People & Power Season 9, Episode 3: Killing the Ball

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Phosphate fantasies

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

25 min

2

Hong Kong: Occupy Central - Part 3

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

25 min

3

Killing the Ball

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

25 min

4

From Africa's Palms

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

25 min

5

Western Jihadis in Syria

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

25 min

6

Macedonia: Behind the Facade

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

25 min

7

Episode 7

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

25 min

8

Madagascar's Chinese Vanilla

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

25 min

9

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

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

25 min

10

With this Passport I Thee Wed - Part 2

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.

25 min

11

Chad: At War With Boko Haram

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

25 min

12

The Tech Threat

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

25 min

13

The Tech Threat (Part two)

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

25 min

14

Canada's Lost Women

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

25 min

15

Syria's Electronic Armies

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

25 min

16

The Baltic and the Bear

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

25 min

17

The Cost of Living

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

25 min

18

Peru's Rotten Wood

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

25 min

19

Gaza: Deadly Assaults

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

25 min

20

South Korea: Suicide Nation

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

25 min

21

Torture in Tunisia

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

25 min

22

Killing Kenya

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

25 min

23

Jamaica's Silent Children

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

25 min

24

India's Hindu Fundamentalists

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

25 min

25

Red Gold and Black Blood

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

25 min

26

Romania's War on Corruption

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

25 min

27

Out of the Shadows: Overcoming Mental Illness

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

25 min