From rape victim to accused: The Arab Spring and women's rights (part 2)

How did a Tunisian woman allegedly raped by police officers suddenly find herself in the dock? The public prosecutor’s case against her for "public indecency" sparks outrage in the nation that triggered the Arab Spring. François Picard's panel worries about the future of women’s rights in Tunisia, Egypt and beyond.

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Jalila HEDHLI-PEUGNET, President, 'Think Ahead for Tunisia';
Taoufik MATHLOUTHI, Tunisian political activist, Founder of Mecca Cola;
Eleanor BEARDSLEY, Journalist, NPR;
Bernice DUBOIS, Secretary General of the French coordination of the European Woman's Lobby (EWL);
Shaima EL-AIMY, Egyptian Revolutionary Activist.
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Programme prepared and produced by Christopher Davies, Anelise Borges and Mary Colombel

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François Picard

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Tax the rich, Act II (part 2)

Sparks fly when François Hollande’s plan to plough ahead with a plan to tax the super-rich gets even just a mention. However, the revised plan may be the spoonful of sugar that makes the real medicine go down, a bill to loosen France’s famously stringent labour laws.

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Kremlin crackdown: Putin tightens the screws (part 2)

Last year’s unprecedented protests against Vladimir Putin may be a fading memory, but the swoop against non-governmental organisations seems to indicate a tightening of the screws. François Picard’s panel argues over the motives and timing.

01/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Kremlin crackdown: Putin tightens the screws

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