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1 online resource (streaming video file) (51 min. 57 sec.) ; 314677947 bytes |
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MUTINY IN THE MALDIVESUntil recently, the Maldives were most famous as a luxury holiday destination. Now, the islands are at the centre of a potentially explosive power struggle.The country's first democratically elected President, Mohamed Nasheed, says he was forced to resign at gunpoint in a coup backed by Islamic hardliners.Mark Davis speaks to him to shed new light on exactly what happened, and puts challenging questions to new President, Mohamed Waheed.And he's on the streets of the tiny island capital of Male, where there have been violent protests.International concern is growing too over the future security and democracy of the islands, so what does it all mean for the Maldives?LOST AT SEAWhen Mike and Ann Coriam waved their daughter Rebecca off from Britain for her dream job aboard a cruise ship, little did they know that it would be the last time they'd see her.She's one of the nearly 200 people who've disappeared without trace from liners in the past ten years. Many more have faced sexual assaults and violent attacks at sea.Their cases fall overboard into a legal black hole, where cruise ships have no on-board police and only answer to the authorities in the country where they're registered.Rebecca disappeared off the coast of Mexico, but when the boat docked in the United States, the investigation fell to a lone police officer from The Bahamas, who spent only a few hours on board.Video journalist Nick Lazaredes meets three families still searching for answers, and asks who should take responsibility for crimes at sea.WINTER OF DISCONTENTRussia goes to the polls on Sunday to vote in a new President, but it's an election that's dividing the country. Former President and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is the favourite, but there's a growing tide of opposition against him and what some see as his abuse of power.We meet anti-Putin protesters, who say they're increasingly facing threats and intimidation in an attempt to silence their demands for democracy...Protest meetings are being disrupted, opposition candidates are being ruled ineligible, and the most outspoken people are facing threats against their families.Now, there are very real concerns that this latest Russian revolution could turn violent and reawaken the bloody battles of the past |
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Broadcast 2012-02-28 at 21:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Cruise ships -- Safety measures.
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Elections -- Political aspects.
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Resignation -- Political aspects.
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Presidents -- Elections.
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Disappeared persons' families.
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Nasheed, Mohamed, 1967-.
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Mexico.
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Maldives.
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Russia (Federation)
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Streaming video
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Bogen, Oystein, director
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Firth, John, director
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Strobl, Vicky, cast
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Davis, Mark, reporter
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Lazaredes, Nick, reporter
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