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True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

Outlook: 08/11/2011

08/11/2011

BBC World Service - Outlook, 08/11/2011

An eyewitness account of a notorious massacre in a Libyan jail

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.

Today, a former prisoner at the Abu Salim prison in the Libyan capital recounts a massacre in which it is believed over 1,200 prisoners died. 

We hear from Mir, the 18-year-old from northern Afghanistan whose life growing up in rural poverty is the subject of a new film. 

And the real life Slumdog Millionaire - the Indian IT worker who won one million dollars on TV. We watch the programme with his family.

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