Frontline World

Stories By Theme
FRONTLINE/World stories cover a breadth of themes, including Arts & Culture, Conflict & Violence, Environment, Ethnic & Religious Issues, Global Trade & Economics, Health, Human Rights, Media & Press Freedoms, Politics & Government, Science and Technology. They are indexed according to their primary themes, though most stories touch on a variety of topics.

 


Arts/Culture

Leeward Islands: A Voyage of Healing, August 2010
  Caribbean natives explore their past

Ecuador: Dreamtown, June 2010
  Is soccer the ticket to a better life?

Pakistan: The Lost Generation, February 2010
  The crisis in Pakistan's schools

30,000 Feet: Frequent Flyer, November 2009
  Join the club

Peru: Kiva's Web-based Microfinance Growing Up, October 2009
  

Jamaica: Girls on Track, October 2009
  Olympic dreams against the odds

China: Wall Scholar, September 2009
  

West Papua: The Clever One, August 2009
  A peculiar bird's particular talent

Jamaica: The Alpha Boys, February 2009
  A legendary music school lives on

China: Kung Fu English, August 2008
  A bootcamp in the provinces

India: Design Like You Give a Damn, June 2008
  Building sustainable communities, not trophy homes.

Cuba: The Art Revolution, February 2008
  The new freedom of expression

Indonesia: Wham! Bam! Islam!, January 2008
  Muslim super heroes come to Jakarta

Haiti: Belo's Song of Peace, December 2007
  Troubled island sells music and hope

Ghana: Baseball Dreams, July 2007
  Africans embrace America's game

Cambodia: The Silk Grandmothers, June 2007
  Weaving a new life from a lost art

China: The New Wave, May 2007
  Filmmakers reveal society's dark side

Mongolia: Land Without Fences, April 2007
  A nomad's hard choice

Paraguay: Sounds of Hope, April 2007
  How music is transforming society

Afghanistan: The Other War, April 2007
  Is NATO winning the battle?

Panama: The Last Medicine Woman, March 2007
  The secret life of plants

Russia: Moscow's Sex and the City, January 2007
  The new reality for Russian Women

Cuba: The Art Revolution, September 2006
  Challenging Fidel's socialist system

Libya: Out of the Shadow, August 2006
  A solar eclipse in a country seeking acceptance

Germany: Heart of Berlin, June 2006
  The struggle to save an East German landmark

Chile: Karina's Story, June 2006
  Buidling a life as a transgender woman

Poland: Chopin's Heart, May 2006
  A nation's musical gift to the world

France: Soundtrack to a Riot, March 2006
  A rap of protest from the ghetto

India: Calcutta Calling, January 2006
  American girls explore their roots

Weight of the World, September 2005
  Rebuilding Afghanistan in the gym

The Women's Kingdom, July 2005
  In China, how free can a woman be?

Mexico: The Ballad of Juan Quezada, May 2005
  A potter brings a village back to life

Punk Rock in the Holy Land, April 2005
  Israelis find freedom in a thriving punk scene

China: Shanghai Nights, June 2004
  A new generation's cultural revolution

Kyrgyzstan: The Kidnapped Bride, March 2004
  The resurgence of a banned custom

Kenya: Run Lornah Run, March 2004
  Women racing for their lives

Belize: The Exile's Song, January 2004
  Reclaiming African roots

India: Starring Osama Bin Laden, June 2003
  A folk opera with a disturbing twist

Vietnam: Looking for Home, May 2003
  An expatriate rediscovers his country

France: Play it Again Maurice, May 2003
  From North Africa with love Jewish-Arabic soul music

Iceland: The Future of Sound, January 2003
   Innovative pop music from the land of ice and fire

Romania: My Old Haunts, October 2002
  A native son returns to the land of Dracula

 
 


Conflict/Violence

South Africa: Inside the Cycle of Rape, July 2010
  A warden's work with sex offenders

Afghanistan: Fight for the Korengal Valley, November 2009
  

Brazil: Hired Guns, September 2009
  FIghting for a share of the land

Afghanistan: A Stolen Election?, September 2009
  

Pakistan: Karachi's Invisible Enemy, July 2009
  City potent refuge for Taliban fighters

Guinea Bissau: A Narco State in Africa, June 2009
  

Afghanistan: After an Airstrike, May 2009
  

Pakistan: Letter from Karachi, May 2009
  A war comes close to home

Pakistan: A Death in Swat, May 2009
  A journalist's life and mysterious assassination

Burma: One Year After the Deadly Storm, May 2009
  

Interview With Sharmeen Obaid-Chinnoy, April 2009
  

Pakistan: Children of the Taliban, April 2009
  Recruiting and intimidating the next generation

Afghanistan: Law & Order, April 2009
  

Bangladesh: The Mystery of a Mutiny, March 2009
  

Bangladesh: The Mystery of a Mutiny, March 2009
  

Afghanistan: A Hard Fight, February 2009
  

Italy: Taking on the Mafia, January 2009
  

Turkey: A Family Erased, November 2008
  Revisiting a bitter history

Afghanistan: A Cry for Help, November 2008
  Living in a patriarchy

Sri Lanka: A Terrorist in the Family, October 2008
  inside the life of a female suicide bomber

Burma: Inside the Saffron Revolution, September 2008
  After the uprising, what comes next?

