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Episode Synopsis
Protests have swept through Iran's Khuzestan province. Severe water shortages and a lack of drinking water have brought demonstrators to the streets, shouting 'I am thirsty'. BBC Persian's Parham Ghobadi explains why water has become such a flashpoint.My Home Town: Sahaspur, India
Khadeeja Arif of BBC Urdu takes us to her home town in Uttar Pradesh, a place to chat with neighbours under mango trees.Doctor without Stigma
An Indonesian doctor is campaigning to remove the stigma many women face when they visit a gynaecologist. If they say they are unmarried, they may be refused treatment. Callistasia Wijaya of BBC Indonesian shares the story of the Doctor without Stigma initiative.The Tokyo Olympics in 5 words
Mexican Lourdes Heredia was a student in Japan 25 years ago, and has returned to work on the BBC's Olympic coverage. It's been bittersweet, with the triumph of the Olympics dimmed by Covid. She shares five Japanese words which perfectly describe her impressions.Brazil's illegal gold miners
Conflict between illegal gold miners and the indigenous Yanomami people has reached levels of violence not seen for decades with an attack on a remote village in the Amazon rainforest. BBC Brasil's Hugo Bachega has been following the story.Image: Women in Khuzestan Province
Credit: TASNIM AGENCY
Khadeeja Arif of BBC Urdu takes us to her home town in Uttar Pradesh, a place to chat with neighbours under mango trees.Doctor without Stigma
An Indonesian doctor is campaigning to remove the stigma many women face when they visit a gynaecologist. If they say they are unmarried, they may be refused treatment. Callistasia Wijaya of BBC Indonesian shares the story of the Doctor without Stigma initiative.The Tokyo Olympics in 5 words
Mexican Lourdes Heredia was a student in Japan 25 years ago, and has returned to work on the BBC's Olympic coverage. It's been bittersweet, with the triumph of the Olympics dimmed by Covid. She shares five Japanese words which perfectly describe her impressions.Brazil's illegal gold miners
Conflict between illegal gold miners and the indigenous Yanomami people has reached levels of violence not seen for decades with an attack on a remote village in the Amazon rainforest. BBC Brasil's Hugo Bachega has been following the story.Image: Women in Khuzestan Province
Credit: TASNIM AGENCY
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