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Iranian Elections
The battle for the future direction of the Islamic revolution
Stephen Lawrence Inquiry
A year after the report into the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, has anything changed?
Looted Treasures in London
How smuggled treasures from Italy, Greece, and Turkey are ending up on sale in London
African Peacekeeping
The French decision to train Africans in peacekeeping
Northern Ireland Debate
Debate on the breakdown of peace process and the resumption of violence
Surveillance
What price privacy? And where does the law stand on snooping?
Kosovo, Serbia
Debate about the growing tensions and violence between Albanians and Serbs
Bangladeshi Strikes
The strikes and protests called by opposition parties during the election
Turkey's Candidacy for the European Union
European scrutiny of Turkey's human rights record and treatment of its Kurdish minority
Violence in Schools
Is violence increasing in schools or is media coverage creating a sense of panic?
Policing the Internet
Is anyone in charge, should they be, and with no national boundaries, how could it work?
The Future of the Internet
The power struggle between giant corporations, governments and citizens' groups
The Global Gains and Losses of the Internet
The social costs of the internet and the gap in users between rich and poor
The Business of the Internet
How the internet is reshaping business and creating a new breed of electronic millionaires
Chips With Everything
Do people really want "intelligent" household goods?
Natural Disasters and Aid
A report on natural disasters, international responses and the allocation of aid
New Zealand Cannabis MP
Rastafarian Nandor Tanczos, and his campaign for the legalisation of cannabis
Religious Violence in Nigeria
The violence in Kaduna following the governor's introduction of Sharia
American Prisons
Why, when violent crime is going down, is the prison population still going up?
Female Circumcision in Mali
Campaigners challenge female circumcision in Mali, where there is no law against it
The Global Drug Gap
Scientists urge Western governments and health agencies to rethink the provision of drugs
A New Cold War
The long tradition of wariness between Russia and the West
Petrol Prices
The rising cost of petrol across the world and whether OPEC is to blame
Frankenstein Technologies
Could we lose control of new technologies and threaten the existence of humanity?
Africa - Aid in Sudan
Christian Aid asks people in Sudan's Western Upper Nile province what they need most
Asylum in the UK
With applicant numbers increasing, the state of asylum and immigration policy in the UK
The War in Chechnya
The struggle of Russian conscientious objectors to perform 'alternative service'
Nuclear Reprocessing
Is nuclear power a source of clean, cheap, and safe electricity or a lethal threat?