Assignment Episodes Episode guide
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Why Europe's Roma stay poor
Assignment investigates efforts to tackle poverty among the Roma minority in Romania
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Black and Single
Why it's hard finding a man in America if you're black, single and college educated
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American and Muslim
What is it like to be a young American muslim with anti-Islamic sentiment on the rise?
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The schoolboy beggars of Senegal
In Senegal tens of thousands of schoolboys are forced to beg by their own teachers
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India's Commonwealth Games - the winners and losers
India's Commonwealth Games have come at a high price for the poorer inhabitants of Delhi.
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Happy Birthday Mr President
What does the birthday party of Gambia's president tell us about his leadership style?
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Cutting the lifeline to Honduras
Times are tough for Honduran migrant workers who can no longer afford to send money home
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On the Run in Sweden
Sweden gets tough on Iraqi asylum seekers
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Proud to be Georgian
Youngsters in Georgia are being shown how to love their country.
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Politics in Rwanda
Opponents of the Rwandan government have come under attack in the run up to elections
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Jamaica's sprint factory
The pressures on Jamaica's generation of junior athletes aiming for Olympic success
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Who Jails the Pirates?
Simon Cox reports on the difficulties of bringing pirates to justice.
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Building Haiti better
Can Haiti emerge a better country from the rubble of the earthquake there six months ago?
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The Families of Manshiyet Nasser
Life after a deadly rockslide in one of Cairo's biggest slums, Manshiyet Nasser.
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Arizona's Immigration Law SB1070
Getting tough on immigration in the American state of Arizona.
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Spain's hard times
In Spain's hard times it's families who are supporting the unemployed.
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Gay Pride and Prejudice in Kenya
Strong views and controversial opinions on homosexuality from a coastal town in Kenya.
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India's Maoist Insurgency
Alpa Shah gets exclusive access to Maoist guerillas in India.
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Thawil - the Red Shirt Protestor
The story of Thawil - who died protesting against the government in Thailand.
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Jamaica's 'Godfather'
What's the appeal of Jamaica's alleged drugs lord - Michael Christopher Coke - or Dudus?
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Swine Flu: Panic or Pandemic?
Was the World Health Organisation right to declare a global swine flu pandemic?
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A Taliban Class War?
In Pakistan is the Taliban's appeal based on class conflict or religious faith?
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Goldmine Sachs
How Goldman Sachs survived the 2008 banking crisis and remained profitable.
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Inside Britain's Class System
Does Britain's class system still hold people back in 2010?
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Total recall: The Toyota story
Assignment investigates Toyota, and whether it has the means to get back on track.
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Zimbabwe's New Farmers
Farming the land in Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe's controversial land reform programme.
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France's Burqa Controversy
Why wearing the burqa or niqab in France is proving controversial.
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Assignment: The Art of Match-Fixing
Is European football threatened by an epidemic of fixed matches?
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Love and Morals in Mangalore
Why holding hands in public in India's coastal town of Mangalore can get you into trouble.
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Keeping the peace in South Sudan
Disarming South Sudan's warring ethnic groups is no easy task. Assignment investigates.
