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World Service,11 Dec 2021,49 mins

Fighting 'virginity tests' in the Indonesian police

The History Hour

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Virginity tests for women joining the Indonesian police, the history of the Nazi V2 rocket, the British plane-spotters accused by Greece of spying, the 1970s kidnapping of a reclusive German supermarket tycoon, and the biggest post-war explosion in Britain. Photo: Indonesian policewomen in 2007. Credit: Getty Images

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