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Japan Forced Confessions
Why do innocent people confess in Japan? Mariko Oi investigates

China and the Two Iron Ladies of Burma
Two farmer’s daughters in Burma object to the expansion of a Chinese backed copper mine.

El Salvador
El Salvador's gangs have made a truce. The murder rate has plummeted. Can it last?

Argentina’s Numbers Game
Is Argentina hiding the true state of its economy? And if so, why?

US Prison Rape
The disturbing story of rape and sexual abuse in America's prisons.

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.

Sport and Crime in Trinidad
Can Trinidad's attempts to get more people in sport reduce the country’s crime rate?

The Mayor of Mogadishu
Can a man nicknamed 'Tarzan' tackle the impact of years of corruption and brutal warfare?

Israel’s New Front Line
How exemption from conscription for ultra-Orthodox Jews is exposing Israel's fault lines.

Syria Behind Rebel Lines
A portrait of life in a rebel-held town in northern Syria