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Outlook: 13/09/2012

13/09/2012

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Just out of prison: an alleged Chechen terrorist proclaims her innocence.

After more than eight years in prison, an alleged Chechen terrorist proclaims her innocence.

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.

Today, Chechen woman Zara Murtazaliyeva on how she was arrested on terrorism charges in 2004. She spent more than eight years in prison for a crime she says she did not commit. 

Also, we visit a Cameroonian hospital to talk to a woman detained there for eleven months because she cannot pay her baby's medical bill. 

And Cathy Birchall, who says she's the first blind woman to ride round the world on the back of a motorbike. Her fiance Bernard Smith was the driver. Their book about their travels is called Touching The World.

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