Closing in on the War Criminals, July 2008
  Is Mladic next?

Burma: After the Storm, July 2008
  A reporter's video diary

Zimbabwe: On the Brink, June 2008
  Trying to escape Mugabe's wrath

South Africa: Go Away and Fight Mugabe!, June 2008
  

Guatemala: The Secret Files, May 2008
  How Silicon Valley helps uncover a dirty war

Pakistan: State of Emergency, February 2008
  Battling a new generation of Taliban

Darfur: Genocide in Slow Motion, December 2007
  

On the Edge of the Crescent, December 2007
  Muslim minorities in Southeast Asia

Egypt: Extraordinary Rendition, November 2007
  Investigating the CIA's secret detentions

Congo: On the Trail of an AK-47, August 2007
  China's calling card in Africa

Iraq: The Alcohol Smugglers, August 2007
  Kurds deliver contraband liquor to Iran

Kashmir: A Troubled Paradise, July 2007
  

Indonesia: After the Wave, June 2007
  A search for justice

Tanzania: Hero Rats, June 2007
  Sniffing landmines, saving lives

Liberia: Give Peace a Chance, May 2007
  A journey home

Somalia: A Reporter's Search for Al Qaeda, February 2007
  

Canada: The Cell Next Door, January 2007
  The hidden face of suburban jihad

Iraq: Law and Disorder, December 2006
  On patrol with Kirkuk's police chief

Nepal: Caught in the People's War, December 2006
  A journey into an uncertain future

Congo: Hope on the Ballot, November 2006
  Can historic elections bring peace?

Burma: State of Fear, October 2006
  A regime at war with its own people

Vacation From War, September 2006
  Life on base in the Persian Gulf

Bosnia: Divided We Stand, September 2006
  Can we agree on a hero?

Iraq: The Fight Over Kirkuk's Oil , August 2006
  Who will control the region's most valuable asset?

Zimbabwe: Shadows and Lies, June 2006
  Inside a state of fear

Palestinian Territories: Inside Hamas, May 2006
  After winning the vote, can they govern?

Japan and China: The Unforgotten War, April 2006
  Views from both sides of East Asia's historical conflict

Bosnia: The Men Who Got Away, March 2006
  Who is hunting for Mladic and Karadzic?

France: Soundtrack to a Riot, March 2006
  A rap of protest from the ghetto

Colombia: The Coca-Cola Controversy, February 2006
  Soft drink company accused of complicity in murder of union leaders

Iraq: Saddam's Road to Hell, January 2006
  A journey into the killing fields

Brazil: Jewel of the Amazon, January 2006
  The conflict over Brazil's Diamonds

Colombia: This Little Old Town, January 2006
  War or no war, refugees return home

Weight of the World, September 2005
  Rebuilding Afghanistan in the gym

Occupied Minds, August 2005
  A Palestinian and Israeli on the road

Murder in St. Petersburg, August 2005
  Russian hate crimes on the rise

Dark Shadows, July 2005
  The legacy of war in Serbia and Bosnia

Cursed by the Gods, July 2005
  Rebuilding lives after the tsunami

Return to Kirkuk, June 2005
  A Kurdish exile's journey home

Liberia: No More War, May 2005
  General Opande's last mission

Lebanon: The Earthquake, May 2005
  An assassination sparks a revolution

South Africa: Nuclear Underground -- Video Web Exclusive: Part 2, April 2005
  The Secret Life of Asher Karni

Punk Rock in the Holy Land, April 2005
  Israelis find freedom in a thriving punk scene

South Africa: Nuclear Underground -- Special Report: Part 1, March 2005
  The Middleman

Sudan: The Quick and the Terrible, January 2005
  Investigating charges of genocide

Iraq: Reporting the War, January 2005
  Trying to cover the world's most dangerous place

Pakistan: On a Razor's Edge, March 2004
  A journey home at a time of hope and crisis

Iran: Forbidden Iran, January 2004
  A reporter's undercover journey

Afghanistan: A House For Haji Baba, October 2003
  Life after war in a former Taliban stronghold

Venezuela: A Nation on Edge, June 2003
   A polarizing president stirs political passions

India: Starring Osama Bin Laden, June 2003
  A folk opera with a disturbing twist

Philippines: Islands Under Siege, June 2003
  A reporter's journey to meet Muslim rebels

Lebanon: Party of God, May 2003
  A reporter's search for the real Hezbollah

Iraq: The Road to Kirkuk, May 2003
  After Saddam's terror can Kurds and Arabs live together?

