Inside Story

A damning report accuses Kazakhstan of abusing and repressing the rights of workers in the country's oil fields. At least 15 people were killed and more than 100 injured last December when police fired on oil workers who were on strike in western Kazakhstan. Where is the rule of law in Kazakhstan and is it confined to the Central Asian country? Guests: Jane Buchanan, Tim Noonan, Usen Suleiman.

We ask could the latest presidential elections usher in a much-coveted new era for the war-ravaged country. Hazem Sika, speaks to guests: Abdi Ismail Samatar; Muhdin Mohammad Ali & Abdirashid Hashi.

Social protests on the West Bank have been escalating in line with the costs of living. Thousands of people in the West Bank marched in the streets demanding lower prices for fuel and food. From his presidential compound in Ramallah, Mahmoud Abbas said he understood the people's anger and would act to help, but he said his government will not be able to pay employees their full salaries this month.

Pakistani authorities have ordered Save the Children's international workers to leave over suspicions that a doctor used the aid agency as cover for a CIA operation. Is Pakistan off-limits to NGOs? Guests: Farzana Bari, Imtiaz Gul, Khobaib Vahedy.

Former Libyan spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi is now in custody in his home country after being extradited from Mauritania. He is accused of mass killings and torture during Gaddafi's rule, and is also wanted by France and the international Criminal Court, who want to take him to the Hague. Where and what charges should Senussi be tried on? Guests: Mohamed Yonos Toumi, Philip Alston, Hanan Salah.

Could growing frustration over the country's economic disparities have major repercussions for the ruling ANC? Shiulie Ghosh, speaks to guests: Anthea Jeffery, Adam Habib & Tony Dykes.

A crackdown on journalists and artists in Egypt and Tunisia has raised concerns over the freedom of expression in so-called Arab Spring countries. Is this freedom now in danger? Are the old practices of oppression being adopted by new leaders? Guests: Eric Goldstein, Lilia Weslaty, Nader Omran.

TAs tensions escalate in the West African nation we ask if outsider assistance is warranted and by whom? eymoor Nabili speaks to Hidrissa Cherif Haidara, Sylvain Touati, & Sunny Ugoh., the director of communication at the the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS).

We discuss the reasons for the increasing cost of food and what is being done to curb record highs. Teymoor Nabili discusses with Christine Haigh,Peter Schiff,& Aly Khan Satchu.

As Angolans are electing a new president, we ask if change is likely to happen in this oil-rich African country. And will it address its economic and social problems?

Portraying itself as a victim of the West, Iran uses the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit to garner support for its nuclear activities and bolster its role as a regional power. But how could this gathering be of any help to Iran in the face of increasing international pressure? Guests: Sadegh Zibakalam, Mustafa Alani, Mehdi Khalaji.

We ask if the charges and conviction of Ukraine's former PM was politically motivated? David Foster speaks to Maxim Eristavi, Dimitri Babich & Georgi Gotev.

Are Pakistan's blasphemy laws being misused to persecute the country's minorities? Folly Bah Thibault, speaks to Ayesha Tammy Haq, Khalid Rahman, & Aasim Sajjad.

The death toll continues to rise as a cholera epidemic sweeps across West Africa – its worst outbreak in years – as aid agencies scramble to treat thousands. But are governments doing enough to deal with the situation? Guests: Huw Taylor, Shuja Shafi, Daniel Mouque, Zainab Bangura.

Political tension is on the rise in South Africa following the shooting of striking miners by police. Jacob Zuma, the South African president, has appointed a commission to investigate the circumstances that led to the deaths of more than 40 people during a wildcat strike at a platinum mine. Thirty-four of the dead were miners shot by police in a single incident. Some contend that Zuma's own political future hinges in part on successfully navigating this crisis. As, perhaps, does that of his ruling party, the ANC. Why is anger being directed at Jacob Zuma? And what impact is this having on the political standing of the ANC, which he leads and which has governed South Africa for nearly 20 years?