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Assignment Episodes

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    A slogan and a land: Part one

    A journey through the contested land between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea

  2. The child rescue con

    Exposed: the charity which claims to save children from trafficking and abuse

  3. Cry witch: Take my land, take my life

    Why one elderly person is killed every week in eastern Kenya - in the name of witchcraft

  4. Loving, living and dying together in the Netherlands

    The story of Jan and Els who opted for euthanasia, and died together in the Netherlands

  5. Germany’s AI detectives

    How German podcasters tracked down a terrorist suspect with an AI facial recognition tool

  6. Decolonising Russia

    Is Russia Europe's last colonial power? What would "decolonising" Russia mean?

  7. Ireland’s phone-free town

    The town where primary schools asked parents not to buy smartphones for their children

  8. El Salvador: Life after the gangs

    How people’s lives have changed since a crackdown on criminal gangs

  9. Myanmar: Rise of the resistance

    Quentin Sommerville reports from Myanmar on the rising resistance to the military junta

  10. The Caspian crisis

    Why is the Caspian Sea shrinking and what does this means for the region?

  11. Return of the Benin Bronzes

    Nigeria's long battle to bring home ancient treasures taken by British forces in 1897

  12. Italy's mafia whistleblower

    Why a high-profile mafia informant testified against his powerful family

  13. Kosovo: Euro or bust?

    Could new financial restrictions revive the spectre of violence?

  14. Armenia's lost garden

    The life and death of a non-existent country - and the rebirth of its improbable pub

  15. Reggaeton: The pride of Puerto Rico?

    Reggaeton’s the soundtrack to Puerto Rico, reflecting the cultural and political scene.

  16. New Caledonia: New agreement needed

    New Caledonia – the French territory negotiating how the islands are run in the future

  17. Secret sisters: Political prisoners in Belarus

    Belarus has huge numbers of political prisoners and many of them are women

  18. Choking in Chiang Mai

    What it’s like to live and die in a polluted city

  19. Border Stories, part 2: Coyotes and kidnap

    Tales of kidnap and extortion from those who risk everything to enter the US from Mexico

  20. Border Stories, part 1: Zero Tolerance

    The ongoing effects of Zero Tolerance, the policy that divided families on the US border

  21. Educating Tibet

    Are Tibetans being forced into Chinese language schools, made to abandon their culture?

  22. Pakistan: Journalists under fire

    Journalists in Pakistan speak of coming under threat for criticising the authorities

  23. Tempting fate: Istanbul's earthquake dilemma

    Scientists predict Istanbul is under threat of an earthquake any day now

  24. Is Ireland’s reputation for tolerance under threat?

    Tensions are rising in Ireland over the increasing number of refugees

  25. Spain: The kiss and the culture war

    Has feminism gone too far? A world cup kiss that set a match to Spanish gender relations

  26. American mercenaries: Killing in Yemen

    Why former soldiers were hired to carry out assassinations in Yemen in 2015

  27. Bulgaria: The people smugglers

    The men who risk jail to help migrants across Europe

  28. The struggle for Barbuda's future

    How a resort for millionaires sparked a battle for a Caribbean island paradise

  29. Bones that speak

    Thousands of people were killed in the 'war on drugs' in the Philippines

  30. Bolivia’s giant fish intruder

    The giant freshwater fish that's invading Bolivia's Amazonian rivers

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