India’s red sandalwood is one of the most expensive timbers in the world. It is also an endangered species. An international black-market trade in it has decimated valuable forests, with armies of smugglers terrorising local law enforcement. One man stands accused of being at the top of the trade – Sahul Hameed. Hameed is wanted…… Read More
In this episode of Fault Lines, we look into Florida’s cosmetic surgery industry, which has made national headlines for its high incidence of patient death and disfigurement, especially with regard to the extremely popular Brazilian butt lift (BBL) surgeries. The Florida Board of Medicine has spent years trying to place guardrails on the industry, particularly with…… Read More
A long-awaited inquiry has criticised the FBI investigation into Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Special Counsel John Durham says the agency lacked evidence and relied too heavily on Trump’s political opponents. While the US special prosecutor chides the FBI’s approach to a politically charged investigation, he did not issue new charges. Former President Trump is…… Read More
The plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority has faded from the media spotlight. But some journalists are bravely filming in secret inside what they call an apartheid state and sharing hundreds of hours of exclusive footage with 101 East. The videos tell a grim story. Although the atrocities that triggered a mass exodus in 2017…… Read More
The family of Lashawn Thompson, an inmate who died in an Atlanta county jail last year, has come out claiming he was “eaten alive” by insects and bed bugs. They are now calling for a criminal investigation into his death. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera…… Read More
The Al Jazeera Investigative Unit has uncovered evidence implicating high-ranking diplomats in Zimbabwe and some of South Africa’s top banks. Our Gold Mafia investigation invited undercover reporters to visit their headquarters in Dubai, where rival gangs launder vast amounts of money. Al Jazeera’s Alexander James has this report. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us…… Read More
Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday, in the first case of a former or current president to face criminal charges in United States history. Following the arraignment, Trump defended himself against a string of other criminal investigations in an address to his supporters at his Mar-a-Lago…… Read More
For the first time members of Kenya’s counter-terrorism police admit to “eliminating” suspected Muslim radicals. Speaking exclusively to Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit, officers from four units of Kenya’s counter-terrorism apparatus admitted the police assassinate suspects on government orders. They claim that the order to assassinate is made by the National Security Council, a body chaired…… Read More
Former US President Donald Trump has arrived at a New York City court to face criminal charges in an investigation into a hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The charges against Trump, who is expected to plead not guilty, will be unsealed on Tuesday. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us…… Read More
El Salvador’s government is extending emergency measures brought in a year ago to break the hold of powerful gangs. The crackdown is popular, but critics say the heavy-handed tactics come at a cost to human rights. Al Jazeera’s John Holman has this report. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish…… Read More
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One of Zimbabwe’s most influential diplomats, Uebert Angel, offered to use his status to launder millions of dollars through a gold-smuggling scheme, during an undercover operation by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit). Angel, appointed ambassador-at-large and a presidential envoy by Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa in March 2021, told reporters he would be able to carry…… Read More