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    • How To Nail a Dictator

      When the Guatemalan dictator, General Efrain Rios Montt, gave an interview to a young American filmmaker in 1982 for a documentary called When the Mountains Tremble he most likely never thought that his own words would eventually bring him down.

      But 30 years later the former General is on house arrest after being indicted in January on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide with his own words, and outtakes from the film, as central pieces of evidence against him.

      Now the filmmakers, Pamela Yates and Peter Kinoy, have released a new documentary called Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, which examines how their film from 1982 inspired a generation of activists, leading to the indictment of a brutal dictator who had gone unpunished for years.

      This week Christiane Amanpour sits down with Mr. Kinoy to discuss the new film and how a movie that wasn't shown in Guatemala until 2003, altered the country's history.

      To see the film, you can stream it online at PBS.org/pov.

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    • For the first time in Egypt's existence, Mohammed Morsi has become not only the countries first freely elected President, but also the first Islamic head of state in an Arab Country.

      It's a joyous moment as Egyptians take to the streets to celebrate, but the work to restore democracy is far from over as a tug-of-war for power has just begun between the newly elected President and Egypt's ruling military.

      Even though Morsi is President, The Egyptian military still holds all meaningful power including wanting a say in how Egypt's next constitution is written.

      But as the situation remains fluid, issues like the treatment of women will serve as a barometer for success. Morsi has promised equal rights for all women, even announcing that he will be selecting a woman as his Vice President.

      Read More »from Amanpour in Egypt: What Morsi Means for Women, Israel and the U.S.
    • Sexism, Scandal, Soccer: Inside FIFA’s Shadowy World

      For one month every four years, bars and living rooms around the world fill up with soccer fans dressed in their countries colors to cheer on their team with the hope of capturing a World Cup title.

      Similar to the Olympics, there's a sense that the whole world stops to watch the tournament, sharing the thrill of pursing one of sport's most coveted titles, even while knowing that the fate of all but one country will end in disappointment.

      But behind fans emotional attachment to the game, soccer is a multi-billion dollar industry and it's governing body FIFA, and specifically its head Sepp Blatter, have been dealing with accusations of bribery, extortion, sexism and a general sense of being out of touch.

      Blatter in particular has raised eyebrows for simplifying racial tensions, saying that racism could be solved with a handshake. His organization also drew criticism for being sexist and corrupt when FIFA's governing members were reported to have intentionally left woman off a committee

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    • While Tunisia and Egypt saw their heads of state overthrown, the uprising in Libya was the only true, and full revolution.  Muammar Ghaddafi ran the country like a family mafia and when he was overthrown the Libyan people were left without any government or structure to build from.

      The evidence of that can be seen today throughout the country where there is no functioning justice system, no army, and piles of trash are building up because there isn't a government to provide basic public needs.

      Even though the National Transition Council is recognized internationally as Libya's acting representative, the power is really spread out among the countries many tribal militias who act at regional police.

      To discuss Libya and the struggle they're going through to start over, Christiane Amanpour sits down with author Lindsey Hilsum whose new book Sandstorm: Libya in the Time of Revolution, is a firsthand account of the Libyan revolution.

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    • Meet Africa’s ‘Hells Angels of Healthcare’

      One of the most difficult realities for health care in Africa is that the population is spread out across vast spaces and to receive treatment patients often have to travel hours over harsh terrain to see a doctor.
      Riders for Health, which has been operating for two decades, mobilizes health workers with motorcycles and four-wheeled vehicles so they can deliver vital health care and advice to remote areas of Africa.

      But they don't just hand doctors motorcycles and wish them well. Health care workers are trained how to properly operate the vehicle and perform basic maintenance. For more serious upkeep, Riders for Health employ an all African staff that operates on an outreach basis, servicing vehicles in the locations in which they run, so health care workers don't have to divert time away from patients to fix their vehicles.

      Andrea Coleman, who founded Riders for Health, spoke with Christiane Amanpour this week on 'Around the World' and believes that it's the proper maintenance and

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