Banda Aceh Authorities Arrest Punk Rock Concertgoers for ‘Moral Rehabilitation’

Last month, the Islamic government of Banda Aceh staged a mass arrest at a punk concert over perceived threat to Islamic values.

UK Hacking Scandal Reaches Police

New revelations in the UK phone hacking scandal are now involving the police.

Afghan women join police force

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Women are being trained up for the Afghan National Police. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with female police trainer, Scottish Police Constable Cat McBeath. Download MP3

The challenges faced by Africans living in Malta

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Since 2002, thousands of Africans have journeyed through deserts and risked their lives to reach the shores of the Mediterranean and north to Europe. Some have been rescued at sea by the Maltese navy and transported to Malta, which lies between Africa and continental Europe. When their requests for asylum elsewhere are denied, they become stuck – often indefinitely – in the EU’s smallest nation-state. In part 3 of his series on nomadic migration and skin color, Phillip Martin reports. Download MP3

Slideshow: Challenges of immigrants in Malta

‘Hate crimes’ plague Staten Island

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The working-class neighborhood of Port Richmond on New York City’s Staten Island has recently been the site of attacks against immigrants, all of them Mexicans. Police say most of the suspected attackers are young black men. There’ve been ten reported incidents since April. The World’s Alex Gallafent reports.
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• Read the full story “‘Hate crimes’ plague Staten Island”
• Slideshow: See Alex Gallafent’s photos from Port Richmond
• Alex Gallafent on the BBC

South Africa former police chief’s clandestine shopping trips

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Download MP3South Africa’s former top cop gets a 15-year sentence for corruption. The BBC’s Jonah Fisher tells host David Baron how testimony in the trial detailed the police chief’s clandestine shopping trips on the tab of one of the country’s leading underworld figures.

Police corruption and Joe

A police officer walks through the cars stuck in Monrovia’s horrendous mid-day traffic. He spots John Patrick Van Rensburg, taps on his car window, and asks for his papers. Van Rensburg, a tall, white South African with long brown hair, greets the cop but ignores the request for his license. The officer solicits for a bribe and Van Rensburg simply ignores him. This back and forth is part of the daily game. Reporter Jason Margolis, who was riding in the car with Van Rensburg, has the story.

(Photos: Jason Margolis)

• Audio Slideshow: Idi Amin Slept Here
• Jason Margolis’ Rebuilding Liberia series
• Jason Margolis’ interview with President Sirleaf (MP3, 12:55)

Death and denial in Nigeria

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A harrowing report has been filed by Caroline Duffield, the BBC’s correspondent in Lagos, Nigeria. The bodies of young men are literally piling up in a hospital in the town of Enugu, and have been for months, it has been alleged. Nigerian police say the men, many of whom are untraceable, were thiefs and armed robbers. But the family members of some who can be identified are disputing the claims. Download MP3

• Read Caroline Duffield’s online story
• Amnesty International: Nigerian police “kill at will”
• Nigeria’s police say Amnesty brutality claims are unfair

Chilly city in Canada

For today’s Geo Quiz we’re looking for help. Are you fit? Healthy? Interested in a career in law enforcement? And do you have a high tolerance for the cold?

Tokyo Vice

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Marco Werman talks with “Tokyo Vice” author Jake Adelstein. Adelstein’s new book chronicles his years covering Japanese organized crime and vice as a reporter for Japan’s Yomiuri Shinbun newspaper. Download MP3

Jake Adelstein reads an excerpt:

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• www.japansubculture.com

Global Hit: France’s Nouvelle Vague

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On their new CD, French band Nouvelle Vague cover the Sex Pistols, The Police and other bands from the 1970s and 80s. With the help of young female singers who often don’t know the originals, Nouvelle Vague offer bossa nova, reggae and folk reinterpretations of punk and new wave standards. On today’s show, The World’s Patrick Cox checks out the group’s new album, 3. Download MP3

• Nouvelle Vague homepage
• Videos: Nouvelle Vague in action