Israel/Palestinian territories: In the Line of Fire, March 2003
  When journalists become targets

North Korea: Suspicious Minds, January 2003
  A reporter's quirky visit to the forbidding

Nigeria: The Road North, January 2003
  What the Miss World riots reveal about a divided country

Colombia: The Pipeline War, November 2002
  U.S. oil fuels a bloody conflict

Cambodia: Pol Pot's Shadow, October 2002
  Searching for a mysterious executioner

Bolivia: Leasing the Rain, June 2002
  An American company sparks a war over water

Sierra Leone: Gunrunners, May 2002
  Tracking the secret operations of international gun smugglers

Sri Lanka: Living in Terror, May 2002
  A journey to a tropical island besieged by suicide bombers

 
 


Environment

Leeward Islands: A Voyage of Healing, August 2010
  Caribbean natives explore their past

Cameroon: Pipeline to Prosperity?, June 2010
  What happened to the project promoters called a

Chile: The House Pedro Built, May 2010
  Surviving one of the biggest earthquakes in history

Trading Trees, December 2009
  Boon or boondoggle for climate change

Copenhagen: Coverage from the Climate Summit, December 2009
  

Uganda: Out of the Wild, November 2009
  

Brazil: The Money Tree, November 2009
  The human cost of carbon credits

Bangladesh: The Blowback of Corruption, August 2009
  Canadian company leaves environmental scar

West Papua: The Clever One, August 2009
  A peculiar bird's particular talent

Cote d'Ivoire: Up in Smoke, July 2009
  Meet Africa's first green cops

Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground, June 2009
  

Asia and Africa: Living on the Edge, June 2008
  The human consequences of a warming planet

India: Design Like You Give a Damn, June 2008
  Building sustainable communities, not trophy homes.

China: Out of the Rubble, June 2008
  

India: The Cost of Yellowcake, May 2008
  Mining uranium on tribal lands

Ecuador: Flower Power, February 2008
  Fair trade roses for Valentine's Day

China: Green Dreams, January 2008
  A not so model village

China: Undermined, October 2007
  Coal mines threaten villages

Philippines: The Black Stain of Oil, August 2007
  Who's cleaning up?

Tanzania: Hero Rats, June 2007
  Sniffing landmines, saving lives

Faroe Islands: A Message from the Sea, June 2007
  Whale hunters and mercury

Russia: Island on the Edge, May 2007
  A rough, new energy frontier

China Diaries: Part 1 and Part 2, October 2006
  Life on the road in western China

Pakistan: Cold Comfort, February 2006
  A battle for hearts and minds in the quake zone

Brazil: Jewel of the Amazon, January 2006
  The conflict over Brazil's Diamonds

Norway: Reindeer Men, December 2005
  Mythic nomads in a modern world

Brazil: Cutting the Wire, December 2005
  Witnessing a land occupation

Tuvalu: That Sinking Feeling, December 2005
  Global warming, rising seas

Japan: The Slow Life, November 2005
  Tune in, drop out, grow rice

The Curse of Inca Gold, October 2005
  The story behind the world's richest gold mine

South Africa: The Play Pump, October 2005
  Turning water into child's play

Samurai Surfers, August 2005
  Eco-warriors in Puerto Rico

This Land is Ours, August 2005
  Who should own Namibia's farms?

Seeds of Suicide, July 2005
  India's desperate farmers

The Women's Kingdom, July 2005
  In China, how free can a woman be?

Spain: The Lawless Sea, January 2004
  Investigating a notorious shipwreck

Colombia: The Pipeline War, November 2002
  U.S. oil fuels a bloody conflict

Bolivia: Leasing the Rain, June 2002
  An American company sparks a war over water

 
 


Ethnic/Religious Issues

Leeward Islands: A Voyage of Healing, August 2010
  Caribbean natives explore their past

Pakistan: The Lost Generation, February 2010
  The crisis in Pakistan's schools

Copenhagen: Coverage from the Climate Summit, December 2009
  

Interview With Sharmeen Obaid-Chinnoy, April 2009
  

Afghanistan: A Cry for Help, November 2008
  Living in a patriarchy

Burma: Inside the Saffron Revolution, September 2008
  After the uprising, what comes next?

Closing in on the War Criminals, July 2008
  Is Mladic next?

