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Faranak Amidi presents global stories from the Fifth Floor, home to the BBC’s 40 Language Services.

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The Fifth Floor: Becoming a ‘foreign agent’

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BBC Russian journalist Andrei Zakharov in the Moscow bureau

17/12/2021 GMT

Becoming a ‘foreign agent’

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What it means to be named a ‘foreign agent’

BBC Russian investigative journalist Andrei Zakharov explains what it’s meant for him to be named a ‘foreign agent’ by the Russian state.

What’s it like to be named a ‘foreign agent’ by your own government? That’s what happened to BBC Russian journalist Andrei Zakharov in October. He’s worked in BBC Russian’s investigations unit for many years, and investigative journalists were some of the first on the list. We find out what becoming a ‘foreign agent’ has meant for him.  

Reporting from the volcano
Mount Semeru in eastern Java erupted a week ago, killing dozens of people, and destroying thousands of homes. BBC Indonesian’s Valdya Baraputri reported from the path of the eruption, standing on lava and ash as high as rooftops. She explains what's happened to those who've lost their homes.

Arabic Language Day 
18th December is World Arabic Language Day, and Dina Waqqaf of BBC Arabic TV is celebrating it with a Facebook live to explore the difficulties facing Arabic speakers in the modern world. She tells us what she found out. 

Nigeria's women lawyers
Oluyemi Adetiba-Orija leads an all-women Nigerian law firm, which offers free support to those who cannot afford legal defence, as well as to people facing pre-trial detention. BBC Africa Women's Affairs journalist Azeezat Olaoluwa explains the problems they are tackling. 

(Image: BBC Russian journalist Andrei Zakharov in the Moscow bureau. Credit: BBC)

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