Children of the Darien Gap

[ad_1] A family flees violence in Ecuador for the United States, but first they must enter the Darien Gap, a perilous jungle.Swanny Flores fled Ecuador with her two young daughters and 12-year-old brother after her boyfriend, a local gang leader,...

Al Jazeera’s pre-recorded final report from Israel as ban enacted

[ad_1] NewsFeed‘If you’re watching this… then Al Jazeera has been banned in Israel’. Correspondent Imran Khan recorded his last report from occupied East Jerusalem pre-empting the Netanyahu government’s unanimous decision to close Al Jazeera in Israel.Published On 5 May 20245...

Netanyahu gov’t votes to shut Al Jazeera in Israel

[ad_1] NewsFeedBenjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has unanimously voted to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel. Earlier the Knesset passed a law allowing the temporary closure of foreign broadcasters considered a threat to national security.Published On 5 May 20245 May 2024...

Israel’s Foreign Army

[ad_1] People & Power investigates the role of US citizens in Israel’s military occupation and illegal settlement expansion.Settler violence and Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank have surged since October 7. Residents have been displaced, homes have been...

Slapped: Speaking Up In Thailand

[ad_1] 101 East investigates if defamation laws are being used to strangle scrutiny in Thailand amid growing calls for reform.When tens of millions of baht disappeared from funds supposed to help lift Thai farmers out of poverty, Chutima Sidasathian began...

Shutdown threat: When has Israel targeted Al Jazeera before?

[ad_1] Israel’s parliament passed a law on Monday that allows temporary shutdowns of foreign media in Israel including — and perhaps principally — Al Jazeera. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said several times he intends to shutter Al Jazeera...

The Sacrifice Zone

[ad_1] People and Power travels to Zambia to investigate one of the world’s worst ‘sacrifice zones’.Around the world, tens of millions of people live in so-called “sacrifice zones”, areas which have become permanently impaired by environmental degradation, mostly due to...