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Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

September 19, 2024

After more than two years in a Russian prison, Sasha Skochilenko is free. She was arrested for posting five anti-war stickers critical of Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Plus: Elderly poverty in Germany: Three pensioners tell their stories.

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Focus on Europe — Spotlight on People

What drives people in Europe – politically, socially and culturally? How do Europeans lead their lives? What are their views, hopes and fears? Focus on Europe – Spotlight on People provides the answers.

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