New Zealand Cannabis MP

Rastafarian Nandor Tanczos, and his campaign for the legalisation of cannabis

• 13 mins

Religious Violence in Nigeria

The violence in Kaduna following the governor's introduction of Sharia

• 13 mins

American Prisons

Why, when violent crime is going down, is the prison population still going up?

• 13 mins

Female Circumcision in Mali

Campaigners challenge female circumcision in Mali, where there is no law against it

• 13 mins

The Global Drug Gap

Scientists urge Western governments and health agencies to rethink the provision of drugs

• 13 mins

A New Cold War

The long tradition of wariness between Russia and the West

• 13 mins

Petrol Prices

The rising cost of petrol across the world and whether OPEC is to blame

• 13 mins

Frankenstein Technologies

Could we lose control of new technologies and threaten the existence of humanity?

• 16 mins

Africa - Aid in Sudan

Christian Aid asks people in Sudan's Western Upper Nile province what they need most

• 13 mins

Asylum in the UK

With applicant numbers increasing, the state of asylum and immigration policy in the UK

• 19 mins

The War in Chechnya

The struggle of Russian conscientious objectors to perform 'alternative service'

• 13 mins

Nuclear Reprocessing

Is nuclear power a source of clean, cheap, and safe electricity or a lethal threat?

• 13 mins