Rigged Markets

People &amp; Power investigates the plight of children forced to work in Malawi's tobacco industry.

Malawi's Children of Tobacco

In the midst of a changing criminal underworld, we investigate the spread of mafia-style activity from East to West.

Europe's New Mafias

As the economy thrives, we examine the plight of Ethiopians forced from their land to make way for foreign investors.

Ethiopia - Land for Sale

People &amp; Power goes behind the scenes with UN peacekeepers who are shifting their rules of engagement in the DR Congo.

Congo and the General

How are British mining companies impacting the Central Asian nation's worsening environmental track record?

Kazakhstan: Poisoned Legacy

We investigate attitudes towards legalisation, and ask if the Americas are reaching a tipping point in the war on drugs.

Marijuana Wars - Part One

In the second half of a special investigation, we look at legalisation and drug violence in the US and Latin America.

Marijuana Wars - Part Two

People &amp; Power investigates allegations that exiled opponents of the Uzbek regime are being hunted down and killed.

The Long Arm of the Dictator

We investigate the worrying rise in suicides among young IT professionals in Bangalore, India's tech capital.

India: High Tech Mirage

People &amp; Power goes behind the scenes with a famous super cop in Pakistan's fastest-growing and most lawless city.

Karachi Cop

Twenty years after Rwanda's genocide, should President Paul Kagame be seen as a saviour or a dictator?

Kagame

An undercover investigation reveals disturbing evidence about the abuse of disabled people in Romania.

Europe's Hidden Shame

People &amp; Power investigates why Bulgarians have been protesting against corruption in the heart of government.

Bulgaria: Wrestled to the ground

People and Power investigates how Israeli drone technology came to be used by the US.

Israel's drone dealers

People and Power investigates how migrants trying to reach Europe fall into the hands of Libya's militias.

Libya: The migrant trap

As crucial elections approach, is Ukraine really as divided as people have been told?

Ukraine: A dangerous game

Can Afghanistan harness a fortune in unexploited precious stones to rescue its ailing economy?

Afghanistan's Hidden Gems

After a 12 year absence a correspondent returns to the infamous US military prison to ask why it is still open.

Back to Guantanamo

People &amp; Power investigates the sinister disappearance of 500 Albanian 'street' children from a Greek State orphanage.

Albania's missing children

As Scotland prepares to vote on independence, what would a 'Yes' vote mean for the UK's standing in the world?

Disunited kingdom

With the conflict between Russia and Ukraine getting bloodier, fears are increasing that Moldova could be next.

Moldova: Under the influence

Is the tough application of Canada’s immigration laws justified?

The people smugglers

People &amp; Power uncovers the harrowing stories of Afghanistan's prison children.

Growing Up Behind Bars

As Myanmar emerges slowly from five decades of dictatorship, will it ever catch up with its more prosperous neighbours?

Myanmar: A new dawn

People and Power investigates the effects of China's increasing influence in Africa.

The Battle for Africa - Part 1

The second part of our investigate into the effects of China's increasing influence in Africa.

The battle for Africa - Part 2

What impact will America's oil and gas boom from fracking have on US power and global geopolitics?

American power and the fracking boom

Behind the scenes with medics who struggle to cope with the deadly effects of barrel bombs dropped by the Syrian regime.

Bomb run Aleppo

The three-part report goes behind the scenes with a pro-democracy campaign trying to ensure free elections in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: Occupy Central (Part 1)

People &amp; Power's three-part report goes behind the scenes with a pro-democracy campaign trying to ensure free elections in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: Occupy Central (Part 2)

Can Somalia's embattled president unite his country against the armed group al-Shabab?

Rebuilding Somalia

Can the Republic of Georgia remain aloof from Russian expansionism or will internal division drag it towards conflict?

Georgia: Corridor of power

Behind the scenes with Colombia's insurgents as they bring their 50-year-long conflict to a close.

Colombia: The End Game (Part I)

Behind the scenes with Colombia’s insurgents as they bring their 50 year bloody conflict to a close (Part 2 of 2).

