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Closing Guantanamo

Reality Check: The problems of closing Guantanamo, Russia prisoner amnesty, C.A.R., Gaia mission

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Protests against Guantanamo continue on a regular basis

Investigative journalist and author of "The Guantanamo Files", Andy Worthington talks to Riem Higazi about the long and difficult process towards closing the notorious prison facility.

With 160 prisoners still being held, taking the final steps is a long and frustrating process that is costing US taxpayers millions of dollars.

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Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova could be released today

Russia's prisoner amnesty

The Russian parliament has unanimously approved an amnesty for over 20,000 prisoners, including members of Pussy Riot and the "Arctic 30" Greenpeace activists.

Marc Bennetts, author of Kicking the Kremlin gives his analysis of this development.

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French troops have been unable to stop the horrific violence

Central African Republic

Conditions continue to deteriorate in the CAR according to reports from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.

Peter Bouckaert of HRW explains the latest developments, and Chris Cummins looks at conditions on the ground for aid workers.

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The Gaia satellite was launched from French Guiana early this morning

Gaia mission to map the stars

The European Space Agency launches a key satellite as part of an ambitious new project to map over one billion stars. Astrophysicist, Katie Mack, explains what the mission hopes to achieve.

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