Syria - A Gangster Goes To War

July 22, 2014

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Foreign Correspondent - S23 - E18

Foreign Correspondent presents an extraordinarily intimate and confronting journey as a violent, criminal king-pin leaves his turf behind to head to Syria's frontlines to fight a war he doesn't really comprehend.

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Foreign Correspondent: Season 23 - 30 Episode s

23x1 - Ukraine - Moscow Rules
March 18, 2014
With breathtaking speed, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the armed takeover of a key part of a neighbouring country and dared the world to do something about it. Eric Campbell is there for the countdown.
23x2 - Chile - Facing The Past
March 25, 2014
Sally Sara follows the trail of a woman accused of involvement in serious, violent crimes in her homeland. Now living quietly in suburban Australia, the families of the dead are demanding she return to face justice.
23x3 - Dubai - Trapped Part 1
April 1, 2014
In Dubai, Australian Marcus Lee was accused of a multi-million dollar fraud he never committed. But it took him 7 months of jail time and a legal battle lasting years before he and his wife Julie would be free.
23x4 - Dubai - Trapped Part 2
April 8, 2014
In the second part of our exclusive report, Foreign Correspondent hears how Marcus and Julie Lee eventually escaped, and examines the controversial deal in more detail, hearing from all the main players for the first time.
23x5 - India - The Babymakers
April 15, 2014
Foreign Correspondent investigates India's booming international surrogacy industry by following Australian couples hoping to start or build their families by paying Indian women to bear them a child.
23x6 - Canada, South Africa - Granpower!
April 22, 2014
The uplifting story of a group of gutsy grandmothers from Canada, who have built a remarkable connection with Africa. Led by a powerhouse 89 year-old expat Australian.
23x7 - Cuba - Inside Gitmo
April 29, 2014
Shaker Aamer, hands and feet shackled, was dragged into Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay prison more than 4,500 days ago. No charges, no trial. North America correspondent Lisa Millar inspects the infamous prison, Guantanamo Bay.
23x8 - Afghanistan - Groomed to Kill
May 6, 2014
The experiences and stories of some of the children convicted of fighting for the Taliban who are currently being held in special prisons across Afghanistan.
23x9 - Spratly Islands - Reef Madness
May 20, 2014
Eric Campbell reports from a conflict zone in the South China sea. In a world exclusive, Foreign Correspondent reports from the island dispute threatening war with China.
23x10 - Pakistan - The Polio Emergency
May 27, 2014
An immunisation program saw Polio retreat from the developed world - then a concerted campaign in the '80's all but wiped it out in the developing world. So why has Pakistan become a polio hotspot with cases on the rise?
23x11 - Tiananmen - Australia's Witnesses
June 3, 2014
China has changed dramatically since the crackdown and wholesale slaughter in Tiananmen Square 25 years ago. For the first time Australia's embassy staff assemble with their first-hand accounts of the days that stained China.
23x12 - Jordan - Home Away From Home
June 10, 2014
The Hariri's are an ordinary family who've had their lives shattered by war. Like 2.8 million other Syrian refugees, this family thought they were leaving their home for only a few weeks, but will they ever return?
23x13 - USA - Cannabis Inc.
June 17, 2014
Hundreds of cannabis businesses are aiming to make it an industry to rival beer. But there is a growing opposition of voices warning that a new Big Tobacco is being created.
23x14 - Cairo: Ordeal In Egypt
June 24, 2014
As judgement arrives for Australian journalist Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues in Egypt, family and key players feature in this special report by ABC Middle East correspondent Hayden Cooper.
23x15 - Myanmar - A New Dawn
July 1, 2014
What happens when a vacuum-sealed, strictly-controlled nation opens its doors and ushers in aggressive international businesses, hungry global developers and curious tourists? Sally Sara reports from Yangon, Myanmar.
23x16 - Mexico - The Last Resort
July 8, 2014
Jane Cowan investigates the booming international surrogacy business and an unscrupulous operator preying on the dreams and life savings of clients.
23x17 - Laos - The Legacy
July 15, 2014
Sally Sara travels into the mountains of Laos, to meet the brave women hunting for bombs.
23x18 - Syria - A Gangster Goes To War
July 22, 2014
Foreign Correspondent presents an extraordinarily intimate and confronting journey as a violent, criminal king-pin leaves his turf behind to head to Syria's frontlines to fight a war he doesn't really comprehend.
23x19 - Scotland - You Take The High Road And I'll Take The Low Road
July 29, 2014
Scottish/Australian reporter Barbara Miller returns home to see whether the Scots really are prepared to be brave and vote for independence?
23x20 - Norway - The Gender Mission
August 5, 2014
Eric Campbell travels to the Arctic Circle in Norway where he reports on a radical experiment being watched by the rest of the world, including Australia.
23x21 - East Timor - The Clinic
August 12, 2014
Foreign Correspondent travels to Dili, East Timor and witnesses a country facing a myriad of health problems. We follow the challenging daily life of Dr Dan Murphy as he treats people overwhelmed by the diseases of poverty.
23x22 - Japan - Return Of The Samurai
August 19, 2014
An in-depth look at the rise of militarism in Japan as tensions with China coincide with major changes to the country's pacifist constitution. The story exposes the deep rifts in Japanese society over the issue.
23x23 - Sierra Leone - Ebola: Into The Hot Zone
August 26, 2014
A special report on the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. Our team, which was the last camera crew into the hardest hit areas before a Government lockdown, has been at the frontline for one of the worst weeks in the Ebola crisis.
23x24 - Palau - Take A Long Line
September 2, 2014
Whether you enjoy tuna on a sandwich, or as sashimi, you need to know that Pacific stocks are being fished out at an alarming rate. Can the small equatorial paradise of Palau turn the tide by banning foreign fishing vessels?
23x25 - Nepal - The Road
September 9, 2014
The kingdom of Upper Mustang, Nepal is the last outpost of authentic Tibetan Buddhism. Cut off from modernity, foreigners were banned until 1992. Now a road is being built all the way to China. Can the unique culture survive?
23x26 - Northern Ireland - The Disappeared
September 16, 2014
Off an isolated country laneway on a remote area of Irish bog, sophisticated forensic technology is being rolled out in an attempt to crack a notorious cold case.
23x27 - South Africa - Symphony In Soweto
September 23, 2014
Sally Sara meets the new generation of Soweto. The black township was once a byword for suffering and squalor but it's always had an unassailable spirit and now it's undergoing a dramatic transformation.
23x28 - China - Crackdown
September 30, 2014
As Australia lifts its terror alert to high, China is intensifying its crackdown on a resident Muslim community in the remote northwest of the country in what it claims is its own war on terror. Stephen McDonell reports.
23x29 - Kenya - Inside Out
October 7, 2014
Sally Sara goes inside some of Kenya's toughest jails to investigate an innovative program that is seeing convicted criminals learn how to set themselves free, using the justice system.
23x30 - The Italian Solution
October 14, 2014
In an Australian TV first, Sophie McNeill hitches a ride on an Italian navy boat as more than 800 people are plucked out of the Mediterranean, just a tiny drop in an ocean of people fleeing Libya to seek asylum in Europe.

