Muthoni Muya said she was inspired to become a buddy at ISCRE after meeting an Afghan refugee, who claimed he was being abused while working as a taxi driver.

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Two women who went to the aid of a taxi driver who was being attacked were punched and kicked by the man, police have said.

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Nicholas Wells, who is back in jail after being recalled in February 2010 for breaching the conditions of his release, was jailed for 12 months after being convicted of the attempted robbery of a taxi driver.

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Yet to watch the images coming out of Benghazi, Cairo, Tunis and Sana'a is to witness some significant portion of a civilization being transformed into Travis Bickle, the character Robert De Niro made unforgettable in Taxi Driver.

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