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Back to SearchA young mother saved from death by stoning
In March 2002, a young Nigerian Muslim woman was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery and conceiving a child out of wedlock.
Amina Lawal’s case…
2 years, 4 months ago
Queen of the 'fro
In May 1986, 16-year-old Charlotte Mensah went to work in the UK’s first luxury Afro-Caribbean hair salon, Splinters.
In London’s glamorous Mayfair, S…
2 years, 4 months ago
First internet cafe
The first commercial internet cafe opened in London on 1 September 1994.
Eva Pascoe, from Poland, is one of the founders of Cyberia. She claims that …
2 years, 4 months ago
The Arctic’s doomsday seed vault
In January 2008, seeds began arriving at the world's first global seed vault, buried deep in a mountain on an Arctic island, 1,000km north of the Nor…
2 years, 5 months ago
Brazil's Landless Workers Movement
In 1980, poor rural workers set up camp on land owned by the rich at Encruzilhada Natalino in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Brazil's government sen…
2 years, 5 months ago
Silenced by the Vatican
In September 1984, the Brazilian theologian Leonardo Boff was summoned to Rome, facing accusations that his writing and teachings were "dangerous to …
2 years, 5 months ago
Jack Strong aka Ryszard Kukliński: Cold War traitor or hero?
During the 1970s, the US and Soviet Union were engaged in the Cold War.
The US, along with other Western countries, was a member of Nato, while the …
2 years, 5 months ago
The Hungarian footballer executed for love
The Magnificent Magyars were Hungary’s golden football team of the 1950s.
But behind their shine lay a dark secret.
In 1951, defender Sándor Szűcs was …
2 years, 5 months ago
Wang Jingwei: China’s traitor or protector?
In 1937, Japan invaded China committing atrocities including the Nanjing Massacre. Wang Jingwei was a Chinese national hero and second-in-command of …
2 years, 5 months ago
Axis Sally: World War II traitor who broadcast for the Nazis
In 1949, Mildred Gillars – otherwise known as Axis Sally – became the first woman in American history to be convicted of treason.
The former Broadway …
2 years, 5 months ago