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U.S. Shifts Policy in Yemen, But the War Is Not Over Yet
The Biden administration announced two policy decisions last week, both major reversals from the Trump era, that aid and human-rights groups see as the first steps toward ending the war in Yemen — but say there's more work to come.
February 9, 2021
‘Absolute Fear’: 'Iraq's Assassins' Filmmaker Ramita Navai on How Iraqis View Iran-Backed Shia Militias
Ramita Navai, one of the producers and directors of "Iraq's Assassins," discusses the mass protests in Iraq, the Iran-backed Shia militias now accused of killing their critics and why the militias view activists as a threat.
February 9, 2021
12 FRONTLINE Documentaries on Iraq’s Sectarian Divide
And how actions by outside actors, include the U.S. and Iran, have often fueled the antagonism.
February 9, 2021
This Yemeni Doctor Has Treated COVID Patients for Months Without Pay While Living in the Hospital
Dr. Tariq Qassem’s story, featured in "Yemen’s COVID Cover-Up," sheds light on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, including the Houthi suspension of doctors' salaries, the impact of international aid cuts and the Saudi blockade.
February 9, 2021
Intel Officer: Murder of Hisham al-Hashimi Was Ordered by Shia Militia Kata’ib Hezbollah
The comments about the death of the prominent Iraqi counterterrorism expert come in the new FRONTLINE documentary ‘Iraq’s Assassins.’
February 9, 2021
Biden Announces End to U.S. Support for Offensives in War-Torn Yemen
President Joe Biden also designated a new U.S. special envoy to Yemen, the site of what the UN has called the world's "worst humanitarian crisis" and the subject of a new FRONTLINE documentary.
February 4, 2021
Chinese Spam Network Aims to Discredit U.S. COVID Vaccine and Response, Report Finds
A pro-Chinese digital propaganda network is attempting to discredit a COVID-19 vaccine distributed in the U.S., a new report has found.
February 4, 2021
A Timeline of China's Response in the First Days of COVID-19
Some of the key moments in the earliest days of China's COVID-19 outbreak.
February 2, 2021
Jeff Bezos to Step Down as Amazon CEO; Andy Jassy Moves Up
Revisit FRONTLINE’s 2020 documentary “Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos.”
February 2, 2021
'Serious Threats' Ahead: Human Rights Experts Voice Concern for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar Following Military Coup
Experts are worried the change in power will further endanger human rights protections in Myanmar, especially of Rohingya Muslims, whom FRONTLINE covered in the 2018 film "Myanmar's Killing Fields."
February 2, 2021
‘Out of Control’: Wuhan Health Care Worker Sheds New Light on How COVID’s Early Days Really Unfolded in China
As cases mounted, health care workers were ordered to stay quiet, says the first worker from Wuhan Central Hospital to speak to international journalists about what was happening in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak.
February 2, 2021
The Boogaloo Bois Have Guns, Criminal Records and Military Training. Now They Want to Overthrow the Government.
ProPublica and FRONTLINE have identified more than twenty members with ties to the armed forces. Experts worry that the extremists are using their military experience to train others for a second Civil War.
February 1, 2021