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Survival, Wheels, Justice

The husband and wife team tracking genocide suspects in France; singing Iranian sisters; the foreign correspondent speaking out about mental health after two suicide attempts.

Alain and Dafroza Gauthier devote their spare time to tracking suspected killers from the Rwandan genocide who are hiding in France. Dafroza is Rwandan but fled the country after attacks on Tutsis.

Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat are sisters from Iran who found fame singing traditional Persian melodies, despite the restrictions on women performing in public.

American journalist Cara Anna thought she had landed her dream job when she became a foreign correspondent in China. But the stress led to mental health problems, and she eventually attempted suicide twice. She now campaigns to support others in her position.

Rola el-Halabi's family fled to Bavaria from their home in Lebanon during the civil war of the 1980s, but the transition wasn't easy. To try to toughen her up, Rola's step-father took her to the local boxing ring and she started racking up the titles, until one night when it all went wrong. Our reporter, Abby d'Arcy went to meet her.

Ackeem Ngwenya grew up in rural Malawi where many of the roads are so bad that walking is really the only way to get around. So he decided the solution was a new type of wheel. He tells Jo Fidgen what it looks like.

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28 minutes

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Mon 29 Sep 2014 00:32GMT

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  • Sun 28 Sep 2014 07:32GMT
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