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Death Penalty abolition

01/09/2016 GMT

Death Penalty Abolition

BBC World Service - The Thought Show, Death Penalty Abolition

The story behind the countries that have not executed anyone for 10 years

The story behind the countries that have not executed anyone for 10 years.

Statistics suggest that officially about half of the countries in the world have abolished Capital Punishment, and a further 52 have stopped its use in practise. But we tell the story behind the numbers and show why the picture is more complicated. We speak to Parvais Jabbar, co-director of the Death Penalty Project.

Also, we delve into the world of viral video trading, speaking to the people who acquire and sell viral footage – some of it entertaining, some of it tragic – as well as the news organisations (the BBC included) that buy it.

And, what does it mean to be an introvert? Anu Anand explores the growing movement which is challenging a seeming bias in favour of the extrovert – for the person who talks first in meetings and makes off-the-cuff remarks and who may shout the loudest to get their ideas heard.

(Photo: Handcuffed hands of a prisoner behind the bars of a prison. Credit: View Apart/Shutterstock)

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