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Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.
Friendship Forged Under Fire
Blake Hall, former US Army ranger, on the young Iraqi who worked for him as an interpreter
I saw my own death reported on TV
Abdoul Kader Toure on watching his own death reported on TV
Bahraini Banker Turned Human Rights Activist
Bahraini investment banker turned human rights campaigner Jihan Kazerooni on her new life
Chris Kyle, US Lethal Sniper Shot Dead
As USA's most lethal sniper is shot dead, we bring you the interview he gave us in 2012.
Innocent But Behind Bars For 21 Years
The Italian jailed for a murder he didn't commit and how his true love waited for him
Murilo de Toledo: I Survived the Brazilian Nightclub Fire
At the gates of hell: surviving the Brazilian nightclub fire
Lesbian Footballer Fights For Equality
Tumi Mkhuma on how football is helping her to heal
The Dangers of Being an Iranian Journalist
Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad on the recent government crackdown on her colleagues
Survivor of the Magdalene Laundries
The inside story of life in one of Ireland's notorious Magdalene laundries
The Woman Who Forgave Her Rapist
The Sierra Leonean woman who made a dance of reconciliation with her rapist
"Maimed To Make Me a Better Beggar"
The little boy from Bangladesh who was brutally maimed to make him a better beggar.
Poet Salma Shut Away For 25 Years
During years of confinement Tamil poet Salma smuggled poems out and got them published
Surviving the Costa Concordia Disaster
A dancer who worked on the sinking cruise liner on how the experience still haunts her.
The Truth Behind the Movie Argo
How six American embassy staff escaped during the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979
Carpet Weaver to University Founder
Afghan Masoud Juya went from weaving carpets to founding a school and now a university.
NFL star to give his brain to science
US football star Thomas Jones supports research into effects of repeated head injuries.
Inside Lebanon's Civil War
Ex-intelligence officer in the Lebanese Civil War tells how he ordered murders & torture
Shirley Chambers: 'I lost my four children to gun violence'
American mother Shirley Chambers tells how she lost her four children to gun violence.
Mali: 'I witnessed Sharia amputation'
The Malian doctor who treated Islamist militants and their victims.
New Zealand Shark: The Lifeguard's Story
"We shot a shark in an attempt to save swimmer" - the lifeguard and paramedic speak out.
Afghanistan's First Female Mayor
Azra Jafari, the Afghan woman mayor who would be president.
Virtual Reality Visionary Jaron Lanier
The one-time midwife and goat herder from Texas who changed the way we see the world.
African Bishop Wins Prize For Peace
South Sudan bishop Paride Taban's peace village is bringing hostile tribes together
Iraqi Doctor Battling to Save Children
Iraqi paediatric cardiologist on carrying out his first hole in the heart operation
Japan's Nuclear Zone Barber
The Japanese barber who has re-opened his shop in the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone
Maria Toor Pakay: 'I Risked My Life To Play Squash'
Maria Toor Pakay, the Pakistani squash player who defied death threats to play the sport.
Syria's Secret Doctors
The Syrian doctors who risk their lives to treat the wounded in makeshift hospitals.
Dr Mukesh Kapila: 'I Blew Whistle on Darfur Massacres'
Dr Mukesh Kapila who became famous for blowing the whistle on the Darfur massacres.
'Why I Regret Smashing Saddam's Statue'
The man who took a sledgehammer to a Saddam Hussein statue during the US invasion of Iraq.
Catholic Priest and Star of Syrian TV
Father Paolo Dall'Oglio has started his own show on Syrian opposition TV.