Panorama's week that was - 16 - 21 June
Iran remains in crisis following President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election on 12 June - with intense and violent demonstrations on the streets of Tehran from supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi. They are collectively demanding to know what happened to their votes.
On Friday, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei banned protests, prompting street violence in which at least 10 people died.
Protesters are continuing to the Ayatollah, as well as Iran's Revolutionary Guards - an elite armed force that has vowed to crack down on new street protests.
Severe reporting restrictions have been placed on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and other foreign media, with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's permanent correspondent in Iran, Jon Leyne, being asked to leave the country.
Last Tuesday, the Guardian Council - the country's supreme legislative body - announced it would recount votes in areas where results were contested - but Mr Mousavi and his supporters want the election re-run. The Ayatollah has backed the disputed election results.
On the eve of the election, Jane Corbin went to Iran to report on the signs that a possible shift in attitude was taking place amongst the people - a change that could lead to a new political chapter for the nation.
If you missed the programme, "Obama and the Ayatollah", watch it here.
Sir Allen Stanford surrendered himself to the FBI last Thursday and is now in custody, charged with an worth Β£6bn.
His arrest comes just a month after Panorama's John Sweeney reported on the Texan billionaire who ran Stanford International Bank from the Caribbean island of Antigua - a bank which at one point attracted Mexican drug money.
If you missed it, watch Panorama's The Six Billion Dollar Man.
MPs' expenses were made public last Thursday,
more than a month after the scandal first broke - but many of the details have been blacked out, with officials citing "security" or "privacy" reasons.
Figures show that a total of 182 MPs from all parties have repaid Β£478,616 since the crisis began in May.
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On Friday, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ learned that Scotland Yard has decided to launch an by its economic and specialist crime command into the alleged misuse of expenses.
At the end of May, Panorama responded to the public's anger at the scandal by looking into other areas of MPs' working lives in Is Your MP Working for You?
Last Monday's privacy programme, The Death of Kiss and Tell,
featured a scathing attack on the paparazzi from singer Pete Doherty.
This received a lot of attention on a host of celebrity gossip websites across the globe, which is indicative of the level of intrigue surrounding the thoughts of someone who effectively feeds the paparazzi machine.
In an entirely separate issue of press freedom, a Belfast court has upheld a journalist's right to keep her
Police had ordered Suzanne Breen, northern editor of the Sunday Tribune, to hand over information on the Real IRA - but the court ruled her right to life outweighed public interest in the prevention of crime.
Panorama reporter John Ware was among a handful of senior journalists who have covered the Troubles who were called upon to give evidence in support of Suzanne Breen. John's recent analysis from Northern Ireland is available
Pakistani troops have been involved in fierce fighting against the Taliban in the Swat Valley, a part of on its north-west border with Afghanistan, for the last two months. It was announced last week that the Pakistani was nearing its end.
That optimism is questioned by Panorama's John Sweeney in his
John gained rare access to the frontlines of what US President Barack Obama described as "the most dangerous place on earth".
On his visit to Swat, John followed Pakistan's long and complicated relationship with the Taliban - which had taken almost total control of this area.
Battle of Swat Valley, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, Monday 22 June at 8.30pm or on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer.
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