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FRONTLINE and The Associated Press Investigate the Trump Administration’s Record-Breaking Mass Detention of Migrant Children
On Tuesday, November 12, FRONTLINE will present a two-part hour. Part one, in collaboration with The Associated Press, is "Kids Caught in the Crackdown"; Part two is "Iraq's Secret Sex Trade."
November 8, 2019
How Saudi Arabia Weaponized Twitter to Target MBS Critics
As the U.S. accuses two former Twitter employees of spying for Saudi Arabia, revisit the Saudi government’s use of Twitter to crack down on dissent.
November 7, 2019
Flashback: How Baghdadi Came to Lead ISIS
The story of how Baghdadi, a onetime religious scholar and soccer player, came to rule a terror group that seized and governed a swath of territory across Iraq and Syria, is recounted in a 2016 FRONTLINE documentary.
October 27, 2019
1h 54m
In the Age of AI
FRONTLINE investigates the promise and perils of artificial intelligence, from fears about work and privacy to rivalry between the U.S. and China.
November 5, 2019
Flashback: How US-Backed Kurds Defeated ISIS in Kobani, Syria
It was a major early victory in the fight against ISIS -- but U.S. relations with Turkey were badly damaged by President Obama's support of the Kurds.
October 9, 2019
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa Talks Duterte, Drug War and Disinformation
Rappler has since covered watershed moments in national history, including President Rodrigo Duterte’s rise to power and his brutal crackdown on drugs. Now, Ressa is re-focusing on a sinister outgrowth of his presidency — disinformation and propaganda.
October 8, 2019
What Happens to The Families Left Behind in Duterte's Deadly Campaign Against Drugs
Recent reports document the toll that President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs has on those left behind.
October 8, 2019
Before His Bloody Drug War, Rodrigo Duterte was an Iron-fisted Mayor
Decades before Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte launched his blood-soaked war on drugs, he was a tough-talking mayor who handled crime with an iron fist.
October 8, 2019
Fighting for Compassion in the Philippines' Brutal Drug War
With few effective treatment options for drug addicts in the Philippines, an advocacy group is looking for new solutions.
October 8, 2019
“If They Are Stubborn, Then We Will Kill Them”: Inside Rodrigo Duterte’s War on Drug Suspects in the Philippines
In a new FRONTLINE documentary, police officers in the Philippines speak openly about the killings of suspected drug users and dealers.
October 7, 2019
FRONTLINE (PBS) Goes Inside President Duterte’s War on Drugs in the Philippines, Presenting The U.S. Broadcast Premiere of “On The President’s Orders”
"On the President’s Orders" premieres on Tues., October 8 at 10/9c on PBS, online at PBS.org/frontline and on the PBS Video App.
October 3, 2019
54m
On the President's Orders
With unprecedented access, an on-the-ground look at President Duterte's deadly drug war in the Philippines.
October 8, 2019