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French-Australian journalist released from Iraqi prison
14/02/2013 - IRAQ

French-Australian journalist released from Iraqi prison

French-Australian journalist Nadir Dendoune has been released from an Iraqi prison after three weeks in custody, Iraqi and French sources said Thursday. The 40-year-old reporter was jailed in January after taking ‘unauthorised’ photos in Baghdad.
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Israel admits to detaining Australian under false name
13/02/2013 - ISRAEL

Israel admits to detaining Australian under false name

Israel’s ministry of justice on Wednesday admitted for the first time that an Australian-Israeli citizen was jailed under a false name. The prisoner died in 2010 and an investigation concluded six weeks ago that he had committed suicide.
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Scores dead in Venezuela prison riot, hospital says
27/01/2013 - VENEZUELA

Scores dead in Venezuela prison riot, hospital says

At least 61 people were killed and 120 others wounded on Friday after a riot erupted at a prison in Venezuela, a hospital official said. Clashes broke out after prison guards launched a search for illicit weapons, the country’s prisons minister said.
Pussy Riot member’s plea to defer prison term rejected
16/01/2013 - RUSSIA

Pussy Riot member’s plea to defer prison term rejected

A Russian court on Wednesday rejected Pussy Riot band member Maria Alyokhina’s plea to defer her prison sentence until after her 5-year-old son reaches adolescence, despite fears the child will be irrevocably harmed by her absence.
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Cash showers at a Chadian wedding, the police slap heard all around Bahrain and more...
05/01/2013 - THE OBSERVERS

Cash showers at a Chadian wedding, the police slap heard all around Bahrain and more...

This show is made up entirely of amateur images. We've seen time and time again how images captured by ordinary citizens then uploaded onto the Web can change history, or at least shift the balance of power. This week, we take a look back at some of those moments.
Stamping out wrongdoing or politically motivated arrests?
14/12/2012 - GEORGIA

Stamping out wrongdoing or politically motivated arrests?

Georgia's parliamentary elections in October were historic: the country was widely praised for ensuring the first ever peaceful transition of power since independence two decades ago. But now that democratic achievement could be under threat: over 20 high-ranking officials connected to the ousted government have been arrested and accused of violence, corruption or illegal wire-tapping. Is Georgia seeing the restoration of justice or a political witch-hunt?
Forced labour camps to be forced off the agenda?
13/12/2012 - CHINA

Forced labour camps to be forced off the agenda?

It's one of the most criticised elements of China's justice system. The Re-education Through Labour (RTL) camps were introduced in 1958 under the regime of Mao Zedong and continue to be used this day. 2,000 people are currently known to be held inside them. They're controversial because prisoners can be sent there for up to 3 years without trial. In recent months, the Chinese government has been forced to promise it will look into reforming the system.
Tea Tsulukiani, Georgian Justice Minister
10/12/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Tea Tsulukiani, Georgian Justice Minister

Melissa Bell speaks to Tea Tsulukiani, Georgia's Justice Minister. They discuss the reasons why the party of the current Georgian president, Mikheil Saakashvili, was defeated in the recent parliamentary elections. Tea Tsulukiani also explains how and why high-ranking officials of the Saakachvili government will be tried for alleged criminal acts.
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'Florange: autopsy of a disaster'
07/12/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

'Florange: autopsy of a disaster'

FRENCH PRESS REVIEW - 07/12/12: The long-running saga over a steel plant in northern France – Florange - is continuing to get a lot of attention in the French press. Le Figaro wonders if Industrial Recovery Minister Arnaud Montebourg could be the big winner in the end. Meanwhile, Le Monde has a scathing editorial about French prisons.
The Book that Shook the USSR
29/11/2012 - CULTURE

The Book that Shook the USSR

Fifty years since it was published, we look back at the legacy of Nobel Prize winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich". Also on the show, we check out the first ever exhibition to look into France and Russia's relations since 1917. Finally, we visit Tutankhamen’s tomb which, for its 90th birthday, has got its very own replica.
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