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Rappler and Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Maria Ressa Face Legal Setbacks
In late June, the Philippine government took steps toward shutting down the independent news site Rappler, co-founded by the Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa. Then, on July 8, the country’s Court of Appeals upheld a cyber-libel conviction against Ressa.
July 13, 2022
U.N. Says Ukraine Bears Share of Blame for Nursing Home Attack
In a war awash in atrocities, the deadly March 11 attack on a nursing home near the Ukrainian village of Stara Krasnyanka stood out for its cruelty. But a new United Nations report has found Ukraine’s armed forces share the blame for what happened, effectively making the building a target.
July 9, 2022
Maria Ressa on Journalism and Democracy in the Philippines (re-release)
New from The FRONTLINE Dispatch podcast, as the Philippines inaugurates its next president: a re-release of our 2021 conversation with Maria Ressa, the Nobel Prize winner, journalist, cofounder of the independent Philippine news site Rappler and subject of our documentary "A Thousand Cuts."
June 29, 2022
War Crimes Watch: Targeting Ukraine Schools, Russia Bombs the Future
The destruction of schools is about more than toppling buildings and maiming bodies, experts told our reporting partner The Associated Press. It hinders a nation’s ability to rebound after the fighting stops, injuring entire generations.
May 17, 2022
'This Tears my Soul Apart': A Ukrainian Boy and an Execution
Fifteen-year-old Yura’s extraordinary account alleging an attempted execution by Russian soldiers stands out as international justice experts descend on Bucha, a center of horrors and possible war crimes in Ukraine.
May 12, 2022
The U.S. COVID Death Toll Has Passed 1 Million. These Documentaries Offer Context.
These 14 FRONTLINE documentaries, all available to stream, examine the national and global toll of the coronavirus.
May 5, 2022
War Crimes Watch: The Woman Who Would Make Putin Pay
Ukraine’s prosecutor general has already opened over 8,000 criminal investigations related to the war and identified over 500 suspects, including Russian ministers, military commanders and propagandists. From our investigation with the AP, read and watch.
April 15, 2022
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
War Crimes Watch: A Devastating Walk Through the Horrors of Bucha, Ukraine
In Bucha, Ukraine, death is abundant, but satisfactory explanations for it are not. Read an on-the-ground report from our partner The Associated Press.
April 9, 2022
War Crimes Watch: Hard Path to Justice in Bucha, Ukraine, Atrocities
With more than 400 civilian corpses reportedly discovered in Ukraine, Western political powers are calling for accountability, prosecution and punishment, our reporting partner The AP has found. But the path to holding top Russian leaders criminally responsible is complex.
April 4, 2022
Introducing "War Crimes Watch Ukraine"
FRONTLINE is teaming up with The Associated Press to cover Russia’s war in Ukraine through the launch of "War Crimes Watch Ukraine" — a major reporting effort to gather, verify and comprehensively catalog evidence of potential war crimes committed since Russia’s invasion began.
March 25, 2022
How Would Those Accused of Ukraine War Crimes Be Prosecuted?
As part of our investigation with the AP into potential Russian war crimes in Ukraine, here’s a look at what constitutes a war crime and what options exist for bringing those responsible to justice.
March 25, 2022