Colombia: The End Game (Part II)

The damaging health effects of Tunisia's phosphate mines on workers who hoped the Arab Spring would bring change.

Phosphate fantasies

This three-part People &amp; Power report goes behind the scenes with a pro-democracy campaign trying to ensure free elections in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: Occupy Central - Part 3

People &amp; Power investigates how a match-fixer and his syndicate corrupted global football.

Killing the Ball

People &amp; Power investigates the environmental consequences of palm oil plantations in equatorial Africa.

From Africa's Palms

People &amp; Power meets young Muslims who have abandoned the West to fight in Syria.

Western Jihadis in Syria

People &amp; Power investigates whether rising ethnic tensions in Macedonia could result in civil conflict.

Macedonia: Behind the Facade

Can an international boycott of Israeli goods and services help end its occupation of Palestinian lands?

Episode 7

How Chinese entrepreneurs have taken control of Madagascar's booming vanilla trade and what it means for local farmers.

Madagascar's Chinese Vanilla

We investigate the shady world of Britain's fake marriage brokers and how they beat the UK's tough immigration rules.

With This Passport I Thee Wed ... - Part 1

In the second part of With This Passport I Thee Wed, our undercover reporters turned their attention to those who provide legal advice to migrants seeking visas - in particular two lawyers who were said to have a curious attitude to the UK's immigration laws. The distorting effect of fake marriages on the UK immigration system and the suspicions and tougher rules they give rise to can only make it harder for those genuine migrants who want to enter Britain legally and make - as so many of them have - a real contribution to its society. But until a better answer to the problem is found, the criminal gangs who take huge sums of money from would-be migrants and exploit women from poorer parts of Europe will only continue to flourish.

With this Passport I Thee Wed - Part 2

People &amp; Power investigates how Chad is responding to the threat posed by Boko Haram across West Africa.

Chad: At War With Boko Haram

Are advances in artificial intelligence, robotics and other technologies leading to fewer jobs and more inequality?

The Tech Threat

As automation gets cheaper than the cost of labour, developing economies are being hit the hardest.

The Tech Threat (Part two)

An investigation into the abuse and exploitation of aboriginal women in Canada and the authorities' failure to stop it.

Canada's Lost Women

People and Power investigates the sinister impact of a secret cyber war on the Syrian civil war.

Syria's Electronic Armies

We investigate why the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania are nervous about Russia's regional ambitions.

The Baltic and the Bear

The politics of ransom paying: should governments give money to armed groups in exchange for hostages?

The Cost of Living

People and Power exposes how Peru's Amazonian rainforest is being stripped bare by corruption.

Peru's Rotten Wood

People &amp; Power investigates two deadly attacks by the Israeli army during the 2014 war on Gaza.

Gaza: Deadly Assaults

People &amp; Power investigates South Korea's disturbing rise in suicides, particularly among the elderly.

South Korea: Suicide Nation

We investigate allegations that despite its new democratic institutions, police torture continues in Tunisia.

Torture in Tunisia

People &amp; Power investigates allegations that Kenya’s police are involved in extra judicial killings.

Killing Kenya

An investigation into the high rate of child sex abuse in Jamaica and the government's failure to protect its children.

Jamaica's Silent Children

People &amp; Power investigates India's Hindu fundamentalists and their influence on the country's government.

India's Hindu Fundamentalists

People &amp; Power investigates the use of exploited labour in Italy’s famous tomato industry.

Red Gold and Black Blood

We investigate Romania's efforts to rid the country of corruption amid its powerful political and business elites.

Romania's War on Corruption

How a pioneering approach to treating mental illness is helping to fight one of the world's most neglected diseases.

Out of the Shadows: Overcoming Mental Illness

We investigate the state of political freedom in Belarus and President Lukashenko's unshakable grip on power.

Belarus: Europe's last dictatorship

People and Power investigates the growing global phenomenon of organised begging.

Begging for Life: From Manila to Malmo

How will improving relations between communist Cuba and the capitalist US affect the lives of people on both sides?

