LONDON, England – Paola Gourley smiled as she flicked through her photo album with me earlier today. She was showing me shots of her husband – filmmaker and journalist Maziar Bahari. But her smile masked what can only be described as a period of utter misery. Six weeks ago Maziar was arrested at his mother's home in Tehran following post-election demonstrations. He'd been covering the elections for Newsweek magazine. Paola has heard nothing from him since then.

Paola is six months pregnant and as we flicked through the album she stopped at one shot in particular: "This is a special photo. Unfortunately Maziar wasn't here when it was taken, he was supposed to be. It's the twenty week scan of the little baby."

My heart goes out to Paola, Maziar and their as yet unborn child.

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Is it right that a soldier refuses to go on fighting in a war that (s)he does not believe in, and then publicizes the fact? That's what Lance Corporal Joe Glenton from the British Army has done. He is refusing to go back to Afghanistan and, in the full glare of the media, delivered a letter to the Prime Minister urging him to "bring our soldiers home" from the mission which he claims is being fought in the interests of U.S. foreign policy. His opinions are in stark contrast to his superiors who may accept the mission is not perfect, but who also say there is no better alternative.

The rights and wrongs of the argument over the mission are one thing, the other is whether L/Cpl Glenton is right to let personal feelings and opinions get in the way of his role in the military. If he is allowed to get away with it, where does it end? Every member of the military could come up with one reason or another for avoiding combat. The reality is you sign up to do your duty, not question it. Or are things changing, and for the better?

Take a look at my interview with him below. Your comments have been pouring in - Keep them coming!

Mikhail Gorbachev's not the first statesman with a penchant for crooning a little now and then, but very few politicians actually go so far as to record an album. Gorbachev's CD is entitled ‘Songs for Raisa’ and is dedicated to his wife, who died from leukemia in 1999. 

Now, while he insists it was recorded as a one-off for auction, the team here at CNN in London think he's a bit of a star in the making.  If he could persuaded to cut a new CD, we'd want to hear the former-Soviet leader cover: Back in the USSR, Rocking in the Free World , and Give Peace a Chance.  What would you want Gorby to cover?

You have precisely three hours and counting to get your best suggestions to us either by email: connecttheworld@cnn.com; on twitter: cnnctw; or of course, you can leave us a comment below. 

We'll air the best tonight on the show at 9p London time.

Businesses and Chinese computer users are up in arms about a Web filtering plan. What are the ramifications and consequences? I spoke with our regular panelist Nicholas Thompson about the story. Take a look.

On Monday's show CTW took a special look at graffiti around the world. Take a look below.

What are your thoughts? Is graffiti a big problem where you are? Tell us! Leave a comment below or write to us at ConnectTheWorld@CNN.com

 "We didn't get a chance to speak to each other and I haven't heard from him now after a week." I've just finished speaking to Fatemah Shams, the wife of an Iranian political activist who was detained as he tried to leave the country last week.

Imagine how she feels. She has absolutely no idea where her husband is nor how he is being treated. "The only indirect news that's coming out from different sources tells that he's in the central prison of Tehran, Evin. But we don't know where exactly he is and how he is doing..."

And she had a message to the Iranian authorities: "I really ask them to release him. I ask for the immediate release of my husband and other reformist activists who have been detained over the last couple of days."

This is a story that resonates with all of us. I'd love to hear from you on this story.

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"I think in the end it ... draws a line under the past."

That's how Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. described to me the close of what has been an epic legal struggle lasting more than 13 years. A painstaking battle to hold oil giant Shell accountable for alleged human rights abuses. A battle he'd won - in the memory of his father who was executed in 1995 along with eight other leaders of the Ogoni tribe of southern Nigeria.

"History will show that this was a landmark case,” he told me. “Multinationals now know that a precedent has been set, that it is possible to be sued for human rights violations in foreign jurisdictions."

He seemed exhausted as we talked exclusively about the trial last night. Exhausted by a process that has culminated in an unprecedented $15.5 million settlement. A process that surely confirms that multinationals can no longer act with the impunity they once enjoyed.