Jesus in China, June 2008
  Is Christianity transforming China?

South Africa: Go Away and Fight Mugabe!, June 2008
  

Chile: The New Nazis, March 2008
  Hitler's unlikely followers

Nigeria: God's Country, February 2008
  A struggle for souls and survival

Kashmir: A Troubled Paradise, July 2007
  

Uganda: The Condom Controversy, July 2007
  AIDS and the abstinence debate

Uganda: The Return, May 2007
  Asians back in Africa

India: The Missing Girls, April 2007
  A society out of balance

Pakistan: This Is Your Wife, December 2006
  Invitation to an arranged marriage

Congo: Hope on the Ballot, November 2006
  Can historic elections bring peace?

Bosnia: Divided We Stand, September 2006
  Can we agree on a hero?

Iraq: The Fight Over Kirkuk's Oil , August 2006
  Who will control the region's most valuable asset?

Palestinian Territories: Inside Hamas, May 2006
  After winning the vote, can they govern?

Bosnia: The Men Who Got Away, March 2006
  Who is hunting for Mladic and Karadzic?

France: Soundtrack to a Riot, March 2006
  A rap of protest from the ghetto

Northern Ireland: Uneasy Peace, March 2006
  A community learns to forgive

Pakistan: Cold Comfort, February 2006
  A battle for hearts and minds in the quake zone

India: Calcutta Calling, January 2006
  American girls explore their roots

Occupied Minds, August 2005
  A Palestinian and Israeli on the road

This Land is Ours, August 2005
  Who should own Namibia's farms?

Murder in St. Petersburg, August 2005
  Russian hate crimes on the rise

Dark Shadows, July 2005
  The legacy of war in Serbia and Bosnia

Cursed by the Gods, July 2005
  Rebuilding lives after the tsunami

Return to Kirkuk, June 2005
  A Kurdish exile's journey home

China: Silenced, January 2005
  A reporter's nightmare

Sudan: The Quick and the Terrible, January 2005
  Investigating charges of genocide

Mexico: A Death in the Desert, June 2004
  The fatal journey of a migrant worker

Pakistan: On a Razor's Edge, March 2004
  A journey home at a time of hope and crisis

Philippines: Islands Under Siege, June 2003
  A reporter's journey to meet Muslim rebels

Lebanon: Party of God, May 2003
  A reporter's search for the real Hezbollah

Nepal: Dreams of Chomolongma, May 2003
  Sherpa women scale Mount Everest

France: Play it Again Maurice, May 2003
  From North Africa with love Jewish-Arabic soul music

Iraq: The Road to Kirkuk, May 2003
  After Saddam's terror can Kurds and Arabs live together?

Israel/Palestinian territories: In the Line of Fire, March 2003
  When journalists become targets

Nigeria: The Road North, January 2003
  What the Miss World riots reveal about a divided country

Romania: My Old Haunts, October 2002
  A native son returns to the land of Dracula

Cambodia: Pol Pot's Shadow, October 2002
  Searching for a mysterious executioner

Sierra Leone: Gunrunners, May 2002
  Tracking the secret operations of international gun smugglers

Sri Lanka: Living in Terror, May 2002
  A journey to a tropical island besieged by suicide bombers

 
 


Global Trade/Economics

Cameroon: Pipeline to Prosperity?, June 2010
  What happened to the project promoters called a

Pakistan: The Lost Generation, February 2010
  The crisis in Pakistan's schools

Trading Trees, December 2009
  Boon or boondoggle for climate change

Copenhagen: Coverage from the Climate Summit, December 2009
  

Brazil: The Money Tree, November 2009
  The human cost of carbon credits

Brazil: Hired Guns, September 2009
  FIghting for a share of the land

California: The Immigration Dilemma, September 2009
  Hard times stir up the issue in Central Valley

Bangladesh: The Blowback of Corruption, August 2009
  Canadian company leaves environmental scar

Bangladesh: Where Corruption Flows, August 2009
  

Guatemala: In the Shadow of the Raid, July 2009
  U.S. immigration raid leaves lasting mark

Egypt: Middle East, Inc, June 2009
  The next generation of entrepreneurs

The Business of Bribes, February 2009
  An investigation into international bribery

Rwanda: Millennium Village, October 2008
  After 1994 genocide, a country journeys back

Mexico: Crimes at the Border, May 2008
  The business of human smuggling

Tortillanomics: Food or Fuel?, April 2008
  The competition for Mexico's corn

Ecuador: Flower Power, February 2008
  Fair trade roses for Valentine's Day

China: Undermined, October 2007
  Coal mines threaten villages

Dubai: Night Secrets, September 2007
  The oldest profession in the newest playground

