Journalist Nawal al-Maghafi reports from Yemen.

Yemen’s COVID Cover-Up

February 9, 2021 / 27m

Season 2021: Episode 11

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Yemen-born journalist Nawal al-Maghafi returns to her home country to investigate how the coronavirus pandemic has deepened what has been called the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Following six years of war between the Houthis, a rebel group backed by Iran, and a Saudi-led coalition, an estimated 2 million children in Yemen suffer from starvation, and 3.5 million people have been internally displaced.

Also in this two-part hour, a look at how Iranian-backed Shia militias are terrorizing Iraq.