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Former heroin addict Urfan Azad
Julia Rooke visits a madrassa in remote northern Pakistan that offers heroin addicts drugs rehab - and military training to fight in Afghanistan.

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A black man is facing his sixth trial for the same crime. Tom Mangold has been to Mississippi to investigate the effects of racial tensions on the case.
Peter Greste investigates whether Rwandans in France and Germany are controlling a deadly African militia.

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM SPRING 2009

A human rights organisation in Bahrain accuses police of opening fire on protesters campaigning against brutality.
Mukul Devichand met the creators and cast of prime time Israeli comedy programme 'Arab Labour'.
Lucy Ash met the supporters of the former Prime Minister Thaksin to find out why they want him back in power.



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