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American Mom Who Pleaded Guilty to Terrorism Charges Sentenced to 6.5 Years
In 2015, Samantha Elhassani traveled to Syria with her family, where her husband and brother-in-law joined the Islamic State terrorist group. She was sentenced in an Indiana court today.
November 9, 2020
Four Iraqis on Searching For Hope 17 Years After the Iraq War
For the people of Iraq, the fallout from the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 continues to this day, sometimes in unexpected — and violent — ways. Four Iraqis share what has happened in their lives and in Iraq since they filmed with FRONTLINE.
July 14, 2020
Meet a Woman Who Helped Her Town Save Some 850 People Threatened by ISIS
When ISIS massacred some 1,700 Iraqi cadets from Camp Speicher, one woman and her town helped save an estimated 850 others from meeting the same fate.
July 14, 2020
1h 54m
Once Upon A Time In Iraq
The story of the Iraq war and the chaos that followed, told by Iraqis who lived through it.
July 14, 2020
U.S. Enacts New Law Condemning China's Treatment of Uyghur and Other Muslims
Learn about the Chinese government's detention and surveillance of Uyghur and other Muslims in FRONTLINE's "China Undercover."
June 18, 2020
"A Cautionary Tale": Journalist Maria Ressa's Conviction Seen as Blow to Philippines' Press Freedom
The conviction of Maria Ressa, a prominent journalist in the Philippines, was seen as a blow to both press and broader freedoms in the country.
June 15, 2020
FRONTLINE (PBS) Takes on “A THOUSAND CUTS”
FRONTLINE has acquired "A Thousand Cuts" — a new film that offers an inside look at the key players in the escalating war between press and government in the Philippines.
June 11, 2020
Remembering the Tiananmen Square Crackdown, and the “Tank Man”
On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops opened fire on civilians in Beijing's Tiananmen Square — part of a bloody government crackdown on dissent that killed unknown numbers of unarmed pro-democracy protesters and bystanders throughout the city.
June 4, 2020
China Considers New National Security Law for Hong Kong
The Chinese government took another step towards curbing autonomy in Hong Kong this week, as its parliament announced that it would consider a bill to “safeguard national security” in the global financial center.
May 21, 2020
"You Do Everything You Can To Try And Stay Safe": Q&A On Filming On the Front Lines of COVID-19
When filmmaker Sasha Joelle Achilli filmed inside an Italian hospital dealing with an influx of COVID-19 patients, she found, "Everybody was super open, really warm. I guess they really wanted to document what they were going through."
May 19, 2020
54m
Inside Italy's COVID War
FRONTLINE goes inside a hospital battling the coronavirus crisis in northern Italy, as doctors are forced to make life and death decisions.
May 19, 2020