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different numbers to crunch. There will be more on that and all the

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day's stories on the channel throughout the night. Now on BBC

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Welcome to Reporters. I'm cash and Madeira. From here in the world's

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newsroom we sent out correspondence to bring you the best stories from

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across the globe. -- we send out correspondents. We report from

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northern Nigeria on the toxic legacy of gold mining. Fergal Keane

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meets the Syrian teenage graffiti artists whose slogans helped to

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ignite the revolution. And revving up the crowds in South Africa. We

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go round in circles with the spinners are Johannesburg. We start

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in Northern Nigeria where hundreds of children have died and thousands

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of others have been infected in one of the worst cases of lead

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poisoning in the world. In the last four years around 460 children

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under the age of five have died from their exposure in the province

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are, where properties different ed communities have resorted to

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illegally mining gold -- poverty stricken communities. We report

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from one of the worst-affected villages. Some of the worst

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affected victims of the lead poisoning crisis. Symptoms here

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include paralysis and even brain damage. In the village four-year-

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old can neither here nor speak. Her mother says they used to process

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cold at home and this is how her daughter was contaminated. -- Col.

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Has rich gold deposits. These miners take incredible risks

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spending days underground trying to dig their way out of poverty. They

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bring the rocks here for processing. But there's a high concentration of

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extremely toxic lead in the dust that is released. Experts say that

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the levels are the highest in the world. A lot of the processing used

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to happen here in the village. Even now the men are bringing the dust

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back home on their tools and clothes. For the children this

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creates a poisonous playground. At least eight villagers in this area

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have been contaminated in what has been one of the world's worst cases

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of lead poisoning. Hundreds of children have died and thousands

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more have been left needing urgent medical attention. Here that

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includes more than half of all children under six. This treatment

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centre is run by the age group doctors Without borders. Children

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receive medication which helps to clear the lead from their bodies. -

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- age group. This can take 15 years. Aid groups worried that the

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government may not have the capacity to take over this

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treatment. The Minister of Health and the Federal Minister of Health,

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they are not active on the ground. We have not seen them. LED

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treatment is complicated. It needs a lot of training. To the

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government denies the accusation and puts the blame back on the

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community itself. This is a man- made disaster. It is not a natural

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disaster. Illegal mining is the only reason for this. Lack of

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awareness is behind it. We have got to take action. Government will

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continue to take all steps to protect the lives and well being of

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these people. Efforts are now under way to clean up the environment.

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Toxic soil is replaced with clean earth. It is slow work, partly

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because they don't have the equipment the government was

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supposed to supply. Medical help can only be given once all the

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poisonous soil has been removed, and that hasn't happened in village.

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Aid agencies and villagers asking why the government has not been

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treating this as an emergency, because that's what it is. Gold

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mining may be lucrative, but leg is proving to be a highly damaging by

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product. As long as mining is allowed to continue thousands of

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The conflict in Syria is now in its third year. It's thought and 70,000

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people have lost their lives during that time. The catalyst seems to be

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the moment where a young schoolboy is painted anti-regime graffiti on

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a wall in the City of Dera'a -- where young schoolboys. Their

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subsequent torture and death caused The likes of Dera'a, the city where

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schoolboys helps to ignite a revolution -- lights. On this

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nondescript wall they sprayed the most daring worst imaginable, the

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call for the end of the regime. -- words. Now two years on many of

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those responsible for that graffiti are scattered into exile. These

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boys of Dera'a hold hands, a sign of the friendship forged by

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dramatic events. They were 13 and 14 when they watched the Arab

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Spring unfolding on television. TRANSLATION: We came out of school

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and saw Libya and other countries' names on the walls. So we bought

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spray tans and rode our names, and called for the downfall of the Al

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Assad regime. -- wrote to. What were you thinking when you did

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that? We thought we were playing, it was also UN. 15 other boys from

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the school were arrested and tortured -- it was for fun. That

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led to the biggest demonstrations the regime face. Dera'a became the

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cockpit of revolt. But for some local boy is it meant torture and

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death. 15-year-old Hamza al-Khateeb was brutally beaten and his body

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was mutilated -- boys. Tahmer al- Shari, also 15, was tortured and

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killed. On both sides of this conflict the young have been

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traumatised. The UN has warned of a lost generation of Syrian children.

