A heavy police presence in major Chinese cities -- including Beijing and Shanghai -- appears to have stopped new demonstrations against Covid restrictions.
Also in the programme: European 'super cartel' broken up; and water shortages in the Zambezi river.
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Today
South Africans fear spike in HIV infections as US aid cuts bite
The UN agency dealing with AIDS and HIV warns of millions of new cases, directly as a result of global funding cuts. We hear from the head of the agency -- and from one of the most exposed countries, South Africa. Also, Ukraine comes under another huge Russian drone and missile a ... Show More
47m 27s
Yesterday
Sheikh Hasina caught on tape authorising shooting of protesters
A BBC investigation has found that the former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, authorised her security forces to use lethal force against protestors last summer. The evidence is a leaked tape verified by the BBC. An estimated 1,400 people were killed and 12,000 injure ... Show More
43m 6s
Dec 2022
Will China’s protests over zero-COVID spark lasting change?
Guest: Joanna Chiu, staff reporter China saw its largest protests in a generation this week. In more than 20 cities across the country, protesters demanded an end to Beijing’s draconian zero-COVID policy, which expanded to dissent against President Xi Jinping’s repressive regime. ... Show More
21m 53s
Oct 2023
Ep.410: Dissidente a Pechino, yuppie a Manhattan
Nel 1989 Li Lu è uno dei leader delle proteste studentesche: dopo l’intervento dei militari scappa e ottiene asilo politico negli Stati Uniti. Dopo il primo aiuto da parte di stelle di Hollywood, incontra un magnate, apre una sua azienda e diventa miliardario. La sua ascesa, sia ... Show More
10m 2s
Jan 2023
China’s Abrupt Reversal of ‘Zero Covid’
For nearly three years, China had one of the lowest coronavirus death rates in the world, thanks to its strict yet effective “zero Covid” approach.But last month, the government suddenly abandoned the policy. Since then, there have been millions of coronavirus cases across the co ... Show More
23m 42s