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02/08/2010

Using hip hop to challenge violence in Colombia; the first in a series of reports on conflict in the Caucasus; and a Nollywood film director on children accused of being witches in Nigeria.

FIGHTING SOCIAL PROBLEMS WITH MUSIC
Jota Ramos is a young Afro Colombian who is using hip hop music to tackle the serious social problems where he lives - a town called Villa Rica, beset by poverty, unemployment, drugs, crime, and pressure to join local guerilla and paramilitary groups.

CAUCASUS WAR STORIES - AZERBAIJAN
The first in Outlook's series on the flashpoints of conflict which broke out in the Caucasus as the Soviet Union collapsed. Tom Esslemont travels to Azerbaijan to find tensions and bitterness unresolved, more than twenty years on.

COMBATTING BELIEF IN CHILD WITCHES
Nigeria has seen a large number of cases of children who are shunned and abused after being accused of witchcraft. Nigerian director Teco Benson explains how the plight of these children is brought home in his new film, The Fake Prophet, which is a collaboration with the child rights charity Stepping Stones Nigeria.

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25 minutes

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Tue 3 Aug 2010 12:05GMT

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  • Mon 2 Aug 2010 21:05GMT
  • Tue 3 Aug 2010 02:05GMT
  • Tue 3 Aug 2010 09:05GMT
  • Tue 3 Aug 2010 12:05GMT

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