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25/09/2012
Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.
The Syrian internet activist persecuted by the secret police and forced to leave his homeland
Syrian activist Rami Nakhla was persecuted by the secret police and forced into exile.
The Syrian state news presenter who turned her back on the government
The Syrian state news presenter who turned her back on the government.
Neda Soltani: mistaken for a dead icon
The Iranian whose photo was mistaken for that of a student shot dead during a protest.
My moustache was declared 'un-Islamic'
The Pakistani man whose moustache was declared 'un-Islamic' by the Taliban
If you don't pick cotton, you're fired
The medical staff forced to pick cotton in Uzbekistan
Nip and tuck in Kabul
The Kabul plastic surgeon who says demand for nose jobs and breast enhancements is growing
Kofi Annan - the man behind the diplomat
In an extended edition of Outlook, Matthew Bannister talks to Kofi Annan.
Kofi Annan Interview
Kofi Annan reflects on his 50 years in international diplomacy
From neo-Nazi to Christian pastor
Malala - Shot for Going to School
The 14-year-old Pakistani blogger shot in the head by Taliban gunmen for going to school
Pippi Kruger: saved by her own cloned skin
Doris Appiah: Bipolar and kept in chains
Abused at a Ghanaian prayer camp which claimed it could cure mental illness
The Angel of Mogadishu
Aisha Omar Ahmed was settled in Europe, but returned to Somalia to re-open a hospital.
He Liesheng: China's 'Eagle Dad'
Is China's 'Eagle Dad' taking pushy parenting to extremes?
Danuta Walesa: The Lonely Housewife
Danuta Walesa: the lonely housewife behind Poland's hero Lech
Ten years on: Inside the Moscow theatre siege
How a hostage survived after the Russian authorities pumped gas into the theatre.
Janis Sharp: A mother's campaign
Her son Gary McKinnon faced extradition to the US, accused of computer hacking
Gareth Henry: Jamaican gay rights activist
Standing up for gay rights - why Jamaican Gareth Henry had to flee his home.
Identifying victims of the Japanese tsunami
The Japanese police artist who draws pictures of unidentified tsunami victims.
The perils of being an Afghan actress
The young actress facing death threats for pursuing her dreams in Afghanistan
Shot in the Taliban attack on Malala
Kainat Riaz was on her way to school with her friend Malala Yousafzai when she was shot
Caravan of Mothers
The journey of a woman who travelled with other mothers to find her long-lost son
Shafik Gabr: Bridging Divides
One of Egypt's most successful businessmen on building bridges between East and West
"I went to my own funeral"
The Brazilian man who turned up at his own funeral
Heading forensic psychiatry in Uganda
Ugandan forensic psychiatrist Margaret Mungherera on the rewards of her difficult work
Back from the dead three times
The British man paralysed from the neck down after diving into a Colombian lagoon
Samuel Atta Mills on his father Ghanaian President John Atta Mills
"He's my biggest inspiration." Samuel Atta Mills on his late father and their relationship
Reporting from Mali
The journalist who risked his life by travelling to the Islamist-controlled North of Mali
India's forgotten workers
Inside the world of India's forgotten workers
From child soldier to Franciscan monk
The former child soldier for the Shining Path rebels who ended up being a Franciscan monk