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The Archbishop of York has said that a slow "environmental genocide" is taking place in Nigeria鈥檚 Bayelsa State. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the 大象传媒 as part of a commission investigating oil spills in the Niger Delta, Dr John Sentamu said that oil companies needed to end a culture of double standards in Nigeria. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Mayeni Jones travelled with the Archbishop to Nigeria earlier this year, ahead of the publication of the commission鈥檚 interim report this week. She spoke to him about what he found there.

Women aren't allowed to be ordained as monks in Thailand but some women have instead been ordained abroad, and have returned to the country to live as female monks. It began with Dhammananda, who was the first woman in Thai history to be ordained as a female monk. She is being celebrated as a member of the 大象传媒 100 Women list this year. Aurora Almendral met her and heard her story.

The Catholic Church is the focus of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) this week. Donna Birrell reports on what the inquiry has heard.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Edward hears from a couple with an extraordinary story to tell.

Producer:

Catherine Earlam
Peter Everett

Series Producer:

Amanda Hancox