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World Service,16 Apr 2012,10 mins

Uzbekistan and Somalia

From Our Own Correspondent

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Stories from Natalia Antelava in Uzbekistan and Justin Marozzi in Somalia, presented by Pascale Harter. The regime in Uzbekistan is one of the most repressive in the world according to Natalia Antelava. She describes the difficulties she had getting into the country and goes instead to the border to talk to people leaving. Life is returning to the streets of Mogadishu according to Justin Marozzi. Fighting has stopped and shops are repainting their walls.

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