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In a photograph taken at Bishop's Stortford railway station in Hertfordshire, 1972, resettled Ugandan Asians wait for the train that will take them to their new home. (Photo by Alamy)
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Fleeing Idi Amin: the long journey to a new life

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Enemies of the state 10 high-profile treason cases

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