Assignment Episodes Episode guide
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Ukraine's HIV/Aids Epidemic
Lucy Ash reports from Ukraine on the problems faced by those affected by HIV/Aids.
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The Bank That Brought Down Cyprus
How did billions handed out in bad loans create a financial time-bomb for Cyprus?
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Snitching in the USA
Why are there calls to reform the way police use informants in the USA?
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Tunisia’s Harlem Shake
The Harlem Shake has become more than a bit of fun in the birthplace of the Arab Spring.
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Nepal: Getting Away With Murder
Demands for punishment for war crimes in Nepal fall on deaf ears.
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Escape from Sinai
The truth behind the brutal trade in human trafficking in the Sinai desert
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The Struggle for Land on Kenya's Coast
What’s behind the calls for a new breakaway state on Kenya’s coast?
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The Italian Connection
Is it "who you know" not "what you know" when it comes to getting a job in Italy?
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Murder in Corsica
Corsica has the highest murder rate per capita in Europe. Tom Esslemont investigates why
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India's Uterus Scam
Unregulated private clinics are accused of performing unnecessary hysterectomies in India
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UK Roma children in care
Why are so many Roma children being taken into care in Britain?
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Libya - Life After Revolution
Can Libya ever be united again after its revolution in 2011?
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Tajik Drugs
People in remote border villages in Tajikistan live on lucrative drugs route
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India's Lost Girls
Investigating the trafficking of girls within India for prostitution and forced marriage.
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Japan Forced Confessions
Why do innocent people confess in Japan? Mariko Oi investigates
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China and the Two Iron Ladies of Burma
Two farmer’s daughters in Burma object to the expansion of a Chinese backed copper mine.
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El Salvador
El Salvador's gangs have made a truce. The murder rate has plummeted. Can it last?
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Argentina’s Numbers Game
Is Argentina hiding the true state of its economy? And if so, why?
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US Prison Rape
The disturbing story of rape and sexual abuse in America's prisons.
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At the Mercy of the Men with Guns: Afghanistan’s Warlords
In remote areas of Afghanistan the Kalashnikov is more powerful than the ballot box.
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Sport and Crime in Trinidad
Can Trinidad's attempts to get more people in sport reduce the country’s crime rate?
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The Mayor of Mogadishu
Can a man nicknamed 'Tarzan' tackle the impact of years of corruption and brutal warfare?
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Israel’s New Front Line
How exemption from conscription for ultra-Orthodox Jews is exposing Israel's fault lines.
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Syria Behind Rebel Lines
A portrait of life in a rebel-held town in northern Syria
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Putin’s Favourite Monastery
The story of how a Russian monastery and its monks are upsetting a local community.
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Germany’s Circumcision Row
Stephen Evans on the circumcision row causing outrage among Jews and Muslims in Germany.
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On the trail of South Africa’s missing textbooks
Rob Walker investigates allegations of corruption in the South African education system.
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Wanting Out of New Zealand’s Gangs
It can be risky wanting out of New Zealand’s gangs.
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It's all in the Name: Adoption in Japan
Why would families in Japan adopt grown men? Find out in this edition of Assignment.
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Hunted to Death – Gay Life in Iraq
Why being gay in Iraq could cost you your life.
