. they refuse to be silenced. host: this week in global ideas, we're off to vietnam. like elsewhere, increasing numbers of people are moving to urban areas, and their health often suffers as a result. the capi