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Inside Out: Republic of Seychelles: 7.5.2009
It was a rocky start to independence for the Seychelles... off the coast of Africa.
The elected prime minister overthrew the president in the first year.
Mercenaries tried to reinstall the president in 1980.
And the ensuing decade saw an army mutiny and attempted coups.
But the idyllic Indian Ocean archipelago is now enjoying political stability and economic prosperity as a multi-party democracy.
Caroline Davey has this week's edition of INSIDE OUT.
NOTE: Seychellois musician Grace Barbe and her partner James Searle, and fellow Seychellois, art conservator Guy Morel.
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Iran Part 2: Reconciling western exterior with Muslim interior: 6.3.2009
While the the United States and Russia disagree over ways to pressure Iran to halt its suspect nuclear activities, let's get an inside perspective of Iran.
Golnaz and Mariam are both Iranian muslim migrants to Australia - one's in her 20s, the other's in her 50s.
Mariam marched in the streets in support of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, and thirty years on finds herself disillusioned Shah.
Golnaz on the other hand was born after the revolution to a devout Muslim family and is a fan of controversial president Ahmadinejad.
The two women are speaking with Caroline Davey for this week's INSIDE OUT.
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Inside Out: Iranian women talk openly about homeland - Part 1: 3.3.2009
What's it like living in Iran -- 30 years after the Islamic Revolution that ousted the Shah?
That's the focus of this week's INSIDE OUT...where we get an insider's view of another country.
Caroline Davey has spoken with two Iranian women migrants.
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Apology Anniversary Forum: 18.2.2009
A year since the parliamentary apology by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd some members of the stolen generation say they're disappointed with the lack of progress made in indigenous policy.
Others remain optimistic, considering Mr Rudd's apology to be a great symbolic step forward, leading the way for further recognition and possibly compensation for past injustices.
Michelle Aleksandrovics hears from a diverse group of indigenous Australians a year on from one of the most symbolic days in Australia's history.
You'll hear the voices of Brian Butler, Mark Bin Bakar, and Brenda McDonnell.
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Australia Day - an indigenous perspective: 18.2.2009
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Australia Day: Street Youths : 18.2.2009
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Belatedly honouring indigenous Australians in war: 18.2.2009
What do you know about the role of Indigenous Australians in this country's armed services?
Well, there's a long history .. going back almost a century.
But only in recent years have cities around Australia begun to hold annual services to honour Aboriginal men and women who've served in conflicts that Australia's taken part in.
Ian Hamm has a personal and a professional connection.
He's a member of the Stolen Generations, as well as the acting head of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria.
Ian Hamm describes to Caroline Davey... the long history of involvement of Aboriginal diggers in Australia's armed services.
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Inside Out: Iraq's crumbling infrastructure: 18.2.2009
Iraq's infrastructure is over-burdened and deteriorating - the consequence of decades of war, years of sanctions, an invasion and sectarian disputes.
The International Committee for the Red Cross says poor sanitation and water facilities mean Iraqis are falling prey to disease.
In this edition of "Inside Out", Rebecca Lewis talks with the ICRC spokesman in Iraq, Hicham Hassan.
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Remembering Kristallnacht: 18.2.2009
This year marks the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht - otherwise known as the night of broken glass.
It began as a coordinated attack on Jews throughout the German Reich, and was prompted by the death of a German official in Paris, who was shot by a young Jew.
On the night of November 9, mob violence erupted, and Jews were attacked and murdered as Jewish shops and synagogues were destroyed.
Gerty Jellinek was 12 years old and living in Vienna at the time.
Eddie Jaku was 18 years old and was in Leipzig, Germany.
They spoke to Nitza Lowenstein about their memories of that night.
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Inside Out: Governing Mumbai: 18.2.2009
Imagine governing a city which has a population roughly equal to that of Australia's.
Meet Dr Shubha Raul, the mayor of Mumbai.
According to Dr Raul, rapid rural-urban migration is one of the biggest problems facing Mumbai, with some 3-thousand people arriving each day.
That's more than one million people a year.
She says this, in turn, contributes to the growth of the city's slums.
Dr Raul says these two issues -- and no space to dump the city's garbage -- are the greatest challenges for the 220 councillors who make up Mumbai's colonial council chamber.
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