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World Service,02 Feb 2012,28 mins

02/02/2012

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Extraordinary personal stories from around the world. Today, breaking the silence on domestic abuse. Zahra Sethi in Pakistan and Sehra Waheed in New York speak out about the years of violence they endured. Sehra's book about her marriage is called Silent Submission. Also, Humberto Prado from Venezuela tells us how he served time in prison and went on to become a prison governor. And British fisherman Jeremy Wade shares tall tales of the freshwater monsters he's risked his life to catch. His book is called River Monsters. (Image: Silhouette of a woman protecting herself from a blow from her partner by holding her arms in front of her face. Credit: Science Photo Library)

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