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TRANSLATION: My childhood has been lost. Many houses, including mine,

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have been destroyed. I want to go back to Syria. And children from

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Dera'a are still fleeing. These boys attend the UN school at

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Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. The schools they left behind are unable

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to function. 12-year-old Moussa wants to be a maths teacher and

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speaks hopefully of going home. TRANSLATION: I'm encouraging myself

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and my family not to be scared, and not to be surprised by what we will

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find when we come back. When we go back. There's far more certainty

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among children than adults. They have suffered much, but something

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of the original spirit of Dera'a Now here's a shocking statistic

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which sheds light on a hidden problem. In India every two hours a

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woman dies of an abortion that goes wrong. The stigma associated with

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pregnancy, especially where the foetus is a girl, often leads women

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to backstreet abortion clinics where treatment is illegal and

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unsafe. Sanjoy Majumder has been to Maharashtra, and a warning, this

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report is harrowing. Terrified and traumatised. This 22-year-old was

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raped in her village. It's taken her a long time to find help. This

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clinic is 90 kilometres away from her home. She is five months

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pregnant and desperate for an abortion of her unborn child.

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Completely illegal in India, but almost impossible to achieve for

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many. TRANSLATION: I went to many doctors. But they all refused to

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help me. I'm too frightened to speak about it openly in my village.

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It will shame of my family and no- one will marry me. -- shame my

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family. Many Indian women are forced to accept any available help

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from unqualified, sometimes unscrupulous doctors. And when they

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eventually get to a proper medical facility like this one they are

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often critically ill. Then the Asian becomes serious and they go

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into shock -- patient. They go into septicaemia and they died. Every

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two hours a woman dies in India... Because of an abortion that has

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gone horribly wrong. The result of ignorance, especially about the law,

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made worse by social attitudes. It's in communities like is that

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the problem is most acute. Much of rural India is cut off from quality

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healthcare. Because it is socially conservative there's a real stigma

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attached to the issue. So if a woman from here wants to get an

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abortion it's quite difficult for her to find a doctor whose either

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qualified or even willing to carry it out. -- who is either. Some are

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trying to change that. This doctor talks through a particularly

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difficult procedure to his young trainees. His patient has had an

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abortion elsewhere, but has developed medical complications.

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Nurses comfort her as the doctor tries to repair the damage. India's

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healthcare system is failing its women because of poor awareness,

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prejudice and apathy, especially towards those who need it most.

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Back at the clinic the young woman will survive, even be able to have

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children again. But there are It's almost a year since Nicolas

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Sarkozy left office, losing an election that became a referendum

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on his style and personality. And he was replaced of course by the

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man they dubbed Mr Normal, Francois Hollande. The ex-president is now

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under investigation over illegal party funding. But as Mr Hollande's

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popularity wanes, the polls are suggesting a possible surprise

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He left the Palace pledging never to return. Less than a year on,

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polls suggest that if an election was held today, the former

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President would trounce the incumbents Francois Hollande. Since

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May, his appearances have been few and far between. He is still the

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preferred candidate for 2017. not exactly in, he is not

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absolutely out. He lets everybody understand what they want. Some of

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his supporters think the boy back. Others say it is not possible.

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it in his favour? In a way. The French have long endorsed in a

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soldier for the ex-presidents. Perhaps it is not Nicolas Sarkozy

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day and four, his energy rather. His chances of a comeback will

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depend on his ability to be a complete reversal of the last

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presidential campaign. Francois Hollande customers of this is to

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normal. Amid the conception that he is to normal, the attitude of

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Nicolas Sarkozy has taken on a new low were. There is a potential

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problem. Magistrates in Bordeaux are investigating allegations he

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took illegal party donations. So high are the stakes that the

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investigating judge even received a death threat, a bullet in the post.

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TRANSLATION: Politicians must be aware that in democracy, justice

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and judges must be respected. There will be violence an controlled

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reactions to the kind of rhetoric we have heard. Equally poisonous

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was the leadership battle to replace Nicolas Sarkozy. The new

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leader has been bitterly contested. While he remains in charge for now,

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a failed contest needs the strike leaves the door open. Nicolas

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Sarkozy is there in the mind of everybody. He knows that and is

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playing it well. He will have these people talk in his own place.

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primaries to pick the next candidate would come until 2016. It

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will give Nicolas Sarkozy plenty of time to clear his name. He is a

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wily campaigner. In Pakistan, it is unprecedented

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for a woman from a tribal area to take part in elections, until now.

