Visiting the only centre for the victims of sex trafficking in Romania.

Iana Matei - Sex Trafficking in Romania

Rafi Pitts, Iranian Film-maker

Justin Capra, Romanian Inventor

A documentary that re-creates the journey of Marcela, a Romanian girl sold into prostitution and trafficked across Europe. Selected as one of the 6 finalists in the 2011 URTI Radio Grand Prix. 

Marcela's Journey - 2011 URTI International Radio Grand Prix finalist

Mr Kawasaki lost his home in the Japanese tsunami, and is re-building his home - despite the fact that the authorities say they will pull it down.

Mr Kawasaki, BBC World Service

Yuki Haramoto, who defied her parents wishes and put university on hold to help out at the Tono Magokoro Net relief centre in North-Eastern Japan. For the BBC World Service.

Yuki Haramoto, tsunami relief volunteer - BBC World Service

"Homosexuality was illegal in Romania until 2001, and remains hugely controversial - so a recent film about the subject has been attracting plenty of attention. 'Two of us' is a Romanian documentary that depicts the day to life of two young gay men. Tom Wilson met up with the director and start of the film to find out more."

The First 'Gay' Romanian Documentary

In January 2012, Bucharest saw some of the first violent demonstrations since the 1989 revolution, with tear gas used on protestors. This is a news report for the BBC on the situation in Piata Universitate, looking at what makes the situation in Romania different from the other austerity demonstrations that have taken place across Europe. 

BBC News - Violent Protests in Bucharest

''Between 1949 and 1951, Romania carried out experiments on political prisoners in the city of Pitesti. The hope was to re-mould them into faithful communists, using physiological and physical torture. Tom Wilson met up with Aristide Ionescu, who survived the so called 'Pitesti Experiment', and re-visited the prison where it all began.'' 

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