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Paul Brickhill is a white Zimbabwean who runs the Book Cafe in Harare - a performing arts venue which has become synonymous with freedom of speech and expression in a country where many people fear exercising such rights.

Paul says despite being closely watched by the authorities for three decades, he has no plans to stop activities at the cafe.

Now, two years after Zimbabwe's power-sharing agreement was signed, the Book Cafe is more popular than ever.

Outlook’s Mike Thomson paid a visit to find out what life in Harare is like for Paul and some of the cafe’s performers and visitors, including local disabled schoolchildren.

First broadcast on September 14 2010