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In this special edition of World in Progess: An in-depth documentary on the Violins of Hope project. Violin maker Amnon Weinstein has been restoring violins that were played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust. While many musicians were killed, the spirits of those who used to own the violins live on as young musicians all over the world play music on these instruments again.

Cast out leprosy patients continue to live with the stigma of the past, women in Gaza get on their bikes to push for their freedoms. And why is depression one of the remaining health taboos in the 21st century?

Myanmar elected its first civilian president in decades, but the crackdown on student activists continues. Foreign investment is hotly debated in Iran - where's the country headed? And a torture survivor shares his harrowing story.