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Myanmar elected its first civilian president in decades, but the crackdown on student activists continues. Foreign investment is hotly debated in Iran - where's the country headed? And a torture survivor shares his harrowing story.
Losing their homes: Brazil's indigenous people are facing displacement under new legislation - Where globalization is working: the Chungking Mansions in Hongkong - Reviving the Kibbutz movement in Israel - Rediscovering independence architecture in Africa
In this program: Women's rights activist campaigning for textile workers - rampant violence against women in Guatemala impacts lives - Teaching resilience to girls and boys in Bihar - Working women in Afghanistan
In this week's show: Europe responds to a new bottleneck of migrants along the so-called Balkan route, why Amnesty International is calling 2015 one of the bleakest years on record, and life and death under Venezuela's buckling health system. Plus, we visit the South African theater that's been pushing boundaries since 1976.
In this week's show: A Syrian filmmaker who documented the war in Aleppo from his balcony. Lobster divers off the coast of Honduras who are risking their lives to earn a living. And we follow the story of an Afghan translator who had to flee his country after receiving threats from the Taliban.
Women in Iran are banned from attending male sport events like the upcoming Kish Island beach volleyball tournament - will the law finally be changed? Cubans are making their way to the United States in search for better lives. And: an ancient tradition of ice fishing in China.
India's coal dilemma - Climate refugees Kenya - Free online university changes lives - Innovative ballet project involving asylum seekers in Denmark - Afghan Diary: Meena Rahmani
The many facets of India's diamond industry -- Improving human rights in the global diamond trade -- Modern designers discover Uganda's traditional bark cloth -- why life is dangerous for mayors in Mexico
North Koreans are working abroad under slave-like conditions to help sustain the Kim regime. Women in Guatemala were tricked into working as prostitutes. And: an oasis under threat in Tunisia.
A local chief in Kenya turns to Twitter to inform his people -- How foreign meat imports are destroying Ghana's poultry industry -- Young Romanians want to stop the brain drain