Greek youths reflect on how the killing of a teenager by the police and the resulting riots changed their lives.
A personal journey to the heart of one of South Africa's most dangerous neighbourhoods.
Afghanistan's Institute of Music helps revitalise a ruined culture and gives children a chance to transform their lives.
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A group of Palestinian youths try to come to terms with their experience of being jailed by Israel.
Last Modified: 10 Jan 2013 07:23 GMT
We follow one boy's journey from a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon to the UK's most prestigious public school.
Last Modified: 07 Jan 2013 13:57 GMT
The Maoist liberation war was meant to change Nepal, but for many former fighters realities do not match their dream.
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A moving and joyful coming-of-age tale of a young man, determined to become a master in the art of making baklava.
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A group of Arab teenagers begins to understand free expression as seismic political changes shake their world.
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A 70-year-old former nun is using grandmotherly love to transform some of Ecuador's toughest streets.
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A photojournalist returns to Beirut to unpick the stories and people behind his iconic images of Israel's 1982 invasion.
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One woman's enterprise helps DR Congo's rape survivors find healing and an independent income through farming.
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In some parts of Pakistan getting an education is an act of defiance, but one woman is opening her school to all.
Last Modified: 27 Nov 2012 13:43 GMT
Has the eastern European country been returned to the grips of the powerful oligarchs and neighbouring Russia?
Last Modified: 22 Nov 2012 12:10 GMT
This moving story follows a young mother's journey through her pregnancy despite the diagnosis of a fatal birth defect.
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An American ecologist probes the effects of chemical industry polluting water supplies, while battling cancer.
Last Modified: 01 Nov 2012 13:47 GMT
Video footage reveals a high-stakes game of cat and mouse between captor and captive at Guantanamo Bay prison.
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2012 10:23 GMT
We follow three young rappers as they combine traditional Mongolian music with western rap to create nomadic hip hop.
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2012 13:32 GMT
Inside a dissenting Kazakh newspaper, where free speech comes at a price and getting published means risking everything.
Last Modified: 05 Mar 2012 12:49 GMT
Naseema was born into and lives in one of India's most infamous brothels but is now working to free trafficked women.
Last Modified: 29 Jun 2011 10:40 GMT
The challenges of finding the truth in cases of crimes against humanity is revealed in the trial of a Rwandan priest.
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2012 08:16 GMT
The continuing story of Bolivian child miners Alex and Jorge, now facing desperate times in their teens.
Last Modified: 18 Sep 2012 13:51 GMT
Three medics return to Beirut and recall events they saw from 'Gaza Hospital' during the Sabra and Shatila massacre.
Last Modified: 10 Oct 2012 09:06 GMT
A young mother and her family experience the devastating impact of extensively drug-resistant TB in South Africa.
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Colombia's former FARC guerrillas must live with the regrets of their past and the deadly temptations of the present.
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2011 08:11 GMT
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