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China Undercover
A special undercover report from China’s secretive Xinjiang region.
April 7, 2020
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Where Are the Yazidis Today, Almost a Decade After ISIS’ Genocidal Campaign?
Almost a decade after ISIS launched a genocidal campaign against the Yazidi community in northern Iraq, Yazidis still face challenges as they seek justice, reunite with family members and attempt to rebuild their community.
March 13, 2024
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A.C. Thompson on Antisemitism and Right-Wing Extremism
Longtime FRONTLINE correspondent and ProPublica reporter A.C. Thompson discusses antisemitism, the challenges facing journalists who cover right-wing extremism, and the evolution of his work with FRONTLINE.
February 3, 2023
Article
A Glimpse Inside Michael Flynn’s Holy War
A new documentary from FRONTLINE and the AP shows how the retired three-star general went from being an elite soldier overseas to waging a “spiritual war” at home. Watch an excerpt.
October 18, 2022
Article
Premiering Tonight: “Michael Flynn’s Holy War”
A note from FRONTLINE's editor-in-chief and executive producer about our collaborative investigation with the Associated Press.
October 18, 2022
Article
How the Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority Came to Be
As a new U.S. Supreme Court term begins, revisit FRONTLINE documentaries that show how conservatives gained a court majority and give context for last term's major decisions on abortion, guns & more.
July 6, 2022
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The Supreme Court Has Overturned ‘Roe v. Wade.’ These Documentaries Show How We Got Here.
Overriding nearly five decades of legal precedent, the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion in the U.S. These documentaries offer context on how America reached this moment.
June 24, 2022
Article
Watch a Decade of Documentaries on Climate Change & Other Environmental Threats
Ahead of FRONTLINE’s three-part series ‘The Power of Big Oil,’ revisit our reporting on how we reached this moment.
April 12, 2022
Article
As the Olympics Unfold, a Look at China’s Treatment of Uyghur Muslims
Revisit 2020’s ‘China Undercover,’ investigating China’s crackdown on Uyghurs and other Muslims, as the Beijing Olympics begin with a U.S. diplomatic boycott.
February 3, 2022
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FRONTLINE Subscriber Series Virtual Event July 8: “Germany’s Neo-Nazis & the Far Right”
July 6, 2021
Article
‘Mom, I’ve Been Hit’: Enforcing COVID Curfew Last Year, Kenyan Police Fatally Shot 13-Year-Old Boy on His Own Balcony
The parents of Yasin Hussein Moyo speak out in ‘The Virus That Shook the World,’ a two-night documentary special on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts across the globe.
April 26, 2021
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Cremation Is on the Rise in Black and Latino Communities During COVID-19, Funeral Professionals Say
Burials, a cherished cultural tradition among Black and Latino communities, have declined during COVID-19. Instead, more families of color are choosing cremation, citing economic hardship in a prolonged pandemic.
March 23, 2021
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WATCH: Acequia Communities Adjust Centuries-Old Water Traditions Under COVID-19
With social distancing orders in place to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus in New Mexico, acequia communities have modified springtime traditions that have endured for centuries.
May 29, 2020
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WATCH: Colorado Faith Leaders Reflect on Ministering to the Dying in a Pandemic
Four faith leaders shared their experiences ministering to the sick and the dying in the time of coronavirus. They described experiences that were painful but also strengthened their faith.
May 5, 2020
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The Story of Chinese Muslims Is A “Story That has Global Implications”: Q&A With Filmmakers
The filmmakers of "China Undercover" describe what’s unfolding in Xinjiang as a new model of governance — “digital authoritarianism” — that is now being exported from China to other countries and will have serious implications for human rights and democracy…
April 7, 2020
Article
How the U.S. Has Responded to Allegations of China’s Human Rights Abuses
More recently, new and troubling reports began to emerge: some detainees were also being forced to work in factories, producing products for export.
April 7, 2020
Article
Muslims Held in China’s Detention Camps Speak Out
“If you exceeded two minutes in the toilet, they hit our heads with an electric prod,” a woman who was detained for 17 months tells FRONTLINE.
April 7, 2020
Documentary
China Undercover
A special undercover report from China’s secretive Xinjiang region.
June 15, 2021
Article
‘He Will be Part of That History’: Steve Coll on His Friend (and Source) Jamal Khashoggi
Ahead of the one-year anniversary of Khashoggi’s murder in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, FRONTLINE talked to Coll about Khashoggi’s relationship to the Muslim Brotherhood and Osama bin Laden, his dreams of a free press and democracy in Saudi Arabia,…
October 2, 2019
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FRONTLINE’s Collected Reporting on the Holocaust
We've collected some of the key films and reporting from our body of work on the Holocaust.
May 1, 2019
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With Anti-Semitic Incidents in Schools on the Rise, Teachers Grapple With Holocaust Education
Educators across the country are grappling with how to make the lessons of the Holocaust relevant to children at a time when it is vanishing from the collective memory and anti-Semitism is on the rise.
May 1, 2019
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