REWIND

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Since its launch over a decade ago, Al Jazeera English has produced a host of award-winning documentaries. REWIND updates some of the channel’s most memorable films of the past 10+ years. We find out what happened to some of the characters profiled and issues tackled in those films and ask how the stories have developed since our cameras left.

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Libya Renditions: The CIA, MI6 and Gaddafi’s Secret Prisons
How British and US secret services collaborated with the former Libyan regime to detain and torture dissidents.
Video Duration 25 minutes 58 seconds
Published On 2 Nov 2019
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Fool’s Gold: Inside Ghana’s Million Dollar Scamming Syndicates
We go undercover in Ghana to expose gold scammers tricking foreign investors out of huge sums of money.
Video Duration 24 minutes 55 seconds
Published On 27 Oct 2019
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Motown to Growtown: Detroit’s Urban Farming Revolution
Residents in a US city recovering from decades of urban decay are turning vacant plots of land into flourishing farms.
Video Duration 24 minutes 46 seconds
Published On 19 Oct 2019
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The Gift of Sight: Nepal’s Eye Care Revolution
World-recognised eye doctor pioneers technique to treat curable blindness, returning sight to country’s poor.
Video Duration 25 minutes 13 seconds
Published On 13 Oct 2019

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In Palestine, the struggle to cope with the Israeli occupation leads many to become addicted to prescription drugs.

We investigate child trafficking in India, where millions of children and teenagers are forced into labour.

Mississippi Delta’s wetlands are vanishing under rising seas, forcing people to leave their homes for drier ground.

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Tourists volunteering in Cambodian orphanages may be unwittingly fuelling an industry that exploits children for profit.

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We meet doctors at Johannesburg’s ‘Bara’ hospital who are tackling eye problems among South Africa’s poor communities.

From refugee camps to global fame – the rise of Afghan cricket and how it helped unify and redefine a war-torn nation.

We trace a forgotten Hmong community in the jungles of northern Laos who helped the US during the Vietnam War.

A look at the ongoing fight for the right to live in a city that is the beating heart of the holy land.

Fawzia stands on the ruins of her house, after her Palestinian he lost a land ownership case in Israeli courts

The police shooting of an unarmed black teenager sparked unrest and national debate about systemic racism.

Demonstrators raise their arms as they protest against the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri

Cape Town’s urban outsiders put on sharp suits and melodic voices to battle it out for the Silver Fez choir trophy.

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Libya Renditions: The CIA, MI6 and Gaddafi’s Secret Prisons

Fool’s Gold: Inside Ghana’s Million Dollar Scamming Syndicates

Motown to Growtown: Detroit’s Urban Farming Revolution

The Gift of Sight: Nepal’s Eye Care Revolution

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Uncomfortably Numb: Inside Gaza’s Opioid Addiction Crisis

Children for Sale: The Fight Against Child Trafficking in India

Losing Louisiana: Life in the Disappearing Mississippi Delta

Cambodia’s Orphan Business: The Dark Side of ‘Voluntourism’

Saving Soweto: Seeing the Light

Proud to be an Afghan: Cricket in the Shadow of War

The Lost Tribe: The CIA’s Secret Army in Laos

Holy Land Grab: The Battle for Jerusalem

Michael Brown: The Death that Shook Ferguson

Silver Fez: Singing the Cape Malay Way

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