Congo: On the Trail of an AK-47, August 2007
  China's calling card in Africa

Russia: Island on the Edge, May 2007
  A rough, new energy frontier

France: The Precarious Generation, April 2007
  Au revoir job security

Uganda: A Little Goes a Long Way, October 2006
  Pioneering microloans online

Colombia: The Coca-Cola Controversy, February 2006
  Soft drink company accused of complicity in murder of union leaders

Brazil: Jewel of the Amazon, January 2006
  The conflict over Brazil's Diamonds

Tuvalu: That Sinking Feeling, December 2005
  Global warming, rising seas

Japan: The Slow Life, November 2005
  Tune in, drop out, grow rice

The Curse of Inca Gold, October 2005
  The story behind the world's richest gold mine

Seeds of Suicide, July 2005
  India's desperate farmers

Nuclear Underground: Part 3, June 2005
  The Guru

South Africa: Nuclear Underground -- Video Web Exclusive: Part 2, April 2005
  The Secret Life of Asher Karni

South Africa: Nuclear Underground -- Special Report: Part 1, March 2005
  The Middleman

Mexico: A Death in the Desert, June 2004
  The fatal journey of a migrant worker

Spain: The Lawless Sea, January 2004
  Investigating a notorious shipwreck

Moscow: Rich In Russia, October 2003
  The brave new world of young capitalists and tycoons

Venezuela: A Nation on Edge, June 2003
   A polarizing president stirs political passions

Guatemala/Mexico: Coffee Country, May 2003
  Can fair trade save the farm?

Colombia: The Pipeline War, November 2002
  U.S. oil fuels a bloody conflict

Romania: My Old Haunts, October 2002
  A native son returns to the land of Dracula

Bolivia: Leasing the Rain, June 2002
  An American company sparks a war over water

Sierra Leone: Gunrunners, May 2002
  Tracking the secret operations of international gun smugglers

 
 


Health

South Africa: Inside the Cycle of Rape, July 2010
  A warden's work with sex offenders

France: Outlawing Ana, December 2009
  French lawmakers battle eating disorders

Uganda: Out of the Wild, November 2009
  

Sierra Leone: Yeabu's Homecoming, June 2009
  Overcoming the stigma of a childbirth injury

Vietnam: Wheels of Change, June 2009
  A rugged wheelchair for the developing world

Iran: The Stem Cell Fatwa, June 2009
  Science and religion's unlikely union

Burma: One Year After the Deadly Storm, May 2009
  

Rwanda: Millennium Village, October 2008
  After 1994 genocide, a country journeys back

Mozambique: Guitar Hero, May 2008
  Singing about toilets to save lives

South Africa: An Everyday Crime, January 2008
  A day in the life of a rape crisis center

Philippines: Have Degree Will Travel, December 2007
  Where have all the nurses gone?

Cambodia: Care and Comfort, November 2007
  Cambodia: Care and Comfort

India: A Second Opinion, November 2007
  Does Ayurvedic medicine work?

China: Undermined, October 2007
  Coal mines threaten villages

Tibet: Eye Camp, September 2007
  Restoring vision at the top of the world

Uganda: The Condom Controversy, July 2007
  AIDS and the abstinence debate

Faroe Islands: A Message from the Sea, June 2007
  Whale hunters and mercury

India: A New Life, June 2007
  Getting children off the streets

Ecuador: Country Doctors, June 2007
  On rough roads and remote rivers

POSITHIV: AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, May 2007
  No longer the ultimate death sentence

India: The Missing Girls, April 2007
  A society out of balance

Panama: The Last Medicine Woman, March 2007
  The secret life of plants

India: A Pound of Flesh, July 2006
  Selling kidneys to survive

Chile: Karina's Story, June 2006
  Buidling a life as a transgender woman

The Curse of Inca Gold, October 2005
  The story behind the world's richest gold mine

South Africa: The Play Pump, October 2005
  Turning water into child's play

Weight of the World, September 2005
  Rebuilding Afghanistan in the gym

Seeds of Suicide, July 2005
  India's desperate farmers

Sudan: The Quick and the Terrible, January 2005
  Investigating charges of genocide

India: The Sex Workers, June 2004
  A tale of two cities

Hong Kong: Chasing the Virus, June 2003
  Trying to stop the deadly SARS epidemic

 
 


Human Rights

Cameroon: Pipeline to Prosperity?, June 2010
  What happened to the project promoters called a

Brazil: Hired Guns, September 2009
  FIghting for a share of the land

California: The Immigration Dilemma, September 2009
  Hard times stir up the issue in Central Valley

Iraq: Living in Hiding, May 2009
  Inside a secret women's shelter in Baghdad

Burma: One Year After the Deadly Storm, May 2009
  

Pakistan: Children of the Taliban, April 2009
  Recruiting and intimidating the next generation

The Business of Bribes, February 2009
  An investigation into international bribery

Zimbabwe: A Harsh Reality, January 2009
  

Virtual Gitmo: Human Rights in Second Life, January 2009
  

Albania: Getting out of Gitmo, January 2009
  

Turkey: A Family Erased, November 2008
  Revisiting a bitter history

Burma: Inside the Saffron Revolution, September 2008
  After the uprising, what comes next?

