101 EastSeizoen 2017

Bold, untold stories from across Asia and the Pacific. Al Jazeera's in-depth, weekly current affairs programme from the world's most populated region.

Where to Watch 101 East • Seizoen 2017

34 Episodes

  • China's Super Mums
    A1
    China's Super Mums101 East explores the tradition of confinement for new mothers in modern China and the growing industry behind it.
  • Cambodia's Deadly Politics
    A2
    Cambodia's Deadly Politics101 East investigates the suspicious murder of a political activist in Cambodia.
  • Vietnam's Tech Rush
    A3
    Vietnam's Tech RushVietnam's young tech entrepreneurs are transforming the country into Southeast Asia's Silicon Valley.
  • Afghanistan: Taliban At The Gates
    A4
    Afghanistan: Taliban At The GatesWe join Afghan forces on the frontlines in Helmand, as they try to keep the Taliban from seizing a crucial capital.
  • Kashmir: Born To Fight
    A5
    Kashmir: Born To FightIs India's crackdown on Kashmiri protesters creating new generation of young fighters?
  • Philippines: Sins of the Father
    A6
    Philippines: Sins of the Father101 East investigates sexual misconduct inside the most powerful institution in the Philippines - the Catholic Church.
  • India's Dalit Revolution
    A7
    India's Dalit Revolution101 East goes inside the Dalit protest movement threatening to end centuries of repression and shake the foundations of India’s social structure.
  • Pakistan: Killing For Honour
    A8
    Pakistan: Killing For Honour101 East investigates the fate of four young girls in Pakistan, where honour killings are endemic and modern technology is challenging old beliefs.
  • Jakarta School Brawl
    A9
    Jakarta School BrawlIn Jakarta, Indonesia, hundreds of school students fight in street brawls, some to their death.
  • Iraq: Battle For Mosul
    A10
    Iraq: Battle For Mosul101 East reports from the frontlines in the fight to take back the city of Mosul from the Islamic State.
  • Saving China's Pandas
    A11
    Saving China's PandasChina is spending up big to save its pandas but does it want to see them live free in the wild or breed them as cute, valuable national symbols?
  • South Korea's Gender Wars: Trolls, Threats and Anger Online
    A12
    South Korea's Gender Wars: Trolls, Threats and Anger OnlineIn Korea, the murder of a young woman in the affluent Gangnam district has ignited a vicious public debate about the country's entrenched misogyny. Feminists blamed Korea's gender inequality and took to the streets which sparked counter protests from men's rights defenders who felt men were unfairly attacked. This debate intensified online where feminists mirror the name-calling men direct at them. But these tactics only made the men angrier. And for some, this online conflict has painful real-life consequences. 101 East explores misogyny and murder in South Korea as a vicious gender war erupts
  • North Korea: The Death Of Kim Jong Nam
    A13
    North Korea: The Death Of Kim Jong Nam101 East investigates a murder mystery that has captivated the world: the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korea's volatile leader.
  • India's Love Commandos
    A14
    India's Love Commandos101 East meets India's 'Love Commandos' - the men risking their own lives to help protect young lovers from being killed in the name of honour.
  • Aung San Suu Kyi's Myanmar
    A15
    Aung San Suu Kyi's MyanmarOne year since the government of pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi took power, 101 East explores why high hopes for Myanmar have been dashed.
  • Afghanistan: Asylum Denied
    A16
    Afghanistan: Asylum DeniedAs Europe deports tens of thousands of Afghans, they are returning home to a country besieged by poverty and an intensifying war.
  • India's Child Geniuses
    A17
    India's Child GeniusesFive million children in India have genius-level IQ's but remain undiscovered. 101 East follows two children fighting for the chance to shine.
  • China's Big Goal
    A18
    China's Big Goal101 East reveals how China plans to conquer world soccer, spending billions on star foreign players, coaches, and training academies.
  • Australia's Dowry Deaths
    A19
    Australia's Dowry Deaths101 East investigates dowry-related murders and suicides among women in Australia's Indian community.
  • India's Line In The Sand
    A20
    India's Line In The SandIndia's construction boom is feeding a vicious illegal sand mining industry where crime gangs stop at nothing - even murder - to profit from the trade.
  • Malaysia's Migrant Money Trail
    A21
    Malaysia's Migrant Money TrailA look into the forces that profit from recruiting migrant labourers, many of whom work illegally and are underpaid.
  • Bangladesh's Biggest Brothel
    A22
    Bangladesh's Biggest BrothelWe go inside Bangladesh's biggest brothel, a town where 1,500 women work as prostitutes, some as young as 10 years old.
  • Partition: Borders of Blood
    A23
    Partition: Borders of BloodSeventy years after the partition of India, we examine the troubled legacy of the event that shaped the subcontinent.
  • Mongolia: Born To Ride
    A24
    Mongolia: Born To RideIn Mongolia, child jockeys are dying and suffering painful injuries in some of the world's longest horse races.
  • Bali: Imprisoned In Paradise
    A25
    Bali: Imprisoned In ParadiseBehind the razor wire of Bali's notorious Kerobokan prison, we find out how inmates serving life sentences survive.
  • India's Slumdog Press
    A26
    India's Slumdog Press101 East meets the child reporters behind a newspaper that tells the stories of India's two million street kids and the injustices they endure.
  • Looking for love in the Faroes
    A27
    Looking for love in the FaroesMeet the South East Asian women saving the population of the remote Faroe Islands, one marriage at a time.
  • Forced Back To Cambodia
    A28
    Forced Back To Cambodia101 East explores how the US continues to deport Cambodian Americans who have committed a crime and served their time.
  • Australia's Mine Games
    A29
    Australia's Mine GamesIt will be the largest coal mine in Australia and one of the biggest in the world - if it goes ahead.
  • Taking Back Marawi
    A30
    Taking Back MarawiISIL captured the city of Marawi in the southern Philippines to turn it into a new caliphate of the so-called Islamic State.
  • The Rohingya Exodus
    A31
    The Rohingya ExodusWhat does the future hold for the Rohingya in Bangladesh, one of the world's poorest countries?
  • China's Cyber Celebs
    A32
    China's Cyber CelebsWe go behind the screens with China's online stars and the nation's love affair with online streaming sites.
  • Mongolia: The Last Eagle Hunters
    A33
    Mongolia: The Last Eagle Hunters101 East ventures into the freezing wilderness to meet the traditional eagle hunters of Mongolia.
  • India: The New Maharajas
    A34
    India: The New Maharajas101 East goes inside the world of India's billionaires, where money is no object.

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