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Domestic Extremism in America
Do Military Courts Play a Role in the Wake of January 6?
May 25, 2021
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American Insurrection
April 13, 2021
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In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, an investigation into how far-right extremist groups have evolved in the wake of the deadly 2017 Charlottesville rally — and the threat they pose today.
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Accolades
FRONTLINE Wins Three Webby Awards
The Webby Awards have honored FRONTLINE's website, its digital storytelling ("Drawn from Memory") and its 10-part podcast series, "I'm Not A Monster."
May 18, 2021
FRONTLINE & the BBC's Podcast "I'm Not A Monster" Honored With an Ambie Award
I’m Not A Monster — FRONTLINE’s 10-part podcast series in collaboration with BBC Sounds and BBC Panorama — has won an Ambie Award.
May 17, 2021
FRONTLINE Earns Five Peabody Awards Nominations
Five FRONTLINE documentaries have been named 2021 George Foster Peabody Award finalists.
May 4, 2021
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Recent Films
Eritrea
Escaping Eritrea
May 4, 2021
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An unprecedented undercover investigation into one of the world’s most repressive regimes — Eritrea.
‘I Didn’t Lose Hope’: Meet a Man Who Risked His Life to Secretly Film Inside One of Eritrea’s Brutal Prisons
May 4, 2021
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‘Escaping Eritrea’ Filmmaker Evan Williams Describes ‘Phenomenal Sacrifice’ of Eritreans Sneaking Footage Out of Country
May 4, 2021
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500,000 Refugees, ‘Slavery-like’ Compulsory Service, No National Elections, Border Conflicts & Secret Prisons: 5 Human Rights Crises in Eritrea
May 4, 2021
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The Pandemic
The Virus That Shook The World
April 26, 2021
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The epic story of how people around the world lived through the first year of the pandemic, from lockdowns to funerals to protests.
‘Mom, I’ve Been Hit’: Enforcing COVID Curfew Last Year, Kenyan Police Fatally Shot 13-Year-Old Boy on His Own Balcony
April 26, 2021
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COVID-19's impact on immigrants
"Why are safety nets hit the hardest? Because our patients are vulnerable. ... We are expected to care for the patients the other hospitals won’t care for."
BRAD SPELLBERG, M.D., Chief Med. Director, LAC+USC
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Introducing: Un(re)solved
What prompted the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate over 150 unsolved civil rights era killings? And what does justice look like for the families of the victims?
June 3, 2021
Former Worker Sues Tampa Lead Smelter Over Son’s Exposure
The worker alleges dusty conditions at Gopher Resource, Florida’s only lead factory, resulted in his son’s lead exposure.
June 2, 2021
A Handful of States Fueled a National Increase in Domestic Violence Shooting Deaths as COVID-19 Spread
More than 2,000 people were killed by domestic-violence-related shootings in 2020 — a 4% increase across the U.S. over 2019, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. But that uptick was not equally distributed.
June 2, 2021
The Designated Terrorist and the Fight Over the Future of Syria’s Last Opposition Stronghold
In 'The Jihadist,' Martin Smith becomes the first Western journalist to interview Syrian militant Abu Mohammad al-Jolani and investigates his rebranding efforts.
June 1, 2021
Their Brother Catalyzed a Movement in Utah Last Year. Now Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal’s Siblings Just Want Relief.
Last summer, activists in Utah chanted Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal’s name alongside George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
May 28, 2021
Tampa Lead Factory Incurs More Problems
Regulators have spent nearly two months at a Tampa lead smelter in the wake of a Tampa Bay Times investigation that found hundreds of workers were exposed to high amounts of lead and other chemicals.
May 28, 2021
Do Military Courts Play a Role in the Wake of January 6?
As the Department of Justice continues to identify and charge current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces in relation to January 6, military courts typically aren’t the go-to option for prosecution. Here’s why.
May 25, 2021