Political prisoners
The Global Story. Turkey: Erdogan's political deja vu. Audio, 26 minutes
The detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has echoes of the Turkish president's past
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The Interview. Laila Soueif and Sanaa Seif: Hunger for freedom. Audio, 23 minutes
Laila Soueif is on hunger strike in a bid to win her son's release from prison in Egypt
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Robben Island’s Hallelujah. Audio, 28 minutes
The story of Handel's famous chorus performed on Robben Island.
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- Posted10 December 2024
The Global Story. Saydnaya Prison: Inside Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouse’ Audio, 24 minutes
The search for loved ones inside Syria's detention centres
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- Posted25 August 2024
The Global Story. Russia-West prisoner swap: An emotional and diplomatic spectacle. Audio, 29 minutes
The high stakes talks which freed some of Putin's harshest critics
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- Posted2 August 2024
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- Posted2 August 2024
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- Posted2 August 2024
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- Posted1 August 2024
The Interview. Job Sikhala: Is change possible in Zimbabwe? Audio, 23 minutes
Stephen Sackur speaks to an opposition politician who plans to challenge Zanu-PF's rule
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The Documentary Podcast. Assignment: Secret Sisters. Political prisoners in Belarus. Audio, 29 minutes
Belarus has huge numbers of political prisoners - many of them are women
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Crossing Continents. Secret Sisters. Political prisoners in Belarus. Audio, 29 minutes
Belarus has huge numbers of political prisoners - many of them are women.
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Witness History. ‘The disappeared’ of Argentina. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1977 a woman became one of thousands who disappeared from the streets of Buenos Aires
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- Posted23 November 2023
Outlook. Fighting for my brother, Egypt’s most famous political prisoner, part 2. Audio, 41 minutes
A family bond unbroken by prison, Sanaa won’t give up until her brother Alaa is free
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Outlook. Fighting for my brother, Egypt’s most famous political prisoner, part 1. Audio, 41 minutes
Alaa and Sanaa became icons of Egypt’s revolution, but their biggest battle was to come
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- Posted19 September 2023
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- Posted7 August 2023
Lights Out. Series 5, Greenham Convictions. Audio, 28 minutes
Protest and prison. Women who 'embraced the base' at RAF Greenham Common 40 years on.
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Assignment. China's accidental activists. Audio, 27 minutes
The women battling the Chinese state after their loved ones were jailed as dissidents
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China's Accidental Activists. Audio, 28 minutes
The women battling the Chinese state after their loved ones were jailed as dissidents.
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- Posted24 May 2022