23x1 - Ukraine - Moscow Rules

23x2 - Chile - Facing The Past

23x3 - Dubai - Trapped Part 1

23x4 - Dubai - Trapped Part 2

23x5 - India - The Babymakers

23x6 - Canada, South Africa - Granpower!

23x7 - Cuba - Inside Gitmo

23x8 - Afghanistan - Groomed to Kill

23x9 - Spratly Islands - Reef Madness

23x10 - Pakistan - The Polio Emergency

23x11 - Tiananmen - Australia's Witnesses

23x12 - Jordan - Home Away From Home

23x13 - USA - Cannabis Inc.

23x14 - Cairo: Ordeal In Egypt

23x15 - Myanmar - A New Dawn

23x16 - Mexico - The Last Resort

23x17 - Laos - The Legacy

23x18 - Syria - A Gangster Goes To War

23x19 - Scotland - You Take The High Road And I'll Take The Low Road

23x20 - Norway - The Gender Mission

23x21 - East Timor - The Clinic

23x22 - Japan - Return Of The Samurai

23x23 - Sierra Leone - Ebola: Into The Hot Zone

23x24 - Palau - Take A Long Line

23x25 - Nepal - The Road

23x26 - Northern Ireland - The Disappeared

23x27 - South Africa - Symphony In Soweto

23x28 - China - Crackdown

23x29 - Kenya - Inside Out

23x30 - The Italian Solution

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