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Gareth Henry: Jamaican gay rights activist
Standing up for gay rights - why Jamaican Gareth Henry had to flee his home.
24 Oct 2012,28 mins
Janis Sharp: A mother's campaign
Her son Gary McKinnon faced extradition to the US, accused of computer hacking
23 Oct 2012,28 mins
Ten years on: Inside the Moscow theatre siege
How a hostage survived after the Russian authorities pumped gas into the theatre.
22 Oct 2012,28 mins
Danuta Walesa: The Lonely Housewife
Danuta Walesa: the lonely housewife behind Poland's hero Lech
18 Oct 2012,28 mins
He Liesheng: China's 'Eagle Dad'
Is China's 'Eagle Dad' taking pushy parenting to extremes?
17 Oct 2012,28 mins
The Angel of Mogadishu
Aisha Omar Ahmed was settled in Europe, but returned to Somalia to re-open a hospital.
16 Oct 2012,28 mins
Doris Appiah: Bipolar and kept in chains
Abused at a Ghanaian prayer camp which claimed it could cure mental illness
15 Oct 2012,28 mins
Pippi Kruger: saved by her own cloned skin
Pippi Kruger: saved by her own cloned skin
11 Oct 2012,28 mins
Malala - Shot for Going to School
The 14-year-old Pakistani blogger shot in the head by Taliban gunmen for going to school
10 Oct 2012,28 mins
From neo-Nazi to Christian pastor
From neo-Nazi to Christian pastor
09 Oct 2012,28 mins
Kofi Annan Interview
Kofi Annan reflects on his 50 years in international diplomacy
08 Oct 2012,28 mins
Kofi Annan - the man behind the diplomat
In an extended edition of Outlook, Matthew Bannister talks to Kofi Annan.
06 Oct 2012,55 mins
Nip and tuck in Kabul
The Kabul plastic surgeon who says demand for nose jobs and breast enhancements is growing
04 Oct 2012,28 mins
If you don't pick cotton, you're fired
The medical staff forced to pick cotton in Uzbekistan
03 Oct 2012,28 mins
My moustache was declared 'un-Islamic'
The Pakistani man whose moustache was declared 'un-Islamic' by the Taliban
02 Oct 2012,28 mins
Neda Soltani: mistaken for a dead icon
The Iranian whose photo was mistaken for that of a student shot dead during a protest.
01 Oct 2012,28 mins
The Syrian state news presenter who turned her back on the government
The Syrian state news presenter who turned her back on the government.
27 Sep 2012,28 mins
The Syrian internet activist persecuted by the secret police and forced to leave his homeland
Syrian activist Rami Nakhla was persecuted by the secret police and forced into exile.
26 Sep 2012,28 mins
25/09/2012
Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.
25 Sep 2012,28 mins
24/09/2012
The game warden fighting a war against elephant poachers in the DRC.
24 Sep 2012,28 mins
20/09/2012
The Italian mafioso who found redemption through acting.
20 Sep 2012,28 mins
19/09/2012
Che Guevara's daughter remembers her father.
19 Sep 2012,28 mins
18/09/2012
The Dutch woman who was conned into taking a bomb on board a plane to Bethlehem.
18 Sep 2012,28 mins
17/09/2012
The British man wrongly accused of a massacre in the Central African Republic.
17 Sep 2012,28 mins
13/09/2012
Just out of prison: an alleged Chechen terrorist proclaims her innocence.
13 Sep 2012,28 mins
12/09/2012
Mary Robinson, the first female President of Ireland.
12 Sep 2012,28 mins
11/09/2012
The former Catholic priest who tried to negotiate peace with Joseph Kony.
11 Sep 2012,28 mins
10/09/2012
Marlon Shirley, the first man to become "the world's fastest amputee".
10 Sep 2012,28 mins
06/09/2012
The fractured childhood of a boy born to an English mother and Pakistani father.
06 Sep 2012,28 mins
05/09/2012
The Swedish cartoonist threatened with death for caricaturing Prophet Muhammed.
05 Sep 2012,28 mins