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World Service,17 Oct 1996,28 mins

Bishop Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Focus on Faith

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Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo wins Nobel Peace Prize. The Catholic bishop has long campaigned for human rights in the territory of East Timor, which was invaded by Indonesia. Also on the programme, the growing unease between Iraqi Christians and their Kurdish neighbours - and memories of the mass conversion that shocked India.

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