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Outlook: A New Face in Italian politics

Laura Boldrini

11/06/2013

A New Face in Italian politics

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Laura Boldrini: from UNHCR spokeswoman to Speaker of the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Laura Boldrini explains how she felt when she suddenly found herself chosen as Speaker of Italy's Chamber of Deputies.

Former UNHCR spokeswoman Laura Boldrini has recently become Speaker of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. She tells Matthew Bannister how she wants to help bring change to Italian politics.  

Also, Jigme Wangmo from Bhutan tells us how her own son inspired her to change attitudes towards disabled children.  

Iranian film director Tina Ghavari describes the perils of filming undercover in Tehran and the risks she took to make her new movie.  

And child psychiatrist John Woodhall who's helped traumatised children all over the world describes suddenly having to deal with a school shooting in his own back yard.

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