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One woman is standing as an independent in the upcoming

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elections in one of the two constituencies of the northernmost

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part of Pakistan's tribal region. Getting ready to meet the voters, a

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new face in politics in the tribal region. She is stepping outside of

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her home and into the political arena. It is a historic journey in

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a place where women do not go far without male permission. She hits

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the campaign trail with a female relatives by her side. On the

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doorsteps, she is getting a warm reception from local women. She is

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already sounding like a seasoned politician. Give me your vote, she

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says. After that, I will try to solve your problems. She says

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women's needs will be top of her agenda. There is a lot of poverty

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here, she told us. Women have no health and education facilities. I

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want to tackle this. Women and men are equal. In this conservative

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region, she may struggle to win a seat. She is an independent

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candidate with no party machine. On the streets, some local men are

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ready to back her. TRANSLATION: It is good that a woman from our area

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is standing. It is really important. I am planning to vote for her and

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help us succeed. This house worth who cannot read or write once more

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girls' schools, in an area where militants keep on the strain. She

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is treading a risky path. This pioneering woman says her safety is

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in the hands of God. Increasing numbers of the Iranians are

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settling in the former Soviet state of Georgia. Some say they are being

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forced to move because of Iran's poor economy. Others blame

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persecution by authorities. Overall, Georgia has in the number of

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foreign visitors arriving increase by 60%. Our correspondent has more.

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The circulation of this week the magazine for Iranians living in

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Georgia has quadrupled since it was set up seven months ago. He hopes

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Iranians settle in Georgia by explaining quarter and four

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editions, and giving advice on starting business. Its owner says

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many are moving here because they cannot cope with the inflation in

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the run. Many say the economy is being hit because of sanctions

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being imposed by the West's. Georgette is an attractive option

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for some. It is close, and Iranians do not need a visa. There are

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Iranians with money who like to invest in Georgia. They find

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Georgia as a business hub at the moment. The economy is growing.

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This toy manufacturer is one of the many Iranians looking to snap up a

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business here. He runs a consistency that sees up to 15

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people a day, helping Iranians set up a business in Georgia. In Iran,

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it is getting impossible to do business. The currency is

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constantly losing value. We buy something today ends in that day,

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the money will go up and we will lose money. Georgia was once part

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of an Iranian empire. A lot of home. Georgia hopes that the influx

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of Iranians will boost the economy. The chairman's to Georgia is how to

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have a good relationship with Iran without antagonising the US. Some

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people are a leading Iran because they say they are persecuted there.

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They are handing out the Bible in Farsi. That is impossible in Iran.

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This critic claims he spent 40 days in solitary confinement and was

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beaten by police. If you are a Muslim and you convert to

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Christianity, this government will cause problems in Iran. You can go

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to prison easily. For these new arrivals it is hard to find work.

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Employment -- unemployment is high in Georgia. At least they have

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found a place where they can freely express a religion and opinions.

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Rip up engines, fast cars and daring stunts used to be a ritual

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associated with South African Dexter's in the 1990s. Since being

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made legal, motor spinning has become one of the country's fast-

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growing motor sports. Our correspondent has more. If you are

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a driving instructor, look away now. In South Africa's townships,

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spinning is the big craze. This gives burning rubber a new meaning.

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Within minutes, reckless drivers called spinners take a driving

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passion to Dearing levels in spectacular fashion. It started in

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the township many years ago. There is not one specific township that

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start of the sport. If we look at South Africa as a whole, almost

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every township has got a spinning crew, a legacy and somebody is a

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legend that people look up to. many covered one of South Africa's

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most finest spinners. Because I'm in the car with him, he has

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sure about that right now. If it hadn't been for the sport, he says

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his life would have turned out differently. Personally for me as I

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get into the sport I would go round the block doing tricks and a

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practice. I enjoy the sport, it keeps me busy. A lot of guys in the

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neighbourhood are doing the wrong thing, drugs, housebreaking,

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stealing. Spinning has become a legalise spectator sport. It

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started as against a ritual in the country's townships. It has a

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fearsome reputation. In the 1990s, one against a was killed, his

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friends would steal a car, spinet at his funeral, and then set it

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alight. Behind the scenes, an army of mechanics are working constantly

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