Closing in on the War Criminals, July 2008
  Is Mladic next?

The Arrest of Radovan Karadzic, July 2008
  A view from Bosnia

Burma: After the Storm, July 2008
  A reporter's video diary

Zimbabwe: On the Brink, June 2008
  Trying to escape Mugabe's wrath

Jesus in China, June 2008
  Is Christianity transforming China?

Egypt: Extraordinary Rendition, November 2007
  Investigating the CIA's secret detentions

China: Undermined, October 2007
  Coal mines threaten villages

Pakistan: Disappeared, September 2007
  One woman's search arouses a nation

Kashmir: A Troubled Paradise, July 2007
  

Indonesia: After the Wave, June 2007
  A search for justice

India: A New Life, June 2007
  Getting children off the streets

Russia: Putin vs. NGOs, May 2007
  Russia's attack on independent voices

Nepal: Caught in the People's War, December 2006
  A journey into an uncertain future

Burma: State of Fear, October 2006
  A regime at war with its own people

Italy: One-Way Ticket to Europe, July 2006
  African migrants search for a better life

Zimbabwe: Shadows and Lies, June 2006
  Inside a state of fear

Chile: Karina's Story, June 2006
  Buidling a life as a transgender woman

Bosnia: The Men Who Got Away, March 2006
  Who is hunting for Mladic and Karadzic?

Iraq: Saddam's Road to Hell, January 2006
  A journey into the killing fields

Ukraine: A Murder in Kyiv, October 2005
  An assassination haunts the country

Murder in St. Petersburg, August 2005
  Russian hate crimes on the rise

Return to Kirkuk, June 2005
  A Kurdish exile's journey home

Lebanon: The Earthquake, May 2005
  An assassination sparks a revolution

Sudan: The Quick and the Terrible, January 2005
  Investigating charges of genocide

China: Silenced, January 2005
  A reporter's nightmare

India: The Sex Workers, June 2004
  A tale of two cities

Mexico: A Death in the Desert, June 2004
  The fatal journey of a migrant worker

Kyrgyzstan: The Kidnapped Bride, March 2004
  The resurgence of a banned custom

Iran: Forbidden Iran, January 2004
  A reporter's undercover journey

Philippines: Islands Under Siege, June 2003
  A reporter's journey to meet Muslim rebels

Iraq: The Road to Kirkuk, May 2003
  After Saddam's terror can Kurds and Arabs live together?

Israel/Palestinian territories: In the Line of Fire, March 2003
  When journalists become targets

Nigeria: The Road North, January 2003
  What the Miss World riots reveal about a divided country

North Korea: Suspicious Minds, January 2003
  A reporter's quirky visit to the forbidding

Colombia: The Pipeline War, November 2002
  U.S. oil fuels a bloody conflict

Iraq: Truth and Lies in Baghdad, September 2002
  A reporter's journey inside Saddam's regime

Sri Lanka: Living in Terror, May 2002
  A journey to a tropical island besieged by suicide bombers

Sierra Leone: Gunrunners, May 2002
  Tracking the secret operations of international gun smugglers

 
 


Media/Press Freedoms

Covering Conflict Zones: A Media Symposium, October 2009
  How to protect yourself, your fixer, and your sources.

Swaziland: The King and the Web, August 2009
  

Jailed In Iran, July 2009
  A reporter's story

Russia: Putin's Plan, February 2008
  Giving up the presidency but not the power

Indonesia: Wham! Bam! Islam!, January 2008
  Muslim super heroes come to Jakarta

Russia: Putin vs. NGOs, May 2007
  Russia's attack on independent voices

Afghanistan: The Other War, April 2007
  Is NATO winning the battle?

South Korea: Everyone's a Journalist, March 2007
  The story of OhMynews

News War: War of Ideas, March 2007
  

News War: Requiem, March 2007
  

Nepal: Caught in the People's War, December 2006
  A journey into an uncertain future

Zimbabwe: Shadows and Lies, June 2006
  Inside a state of fear

Japan and China: The Unforgotten War, April 2006
  Views from both sides of East Asia's historical conflict

Ukraine: A Murder in Kyiv, October 2005
  An assassination haunts the country

China: Silenced, January 2005
  A reporter's nightmare

Iraq: Reporting the War, January 2005
  Trying to cover the world's most dangerous place

Iran: Forbidden Iran, January 2004
  A reporter's undercover journey

Philippines: Islands Under Siege, June 2003
  A reporter's journey to meet Muslim rebels

Venezuela: A Nation on Edge, June 2003
   A polarizing president stirs political passions

India: Starring Osama Bin Laden, June 2003
  A folk opera with a disturbing twist

Iraq: The Road to Kirkuk, May 2003
  After Saddam's terror can Kurds and Arabs live together?