Cuba Year Zero

"In Cuba Year Zero part two, we meet members of the revolutionary generation. Inside Cuba, we talk to those who were members of Fidel Castro’s rebel army and sacrificed their individualism to make the revolution succeed. 

In Miami, we meet their former enemies: one million Cubans who left the country in the 1960s and formed groups in exile to conspire against the communist government. 

Both sides must now face the fact that Castro’s Cuba is finally making peace with the United States, thereby ending a struggle which has lasted, and dominated, most of their lives.

"

Cuba Year Zero (Part two)

We investigate the recent economic changes and the effect of property ownership on Cuba's communist legacy.

Cuba for Sale

We investigate the horrifying consequences for civilians under Russian air strikes in Syria.

Syria: Under Russia's Fist

After welcoming one million refugees, attitudes across Germany are changing with confrontations and vitriol on the rise.

Germany's Refugee Crisis

We examine France's aggressive counterterrorism measures and the consequences for the Muslim community.

Backlash: France's New Hard Line on Terror

Five years after the revolution, Tunisia's black minority has yet to experience the freedoms enjoyed by other citizens.

Tunisia's Dirty Secret

We investigate how the erosion of democracy in the US is being revealed by the 2016 presidential campaign.

What's Happening to American Democracy?

Part two of our investigation into the erosion of US democracy and how it is revealed in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Voters' Rights: What's Happening to American Democracy?

We investigate claims that Poland’s new right-wing government is undermining the country’s democratic freedoms.

Poles Apart

Inside the people-smuggling rings specialising in getting refugees into Europe.

Borderless: Undercover with the People Smugglers

People and Power goes on the trail of a Somali army commander accused of involvement in mass killings and war crimes.

Somaliland: Kill All but the Crows (Part 1)

Somaliland: Kill All but the Crows (Part 2)

We investigate how an underground fire that has been burning for 100 years has led to one of India's largest land grabs.

India: The Burning City

What is behind Venezuela's descent into chaos and the bitter ideological struggle dividing the nation?

Venezuela: On the Edge (Part 1)

Venezuela: On the Edge (Part 2)

We investigate how a fight against corruption and pro-Russian oligarchs in Odessa may determine Ukraine's future.

The Odessa File

We investigate the events leading up to the Fundao dam disaster. Is enough being done to avoid future recurrences?

Brazil's River of Mud

People and Power investigates the forgotten war taking place on the borders between North and South Sudan.

The War the World Forgot

People and Power investigates whether India is about to escalate its nuclear arms race with rivals Pakistan and China.

India's Nuclear Riddle

Could a faltering economy, corruption and public disaffection over its relationship with Russia lead to an uprising?

Armenia: Divided Within?

Can the next US president retrieve the secure, well-paid employment enjoyed by previous generations of American workers?

In Search of the Great American Job

We investigate the race to save Iran's water, before water scarcity dries out entire cities and displaces millions.

Iran's Water Crisis

People and Power investigates the rise of piracy in the oil-rich Niger Delta region.

Piracy in Nigeria

How states have used Interpol alerts to persecute exiled dissidents and refugees across international borders.

Interpol: Red Alert!

Why a new group of radical activists in Hong Kong are calling for greater autonomy - and even independence - from China.

Hong Kong's Localist Revolutionaries

An investigation into a massacre reveals the lack of political will to unite the country.

Cote d'Ivoire: Partial Justice

We investigate allegations involving a Chinese billionaire and a controversial alternative health scheme in Africa.

Uganda's Health Pyramid

People and Power goes behind the scenes with the Taliban in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: The Fall Of Helmand

Last October, Montenegro's prime minister announced that an attempted coup had been foiled, but was this 'fake news'?

A Very Montenegrin Coup

People &amp; Power is a current affairs programme on Al Jazeera English which broadcasts once a week, on Wednesdays, and repeated throughout the week.

Each half-hour programme features one investigative documentaries on an issue related to power from around the world. The programme occasionally has one hour specials.

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Season 1

Rigged Markets

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/20/2007