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Politician Defies Violence to Stand in Kenyan Elections
Teddy Olang, the Kenyan politician forced into hiding during the 2007 election violence
17 Dec 2012,28 mins
Clearing the Deadly Legacy of Libya's Revolution
Ali Abohajar: the man who clears unexploded weapons left behind after Libya's revolution
13 Dec 2012,28 mins
Somali Chef Defies Suicide Bombers
A Somali chef determined to keep his restaurants open despite attacks by suicide bombers
12 Dec 2012,28 mins
The North Korean Artist Who Pokes Fun at the Regime
The artist who parodies North Korea's propaganda from over the border in the south.
11 Dec 2012,28 mins
Karen Edwards: I want to meet my daughter's killer
The mother campaigning to bring her daughter's killer to justice
10 Dec 2012,28 mins
Yekaterina Samutsevich: 'Why I joined Pussy Riot'
Pussy Riot member, Yekaterina Samutsevich (centre) on why she joined the punk rock band.
06 Dec 2012,28 mins
Rohingyas who fled violence in Burma
Rohingyas who fled ethnic violence in Burma and struggle to build a new life in Malaysia
05 Dec 2012,28 mins
Love and Loss in Tahrir Square
Egyptian Azza Suleiman met her fiance while protesting, only months later he was killed
04 Dec 2012,28 mins
I survived a serial killer's attack
"I sensed death in the air" - surviving a serial killer's attack
03 Dec 2012,28 mins
The Somali artist promoting peace in Mogadishu
Abdullah Abdirahman Abdullah received death threats from al-Shabab Islamists for his art.
29 Nov 2012,25 mins
The woman shot by her own husband
"I survived being shot three times by my husband," Lisette Johnson's remarkable story.
28 Nov 2012,28 mins
Africa's first Anglican woman Bishop
From town planner to servant of the Lord. We meet Bishop Ellinah Wamukoya.
27 Nov 2012,28 mins
My wife is on hunger strike
Reza Khandan on why his imprisoned wife, lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, is refusing to eat.
26 Nov 2012,28 mins
Ex-city boy: I sold my soul to the devil
The former city trader who says he wants to redeem his soul.
22 Nov 2012,28 mins
An Afghan boxer fighting for peace
Hamid Rahimi: the Afghan boxer who is trying to use sport to bring peace to his homeland
21 Nov 2012,28 mins
Junior Smart - gang member to mentor
The UK gang member who served time now helping other young offenders to get back on track
20 Nov 2012,28 mins
$65m for gay daughter's hand
The Chinese gay socialite whose father offered millions to any man who could win her hand
19 Nov 2012,28 mins
Gatekeeper of an Indonesian volcano
Gatekeeper of the volcano: Indonesian Pak Asih on the job which killed his father
15 Nov 2012,28 mins
From child soldier to Franciscan monk
The former child soldier for the Shining Path rebels who ended up being a Franciscan monk
14 Nov 2012,28 mins
India's forgotten workers
Inside the world of India's forgotten workers
13 Nov 2012,28 mins
Reporting from Mali
The journalist who risked his life by travelling to the Islamist-controlled North of Mali
12 Nov 2012,28 mins
Samuel Atta Mills on his father Ghanaian President John Atta Mills
"He's my biggest inspiration." Samuel Atta Mills on his late father and their relationship
08 Nov 2012,28 mins
Back from the dead three times
The British man paralysed from the neck down after diving into a Colombian lagoon
07 Nov 2012,25 mins
Heading forensic psychiatry in Uganda
Ugandan forensic psychiatrist Margaret Mungherera on the rewards of her difficult work
06 Nov 2012,28 mins
"I went to my own funeral"
The Brazilian man who turned up at his own funeral
05 Nov 2012,28 mins
Shafik Gabr: Bridging Divides
One of Egypt's most successful businessmen on building bridges between East and West
01 Nov 2012,28 mins
Caravan of Mothers
The journey of a woman who travelled with other mothers to find her long-lost son
31 Oct 2012,28 mins
Shot in the Taliban attack on Malala
Kainat Riaz was on her way to school with her friend Malala Yousafzai when she was shot
30 Oct 2012,28 mins
The perils of being an Afghan actress
The young actress facing death threats for pursuing her dreams in Afghanistan
29 Oct 2012,28 mins
Identifying victims of the Japanese tsunami
The Japanese police artist who draws pictures of unidentified tsunami victims.
25 Oct 2012,28 mins