Israel/Palestinian territories: In the Line of Fire, March 2003
  When journalists become targets

Iraq: Truth and Lies in Baghdad, September 2002
  A reporter's journey inside Saddam's regime

Sri Lanka: Living in Terror, May 2002
  A journey to a tropical island besieged by suicide bombers

Bhutan: The Last Place, May 2002
  Television arrives in a Buddhist kingdom

 
 


Politics/Government

Pakistan: The Lost Generation, February 2010
  The crisis in Pakistan's schools

Copenhagen: Coverage from the Climate Summit, December 2009
  

Honduras: Standoff at the Embassy, September 2009
  

Afghanistan: A Stolen Election?, September 2009
  

Bangladesh: The Blowback of Corruption, August 2009
  Canadian company leaves environmental scar

Bangladesh: Where Corruption Flows, August 2009
  

Jailed In Iran, July 2009
  A reporter's story

Burma: One Year After the Deadly Storm, May 2009
  

Afghanistan: Law & Order, April 2009
  

Pakistan: Children of the Taliban, April 2009
  Recruiting and intimidating the next generation

Bangladesh: The Mystery of a Mutiny, March 2009
  

The Business of Bribes, February 2009
  An investigation into international bribery

Election 2008: The World Is Watching, November 2008
  

Burma: Inside the Saffron Revolution, September 2008
  After the uprising, what comes next?

Closing in on the War Criminals, July 2008
  Is Mladic next?

Zimbabwe: On the Brink, June 2008
  Trying to escape Mugabe's wrath

Pakistan: State of Emergency, February 2008
  Battling a new generation of Taliban

Russia: Putin's Plan, February 2008
  Giving up the presidency but not the power

Egypt: Extraordinary Rendition, November 2007
  Investigating the CIA's secret detentions

Pakistan: Disappeared, September 2007
  One woman's search arouses a nation

North Korea: In Black and White, August 2007
  

Kashmir: A Troubled Paradise, July 2007
  

Russia: Island on the Edge, May 2007
  A rough, new energy frontier

France: The Precarious Generation, April 2007
  Au revoir job security

Somalia: A Reporter's Search for Al Qaeda, February 2007
  

Congo: Hope on the Ballot, November 2006
  Can historic elections bring peace?

Chicago: Little Mexico, October 2006
  Legal son of an illegal mother

Iraq: The Fight Over Kirkuk's Oil , August 2006
  Who will control the region's most valuable asset?

Libya: Out of the Shadow, August 2006
  A solar eclipse in a country seeking acceptance

Zimbabwe: Shadows and Lies, June 2006
  Inside a state of fear

Germany: Heart of Berlin, June 2006
  The struggle to save an East German landmark

Bolivia: On the Road With Evo, May 2006
  The making of an unlikely president

Bosnia: The Men Who Got Away, March 2006
  Who is hunting for Mladic and Karadzic?

France: Soundtrack to a Riot, March 2006
  A rap of protest from the ghetto

Israel: The Unexpected Candidate, March 2006
  The political conversion of Ehud Olmert

Pakistan: Cold Comfort, February 2006
  A battle for hearts and minds in the quake zone

Colombia: The Coca-Cola Controversy, February 2006
  Soft drink company accused of complicity in murder of union leaders

Iraq: Saddam's Road to Hell, January 2006
  A journey into the killing fields

Colombia: This Little Old Town, January 2006
  War or no war, refugees return home

Norway: Reindeer Men, December 2005
  Mythic nomads in a modern world

Brazil: Cutting the Wire, December 2005
  Witnessing a land occupation

The Curse of Inca Gold, October 2005
  The story behind the world's richest gold mine

Ukraine: A Murder in Kyiv, October 2005
  An assassination haunts the country

Occupied Minds, August 2005
  A Palestinian and Israeli on the road

This Land is Ours, August 2005
  Who should own Namibia's farms?

Cursed by the Gods, July 2005
  Rebuilding lives after the tsunami

Iran: Going Nuclear, May 2005
  Legal power or illegal weapons?