"It's time to stop being the son of my father and start being a father to my sons," he wrote in an article in a British newspaper. I wanted to weep when I read those lines. I salute him and hope he finds some peace. For the rest of us, this case should provide a wake up call. Many people suffered and many, many more are still suffering unnecessarily, not just in southern Nigeria but all over the world.

Join us for Connect the World tonight at 9p London time as we explore the scope and significance of the case against Shell. We'll look at the wider issue of Alien Tort - an obscure American law of 1789 which allows foreign parties to bring cases before U.S. federal courts against multinationals in certain cases, including crimes against humanity and torture. We'll also take you to Ecuador as we talk to Trudie Styler - environmentalist and wife of the singer Sting - about the plight of an indigenous tribe their and their fight against oil giant Chevron.

Below - for you CTW web fans - the full version of my interview with Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. - we'll air a shorter version of this on air.

Your thoughts on this story - comment below or mail the team at ConnectTheWorld@CNN.com - we'll run the best ones on air tonight.

Cal Perry's been a busy man the last few days. As our Beirut-based correspondent he's been in the thick of a fascinating election season in Lebanon. It's a great 'Connects' story: the number of countries that have a stake - political and financial, direct and proxy - is mind-boggling. Below, Cal's video report for CTW on the proxy connections, followed by his blog for us on the Lebanese elections.

The streets of Beirut were chaotic and alive with celebrations through the night and into the morning. Gunfire, mixed with fireworks and political celebrations, broke out across the capital after a long day of voting. As emotions ran high, the Lebanese Army deployed more than 50,000 security forces across the country to insure the parties did not break into the kind of political violence that has plagued this country in the past.

Hours later, as the sun came up, the streets were completely empty.

The day was officially designated a national holiday to allow the return of people who had to travel to their birth town to vote. But, based on all the parties last night, it seems everyone could use a late morning.

Despite the fervor of previous the night, people waking up on Monday could be a bit disappointed to find their government in a very familiar position. The pro-West "March 14th" coalition held onto its control of the government, but only a slim majority.

With a constitution requiring a two thirds majority to pass any major legislation, Lebanon could once again be politically paralyzed.

Two coalitions have over the past three years shown they have been incapable of agreeing on major issues. For example, what started as a minor dust up last May over the telecommunications minister, ended in a gun battle across Beirut. Hezbollah gunmen for days sat in the western part of the city, sending a clear message that even without major political muscle, they are still powerful.

And that power is not lost on Lebanon’s neighbors or the West. Some in Israel have already called for the results of the election to spark a drive to disarm Hezbollah - a move that would be highly unlikely in reality.

Then there are the large regional and world powers, all who have a vested interested in this election.

The U.S. has always backed the March 14th coalition, as has Saudi Arabia. The U.S. vice president was here less than two weeks ago, throwing support behind Hariri and his group.

The rival "March 8th" bloc is supported by Syria and Iran. Iran, which has its own elections this Sunday, would have preferred a March 8th victory.

With Hezbollah and its fighters poised along the southern border between Lebanon and Israel, Iran has crossed the geographical gap to the doorstep of the Israel Defense Forces.

Israel has made it clear: Iran and its nuclear ambitions are the biggest threat to the Jewish state. But, if Israel were ever to pre-emptively hit Iran, as many believe they could, Iran could hit back, not from their own soil, but from Lebanon, using Hezbollah.

Perhaps some in the International community like Israel and the U.S. are breathing a sigh of relief today. But the reality for Lebanon unfortunately remains the same: This is a country divided. And without the political will to bridge what is already a huge gap, Lebanon could find itself once again staring at a chasm of internal strife.

CTW ran a segment Wednesday looking back at China's crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square twenty years ago. It's a day that Chinese authorities want to forget; and it's a day the world will always remember.

We delved back into history, looking at the events of June 4, 1989, and the ramifications it had. We connected the story to Poland through our ongoing Eye on Poland series, looking at how Communism fell across Eastern Europe around that time.

Below - one our team's favorite videos. John Vause tries to file a report from Tiananmen Square. Policemen try to step him, with, get this: umbrellas. Take a look:

Ben Wedeman filed this report for CTW on Wednesday - an intelligent roundtable discussion on Obama reaching out to the Muslim world.