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Comradery, Compassion, Discipline: Why Some Britons Joined the Kurdish Resistance
The parents of a few Britons killed while fighting for the Kurdish resistance agains ISIS talk about their children; who they were and what may have motivated them to join the resistance. A few parents were shocked, a few were not, and...
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Britons in the Kurdish Resistance
As of March, 2018, more than 20 Britons had fought with the Kurdish resistance against Isis and eight had died. The Kurdish resistance invited their parents to Syria. Three fathers accepted the invitation, hoping to learn more about...
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Civil War in Libya Turns into an International Proxy War
In April, 2019 Haftar begins a seige on the UN-backed Libyan government. Violence and instability deepen as international players vie for power in Libya and the conflict devolves into a proxy war. Untold Chaos part 6
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Power Vacuum and Political Struggle in Libya Following the Revolution and Elections
After the second election, two governments vie for power in Libya and the country is engulfed in a civil war. Hear what some members of the Tuareg people think about the poltical situation, how ex-Gaddafi general Haftar is attempting to...
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Revolution and Relegation After the Fall of Gaddafi
Various political and ethnic groups struggle for power in the aftermath of the Libyan revolution and elections. The Tawergha people are viewed as Gaddafi loyalists and have consequently been exiled to a displaced persons camp in Tripoli....
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Election Day Eve in Tripoli
As Libya prepares for election day, people demonstrate in the streets, politicians give speeches, and election support centers take calls from the public. Learn what people are excited about and what they fear as the elections approach....
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The Amazigh and Tabou People Fight for Recognition and Respect in Libya
Under Gaddafi's rule, the Amazigh and Tabou tribes were prohibited from speaking their language and from giving their children non-Arab names. With Gaddafi gone, they hope things will change but do not expect change to come easily. Learn...
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Celebration and Chaos as Libya Prepares for Elections
For ten years, Libya has attempted to transition from dictatorship to democracy. Hear the voices and experiences of everday Libyans as they process a revolution and prepare for an election. Warning: graphic images of violence Untold...
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A Former Guantánamo Bay Prison Guard's Path to Islam
Steven Wood had never met anyone who practiced Islam before he began working as a guard at the Guantánamo Bay prison. As he spent more time with the men imprisoned there, he was drawn to the religion and later converted. Now he has...
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Friendship Between a Guard and Detainee at Guantánamo Bay Prison
Mohamedou Ould Salahi and Steven Wood began their friendship with Mohamedou was a prisoner and Steven was a guard at the infamous Guantánamo Bay prison. How does a friendship function and grow when one friend has the keys to the other's...
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Life Before and After Guantánamo Bay Prison
Mohamedou Ould Salahi was imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay for 14 years without ever being charged with a crime. See what his life in Mauritania is like now and what it was like before his imprisonment, including how the CIA came to suspect...
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Choosing to Defect from North Korea
In the 1980s, life in North Korea became increasingly difficult. As the food supply dwindled, a young Choi loong-wha had to make a difficult decision about who to feed. In this video, he ponders what it means to be a good son and brother...
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From North Korea to New Malden
Choi loong-wha left North Korea as a young adult and eventually moved to London, joining the largest community of North Koreans outside of Korea. In this video, he shares some of the difficulties he faced growing up in North Korea and...
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Process and Aftermath of a Norwegian Wolf Hunt
Join Ola and his friends as they coordinate and embark on their annual wolf hunt. Hear about the backlash wolf hunters have been facing and about the fears environmentalists have about the future of the flora and fauna of Norway. The...
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Devastation and Celebration as the Norwegian Wolf Hunt Begins
Tore recounts the threats he and his wife have received as a result of his wolf conservation work. Ola shares the role hunting has played in his life and how he feels when on a hunt. When the news breaks that Norway's annual wolf hunt...
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Is Protecting Wolves a Danger to the Community? Or Nature in Balance?
The human population has grown and spread throughout most areas of the world, encroaching on the territory of other predators, such as wolves. Hear from an environmentalists who believes that more land should be given to the wolves and...
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The Quipu Project Connects Victims of Peru's Forced Sterilizations
Esperanza and Teodula travel to different areas of Peru to share their stories and encourage others who were forcibly sterilised to participate in the Quipu Project. Hear the stories of some of the people who were sterilised and learn...
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Advocating for Change in North Korea from Abroad
When more people speak up, change happens faster. That is the belief that keeps Choi loong-wha advocating for changes in human rights in North Korea, even when doing so brings back difficult memories for him. Little Pyongyang part 3
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Environmentalists and Wolf Hunters Battle in Norway
Wolves were pushed to the brink of extinction in Norway before becoming a protected species in 1971. For decades, the country has tried to balance protecting farm and wild animals from the wolves with protecting the wolves from hunters....
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An End to Fujimori Rule in Peru?
Keiko, former president Alberto Fujimori's daughter, runs for president and addresses the issue of the forced sterilisations, but blames doctors rather than the government. Esperanza, Teodula, and their supporters disagree. Hear...
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Seeking Justice After Sterilization in Rural Peru
In the 1990, hundreds of thousands of people in Peru were sterilised without their consent. Nearly 20 years later, those who suffered are speaking out and demanding justice. Meet Esperanza and Teodula, and learn about their Quipu...
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Artistic and Environmental Evolution of Chongqing
Trapped in a city of a thousand mountains part 4 Years ago, three farming towns were merged to become the bustling city of Chongqing. Young people in the city today were not around to experience the cultural and societal shifts that...
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Frustration and Determination in Chongqing Hip-Hop
Trapped in a city of a thousand mountains part 3 A group of friends shares the fears and frustrations they feel in making music in Chongqing. Many are determined to keep creating and to support and protect each other but are sometimes...
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Rap Music Rises in the City of Mountains
Trapped in a city of a thousand mountains part 1 Rap, trap, and hip-hop music have become popular forms of artistic and self-expression in Chongqing, China. This city of mountains along the Yangtze River has long inspired works of art...