Lebanon: The Earthquake, May 2005
  An assassination sparks a revolution

Liberia: No More War, May 2005
  General Opande's last mission

South Africa: Nuclear Underground -- Video Web Exclusive: Part 2, April 2005
  The Secret Life of Asher Karni

China: Silenced, January 2005
  A reporter's nightmare

Sudan: The Quick and the Terrible, January 2005
  Investigating charges of genocide

Dispatches From a Small Planet: Election 2004, November 2004
  FRONTLINE/World scours the planet to bring you global views on the U.S. presidential race.

China: Shanghai Nights, June 2004
  A new generation's cultural revolution

Pakistan: On a Razor's Edge, March 2004
  A journey home at a time of hope and crisis

Moscow: Rich In Russia, October 2003
  The brave new world of young capitalists and tycoons

Afghanistan: A House For Haji Baba, October 2003
  Life after war in a former Taliban stronghold

Philippines: Islands Under Siege, June 2003
  A reporter's journey to meet Muslim rebels

India: Starring Osama Bin Laden, June 2003
  A folk opera with a disturbing twist

Venezuela: A Nation on Edge, June 2003
   A polarizing president stirs political passions

Iraq: The Road to Kirkuk, May 2003
  After Saddam's terror can Kurds and Arabs live together?

Lebanon: Party of God, May 2003
  A reporter's search for the real Hezbollah

Israel/Palestinian territories: In the Line of Fire, March 2003
  When journalists become targets

North Korea: Suspicious Minds, January 2003
  A reporter's quirky visit to the forbidding

Colombia: The Pipeline War, November 2002
  U.S. oil fuels a bloody conflict

Romania: My Old Haunts, October 2002
  A native son returns to the land of Dracula

Cambodia: Pol Pot's Shadow, October 2002
  Searching for a mysterious executioner

Iraq: Truth and Lies in Baghdad, September 2002
  A reporter's journey inside Saddam's regime

Bolivia: Leasing the Rain, June 2002
  An American company sparks a war over water

Bhutan: The Last Place, May 2002
  Television arrives in a Buddhist kingdom

Sri Lanka: Living in Terror, May 2002
  A journey to a tropical island besieged by suicide bombers

Sierra Leone: Gunrunners, May 2002
  Tracking the secret operations of international gun smugglers

 
 


Science/Technology

Copenhagen: Coverage from the Climate Summit, December 2009
  

Uganda: Out of the Wild, November 2009
  

Swaziland: The King and the Web, August 2009
  

South Korea: The Most Wired Place on Earth, April 2009
  There is one downside, internet addiction.

Tanzania: Hero Rats, June 2007
  Sniffing landmines, saving lives

Panama: The Last Medicine Woman, March 2007
  The secret life of plants

Uganda: A Little Goes a Long Way, October 2006
  Pioneering microloans online

Libya: Out of the Shadow, August 2006
  A solar eclipse in a country seeking acceptance

Tuvalu: That Sinking Feeling, December 2005
  Global warming, rising seas

South Africa: The Play Pump, October 2005
  Turning water into child's play

Seeds of Suicide, July 2005
  India's desperate farmers

South Africa: Nuclear Underground -- Video Web Exclusive: Part 2, April 2005
  The Secret Life of Asher Karni

Hong Kong: Chasing the Virus, June 2003
  Trying to stop the deadly SARS epidemic

India: Hole in the Wall, October 2002
  Opening the door to cyberspace

Bhutan: The Last Place, May 2002
  Television arrives in a Buddhist kingdom

 
 


Women's Rights

South Africa: Inside the Cycle of Rape, July 2010
  A warden's work with sex offenders

Interview With Sharmeen Obaid-Chinnoy, April 2009
  

Pakistan: Children of the Taliban, April 2009
  Recruiting and intimidating the next generation

South Africa: An Everyday Crime, January 2008
  A day in the life of a rape crisis center

Dubai: Night Secrets, September 2007
  The oldest profession in the newest playground

Nepal: A Girl's Life, June 2007
  Making room to read

India: The Missing Girls, April 2007
  A society out of balance

India: A Pound of Flesh, July 2006
  Selling kidneys to survive

Chile: Karina's Story, June 2006
  Buidling a life as a transgender woman

The Women's Kingdom, July 2005
  In China, how free can a woman be?

Kyrgyzstan: The Kidnapped Bride, March 2004
  The resurgence of a banned custom

Kenya: Run Lornah Run, March 2004
  Women racing for their lives

Guatemala/Mexico: Coffee Country, May 2003
  Can fair trade save the farm?

Nepal: Dreams of Chomolongma, May 2003
  Sherpa women scale Mount Everest

Nigeria: The Road North, January 2003
  What the Miss World riots reveal about a divided country

Iraq: Truth and Lies in Baghdad, September 2002
  A reporter's journey inside Saddam's regime