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The Fifth Floor: Iranian Tourists Seeking Traffickers

Iranian migrant walking down Belgrade street, Serbia (credit: OLIVER BUNIC/AFP/Getty Images)

11/01/2019 GMT

Iranian Tourists Seeking Traffickers

BBC World Service - The Fifth Floor, Iranian Tourists Seeking Traffickers

How Serbia became the gateway for Iranian migrants trying to enter the European Union

Iranian migrants in Serbia, Pakistan's disappearing bees, Vladimir Putin's 2018 bugbears, India's scientific divide, Georgian women, and hitch hiking in Managua, Nicaragua.

A visa-free travel agreement between Iran and Serbia meant to boost tourism has been used by thousands of Iranians trying to enter the European Union.   BBC Persian's Rana Rahimpour teamed up with BBC Serbian’s Stefan Veselinovic to hear the stories of Iranians in the Serbian capital Belgrade.  

Pakistan's Disappearing Bees 
Where have all the bees gone?  In Pakistan’s tribal areas it seems that the bees have been driven out by military actions over  past decades.  BBC Urdu’s Azizullah Khan finds out what’s going on.

What Makes Putin Mad? 
2018 seems to have been a very irritating year for Russian president Vladimir Putin.  BBC Russian’s Elizaveta Fokht has a round-up of things which annoyed him, from incompetent officials to his own handwriting. 

India's science divide
At the recent Indian Science Conference, reputable scientists shocked colleagues by suggesting that many recognised scientific theories should be accredited to Hinduism.  Soutik Biswas of BBC Delhi discusses the clash between India's strong religious and scientific cultures. 

Georgian Women: A Family Perspective 
Georgia's new president Salome Zurabishvili has lived most of her life in France, missing out on challenges faced by generations of women in Georgia.  The BBC's Nina Akhmeteli tells the story of her own family to explain what they’ve been through.

My Home Town: Managua 
In the latest in our home town series, Arturo Wallace of BBC Mundo tells us about hitchhiking around Nicaragua's capital, where the streets have no name.

(Photo: Iranian migrant walking down Belgrade street, Serbia. Credit: Oliver Bunic/AFP/Getty Images)

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