DIGITAL VIDEOS | a selection
Saving lives in one of the world's most dangerous cities
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BBC News Awards 2019: Finalist for Best Original Story
The Afghan capital, Kabul, is one of the most terrorised cities in the world. But it has only 22 ambulances. BBC News was given exclusive access to spend a week with ambulance workers to see how they save people's lives.
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New testimony in Greenland's birth control scandal
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Thousands of women in Greenland, including some as young as 12, had a contraceptive device implanted in their womb - often without consent - as part of a Danish campaign to control Greenland's growing Inuit population in the 60s and 70s. The Danish government has announced an independent investigation into this so-called "Coil Campaign". But the BBC has gathered accounts from women about recent involuntary contraception, amid growing calls for the investigation to go further.
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The CCTV images that sparked a women's rights movement
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Cindy Arlette Contreras sparked a women's rights movement in Peru when CCTV images emerged showing her ex-boyfriend dragging her through a hotel reception. Arlette refused to accept the one-year suspended sentence her attacker received for the lesser charge of assault, after the court dismissed the more serious charges of attempted murder and rape. She joined forces with others to launch Peru's grass roots 'Ni Una Menos' (Not one woman Less) movement.
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The Iranian trailblazer who removed her headscarf
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Shaparak Shajarizadeh removed her headscarf in protest against the compulsory hijab rule in Iran and was forced to flee the country.
Since the Iranian revolution in 1979, women have been forced to cover their hair according to Islamic law on modesty. In recent years, there have been demonstrations against the law.
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Neil Harbisson: The man who hears colour
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Neil Harbisson is an artist who was born completely colour blind. His life changed when he decided to have an antenna surgically implanted into his skull that enabled him to "hear" colour. Now he identifies each colour with a particular musical note - even the ones we can't see.
In 2010 he founded the Cyborg Foundation, an international organisation that helps others to permanently implant technology into their bodies.
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The separated refugees brought back together by judo
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Sanda Aldass and Muna Dahouk have trained together since childhood but the war in Syria separated them. The women found safety in the Netherlands and are part of the Olympic Refugee Team.
They are both competing in the judo mixed team event which will make its debut at the Games. It’s a significant moment as the two women are also coached by Aldass’ husband.
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The refugee athlete who lost his mum to Covid
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Abdullah Sediqi escaped gang violence in Afghanistan and fled to Belgium where he continued his taekwondo training in a refugee camp. The 24-year-old is now competing at the Tokyo Games as part of the Olympic Refugee Team.
He is also mourning his mother who he lost to Covid last year. He joins 29 displaced athletes from around the world who will be competing under the Olympic flag and anthem.
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'I am Morocco's first female mountain guide'
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In Morocco, a small group of women are challenging traditional gender roles by becoming trekking tour leaders.
Hafida Hdoubane is one of only 10 women guides in the country. She takes women-only groups to visit nomadic Moroccan women in the High Atlas mountains.
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Unusual London through the lens
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London is one of the most photographed cities in the world.
Landmarks like Big Ben and Buckingham Palace attract millions of tourists each year, but one local photographer has spent years seeking out the city's lesser-known attractions.
Peter Dazeley takes us on a tour of some of his favourite spots.
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