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Fighting for legal abortion in Italy
In 1978, campaigners won their fight to legalise abortion in Italy despite the opposition

Nazi eugenics
In 1933, Adolf Hitler ordered the sterilisation of people with disabilities

The Ramallah concert
In 2005, an orchestra made up of young Arab and Israeli musicians performed in Ramallah

The siege at the Church of the Nativity
The final days of one of the most dramatic sieges of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Ariel Sharon visits al-Aqsa
In 2000, the Israeli opposition leader visited the al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Camp David Summit: How Middle East peace talks failed
President Bill Clinton’s failed attempt to end the conflict in the Middle East.

Oslo Peace Accords: The secret talks behind Middle East deal
How a couple in Oslo brokered peace in the Middle East

Victor Jara: killed in Chile's coup
The musician's widow recounts his murder at the hands of Chile's army in 1973

Organising Chile's 1973 military coup
On 11 September, General Augusto Pinochet deposed President Salvador Allende

Murder of Swedish politician Anna Lindh
In 2003, Swedish politician Anna Lindh was attacked and killed in Stockholm