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Reality Check: Iran and Iraq on "killing spree"

Amnesty International death penalty report, Egypt and the world as Al Sisi prepares for the presidency, ebola outbreak in West Africa, wrongful convictions in the USA

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Death chamber in Huntsville, Texas - the state with the most executions in the USA

Amnesty International death penalty report

Amnesty International is reporting a "killing spree" in Iran and Iraq in their latest death penalty report. Nicolas Beger, Director of the Amnesty International European Institutions Office, explains the trends...

... and Roger Hood, professor of criminology at Oxford University, gives his analysis.

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Al Sisi will almost certainly be Egypt's next president

Al Sisi stands down

Egypt's military leader, Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, has resigned in preparation for his bid for the presidency in next month's elections. Analyst, Rosemary Hollis, examines how this will affect Egypt's relations with the rest of the world.

Wrongful convictions

Rob Warden, Executive Director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions in the USA talks about his work on behalf of innocent people who find themselves behind bars.

creative commons

The ebola virus is carried by bats, which are eaten in parts of Africa

Ebola outbreak

Following alarming reports of an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Guinea, Debora Mackenzie of New Scientist, explains why this particular virus is so dangerous.

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