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As the Olympics Unfold, a Look at China’s Treatment of Uyghur Muslims
Revisit 2020’s ‘China Undercover,’ investigating China’s crackdown on Uyghurs and other Muslims, as the Beijing Olympics begin with a U.S. diplomatic boycott.
February 3, 2022
FRONTLINE Wins Peabody Award for 'China Undercover'
The documentary investigated what has been described as the largest mass incarceration of an ethnic group since the Holocaust.
June 21, 2021
Taking Office in a Time of Crisis: 16 Documentaries on Key Issues Biden Inherits
These 16 FRONTLINE documentaries offer context on some of the biggest challenges the new administration faces.
January 19, 2021
Watch 2020’s 10 Most-Streamed FRONTLINE Documentaries
It has been an unparalleled year. Explore the 10 most-streamed FRONTLINE documentaries released during 2020.
December 18, 2020
A Minutes-Long Call After Two and a Half Years of Silence: Update from a Uyghur Family Featured in 'China Undercover'
Several families whose loved ones went missing in Xinjiang shared their stories in FRONTLINE's documentary "China Undercover." Since the original broadcast, we've had updates about two sisters in the film.
November 10, 2020
How the U.S. Has Reacted to China’s Treatment of Uyghurs
As reports of deteriorating conditions for Uyghurs and Muslim minorities in the region of Xinjiang accumulate, U.S. lawmakers have responded this year with growing criticism, legislation and sanctions targeting China.
November 10, 2020
U.S. Enacts New Law Condemning China's Treatment of Uyghur and Other Muslims
Learn about the Chinese government's detention and surveillance of Uyghur and other Muslims in FRONTLINE's "China Undercover."
June 18, 2020
The Story of Chinese Muslims Is A "Story That has Global Implications": Q&A With Filmmakers
The filmmakers of "China Undercover" describe what’s unfolding in Xinjiang as a new model of governance — “digital authoritarianism” — that is now being exported from China to other countries and will have serious implications for human rights and democracy around the world.
April 7, 2020
How the U.S. Has Responded to Allegations of China’s Human Rights Abuses
More recently, new and troubling reports began to emerge: some detainees were also being forced to work in factories, producing products for export.
April 7, 2020
Muslims Held in China’s Detention Camps Speak Out
“If you exceeded two minutes in the toilet, they hit our heads with an electric prod,” a woman who was detained for 17 months tells FRONTLINE.
April 7, 2020