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101 East investigates cyber kidnappings – a growing online scam targeting Chinese international students. A disturbing ‘cyber kidnapping’ scam is targeting Chinese students around the world, forcing them to fake their own abductions for ransom. In December 2023, 17-year-old Chinese student Kai Zhuang disappeared in the United States. His family received ransom demands and a…
Sifa Suljic returns to Bosnia to look for the remains of her brother who went missing during the Srebrenica genocide. Sifa Suljic returns to Bosnia and Herzegovina to face the past she was forced to flee. She grew up in Srebrenica but fled to Spain with her baby daughter during the Bosnian War. The men…
Arrested at the age of 17 during the early days of Nepal’s civil war in the late 1990s, Devi Khadka was accused of being a rebel, tortured and raped in custody. Rebel leaders exposed her as a “rape victim”, marking her with a taboo that led to depression and social ostracism. Battling these horrors, Khadka…
Last updated:June 19, 2025, 08:40 IST Sometimes the reality of society is many times scary than the mind of a writer. This is the reason that films and series based on real life leave more impact on us as viewers. Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer …Read more This documentary is based on…
DigiDocs It’s a recurring nightmare likely shared by many Syrians who fled their homeland during the war – a mirage of home and hope, slipping away. Directed by Yazan Rabee, BACK is a short documentary that follows those who return in their sleep to ghostly hometowns, hunted down by menacing forces. Blending intimate…
The extraordinary story of Eshete, a refugee who escaped war in Ethiopia as a young man and is now a devoted caretaker of a feral cat colony in New York City. Eshete has become the heart of a close-knit community while living on the streets. Together with neighbours who help feed the cats and look…
Tehran attacked Israel in retaliatory strikes without the support of regional allies. Israel pounds Iran – and Iran strikes back, hitting Tel Aviv. Since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023, Israel has damaged Iran, not just at home, but also outside its territory – by striking its allies. Hezbollah‘s leader Hassan Nasrallah was…
The civil case of five Black women sets a legal precedent across the United States in the fight against organised hate. A group of Black lawyers use a little-known law to win a case previously thought to have been lost. Their victory set a legal precedent still used in US courts today. Five Black women…
Syrian farmers in the occupied Golan Heights oppose an Israeli energy company’s plans for wind turbines on their land. A battle over land, natural resources and wind energy in the occupied Golan Heights – a microcosm of the wider Arab-Israeli conflict. This documentary is about a group of Syrian fruit farmers taking on an Israeli…
Iconic photographer Latif al-Ani travels across Iraq to find the people and places he took photos of before the wars. Acclaimed photographer Latif al-Ani, born in Baghdad in 1932, is known as the father of Iraqi photography. As the official photographer for presidents and the Iraqi Petroleum Company, his portfolio forms a unique visual archive…
