Calls for political reform have not been confined to the Arab world. Al Jazeera has obtained rare footage of a demonstration in Vietnam – a country where political dissent is swiftly put down by the government. Al Jazeera Steve Chao has this exclusive report.
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New footage has emerged showing groups of men in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, walking towards a crowd, when gunfire erupts. The men run away, then regroup and continue to walk towards the crowd. (Feb. 26)
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In a special interview Sir David meets rock legend, Sting. The singer-songwriter has won 16 Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Finally, Italian Senator Emma Bonino discusses the controversial ties between Italy and Libya and the scandal surrounding Silvio Berlusconi.
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A bus in Peru has run off a road and crashed nearly 600 feet down a ravine, killing at least 22 people and injuring 39. Police said the bus driver was trying to pass another vehicle Friday and lost control about 60 miles east of Lima. (Feb. 26)
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Southern Sudan will become the world’s newest country on July 9, and with it comes the daunting task of state building. Much of the South was destroyed during the civil war so officials are having to start from scratch. As Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Juba, creating jobs is one of the many challenges faced by South Sudan.
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Whilst all eyes are on Libya, protests continue in the Gulf state of Bahrain. Sir David Frost talks to Bahrain’s foreign minister, Khalid Al Khalifa. Plus Palestinian doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish. Three of his daughters were killed in the 2009 Israeli incursion into Gaza. He has written a personal memoir called ‘I Shall Not Hate’. Sir David also talks to TV producer Mark Henderson who recently returned to Colombia to meet one of the men that held him hostage for 102 days.
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We look at Libya’s role in the global economy as oil prices continue to rise and visit the London School of Economics where Muammar Gaddafi’s son once studied and submitted a 400-page report on civil society and human rights. And, as the unrest spreads governments stuggle to get their people out; we look at Turkey’s relationship with Libya.
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A filmmaker on a mission for justice is out to shed some light on the murders of American civil rights activists in the 1960s. With witnesses getting older and evidence gathering dust, time is ticking on these so-called cold case files. But as Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds explains, a new series hopes to help authorities solve crimes long forgotten to all, but some.
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The media’s role in the historic Arab uprisings has so far been celebrated and feared, with the collaboration between new media and satellite TV too powerful for dictators to withstand. But that has all changed in Libya. Muammar Gaddafi appears to have learnt some media lessons from the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia and quickly responded to protests in his country by shutting out foreign journalists, jamming TV transmissions and cutting off the internet and phone networks. The absence of professional journalists has meant that the job has been left to citizen journalists and the world has been able to follow the story through the often horrific and violent videos that have been leaked out of the country. This week we look at new media’s role in shedding light on an otherwise information black hole.
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