Unreported World - Season 19

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Carnival Wars

1 - Carnival Wars

Air Date: April 5, 2019

A film from Brazil exploring the impact of the country's new President, Jair Bolsonaro, on the LGBT community. Reporter Seyi Rhodes and director Kate Hardie-Buckley travel to Sao Paulo - which holds the world record for the largest gay pride parade ever - as its inhabitants prepare for Carnival.

Banged Up for Blasphemy

2 - Banged Up for Blasphemy

Air Date: April 12, 2019

Marcel Theroux meets people - including children - who've fallen foul of Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws, and the lawyers and activists who are determined to see them sentenced to death.

Mafia Showdown

3 - Mafia Showdown

Air Date: April 19, 2019

Krishnan Guru-Murthy meets Vittorio Brumotti, a fearless TV reporter who's taking on Mafia drug-dealers and gangsters in southern Italy.

Girls Behind Bars

4 - Girls Behind Bars

Air Date: April 26, 2019

In Madagascar, Unreported World investigates the extraordinary stories of children locked up in adult prisons for up to three years before their cases are heard in court

Censored

5 - Censored

Air Date: May 17, 2019

Reporter Sahar Zand travels to Nicaragua, where President Ortega has launched a crackdown on the independent media in a country gripped by civil disruption and economic chaos.

Forest of Fear

6 - Forest of Fear

Air Date: May 31, 2019

Ade Adepitan reports from the Republic of the Congo on the plight of the Baka tribe, who are under threat as the forests where they hunt are turned into a national park.

Hurricane Hell

7 - Hurricane Hell

Air Date: November 8, 2019

Exploring the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian's rampage through the Bahamas. When Dorian hit the region back in August, it sparked worldwide headlines. In its aftermath, reporter Seyi Rhodes uncovers the dark story of how Haitian migrants have been left homeless and now, prohibited from rebuilding, are being deported by the government.

Schools Under Siege

8 - Schools Under Siege

Air Date: November 15, 2019

Adnan Sarwar meet pupils, parents and teachers trying to survive at a primary school caught in a turf war between lawless drug-dealing gangs in Cape Town, South Africa

Social Media Martyrs

9 - Social Media Martyrs

Air Date: November 22, 2019

Sahar Zand meets Iraq's new social media stars. They've got millions of followers, but, as Unreported World finds out, fame can have deadly consequences.

Timbuktu's Lost Treasures

10 - Timbuktu's Lost Treasures

Air Date: December 6, 2019

Krishnan Guru-Murthy travels to Mali, where continual fighting has severely impacted tourism and threatened the upkeep of significant historic sites