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FRONTLINE has been covering the Syrian war since it began in 2011, tracing its origins and evolution, its impact on Syrians and the rest of the world, and how the U.S. has responded.
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FRONTLINE has been covering the war since it began in 2011, tracing its origins and evolution, its impact on Syrians and the rest of the world, and how the U.S. has responded.
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As former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is arrested under an ICC warrant, explore his rise and his deadly drug crackdown through our documentaries and podcast episodes.
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As former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is arrested under an I.C.C. warrant on charges of crimes against humanity, explore FRONTLINE’s reporting on his rise and his deadly crackdown on
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COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic five years ago, on March 11, 2020. FRONTLINE has been covering the crisis since the beginning. Revisit our documentaries on the pandemic and its fallout in the U.S. and around the world.
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FRONTLINE and our partners have been covering the pandemic and its fallout in the U.S. and around the world since COVID-19 broke out. Revisit our reporting.
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On March 11, 2011, a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, triggering a crisis inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex. FRONTLINE’s 2012 documentary “Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown” revealed how close the world came to a nuclear nightmare.
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An unprecedented account of the crisis inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex after last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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An operation by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities led to the release of more than 7,000 people from locked compounds in Myanmar where they were forced to trick Americans and others out of their life savings. But survivors have found themselves trapped once again, this time in.
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FRONTLINE and @ProPublica’s investigation into a teen killer’s march to violence shows the deadly reach of the Terrorgram Collective’s online extremists, who operated outside the view of local law enforcement.
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The murders of two people outside an LGBTQ+ bar at first looked like the act of a lone shooter. A ProPublica and FRONTLINE investigation shows they were, in fact, the culmination of a coordinated,
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“Crisis on Campus” chronicled the escalating turmoil on American college campuses after the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and the war in Gaza began. Watch the 2024 documentary from FRONTLINE and @RetroReport, which includes interviews with people on all sides of the divide.
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“Crime Scene: Bucha” investigated atrocities committed in the Ukrainian town of Bucha during Russia’s month-long occupation, which happened three years ago this month. Watch the 2022 documentary from FRONTLINE, @AP and @situ_research:
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FRONTLINE, The Associated Press and SITU map the atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine, through eyewitness accounts, videos and exclusive 3D data.
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For a timely and comprehensive look at longtime President Xi’s vision for China and the broader implications — from his crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang to his provocative ambitions for Taiwan — watch FRONTLINE's 2024 documentary “China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping.”.
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The 2024 FRONTLINE documentary “A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians” tells the harrowing first-person stories of people in Gaza and Israel as they have grappled with death, despair and ongoing trauma.
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FRONTLINE documents harrowing accounts from those who experienced the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and the ongoing war in Gaza.
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The 2024 FRONTLINE documentary "Germany’s Enemy Within" investigates the overlapping rise of the Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD) and far-right extremism in modern-day Germany.
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FRONTLINE investigates the rise of far-right extremism in Germany and the fight against it.
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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began three years ago this week. In that time, FRONTLINE and our partners have investigated Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grievances with the West, the circumstances that led up to his invasion of Ukraine, the grim toll the fighting.
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It has been three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. FRONTLINE and The @AP’s 2023 documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” offers a visceral, first-person account of what the besieged city of Mariupol endured during the first weeks of Russia’s siege.
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Producer and director Gesbeen Mohammad discussed her new film “Battle For Tibet,” what it reveals about life in Tibet now, and the uncertain future for Tibetan Buddhism, language and culture in this episode of The FRONTLINE Dispatch podcast.
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Director Gesbeen Mohammad on making ‘Battle For Tibet’ and the long-running struggle over the future of the mountainous region.
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Drawing on undercover footage, expert interviews and firsthand accounts, the FRONTLINE documentary "Battle for Tibet" investigates the Chinese Communist Party’s rule over the tightly-controlled territory including through the use of digital surveillance and the struggle over the
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Tibetan children as young as four are taught in Mandarin in boarding schools. In this video drawn from FRONTLINE's documentary “Battle for Tibet” — premiering Feb. 18 on PBS and online — a Tibetan sociologist says the schools replace Tibetan children’s mindset with a “Chinese.
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Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny died in a Russian penal colony a year ago today. Revisit these six FRONTLINE documentaries that offer insight into Russia’s crackdown on internal dissent, free speech and independent journalism.
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The “Breakdown” podcast explores the missed opportunities to prevent the shootings in Lewiston, Maine — the deadliest in the U.S. in 2023 — the role of guns and hunting in Maine’s politics, and the aftermath for shooting victims. Listen to the podcast series from @MainePublic,.
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FRONTLINE investigates China’s rule over Tibet. With footage from inside the region, the documentary examines how the Communist regime controls Tibet’s Buddhist population, and the battle over the succession of its spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Premieres Tuesday, Feb. 18 on
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