About this season
Bold, untold stories from across Asia and the Pacific. Al Jazeera's in-depth, weekly current affairs programme from the world's most populated region.
Episodes (8)
1. China's Super Mums
Aired 5 January 2017 • 30 min
101 East explores the tradition of confinement for new mothers in modern China and the growing industry behind it.
2. Cambodia's Deadly Politics
Aired 12 January 2017 • 30 min
101 East investigates the suspicious murder of a political activist in Cambodia.
3. Vietnam's Tech Rush
Aired 19 January 2017 • 30 min
Vietnam's young tech entrepreneurs are transforming the country into Southeast Asia's Silicon Valley.
4. Afghanistan: Taliban At The Gates
Aired 26 January 2017 • 30 min
We join Afghan forces on the frontlines in Helmand, as they try to keep the Taliban from seizing a crucial capital.
5. Kashmir: Born To Fight
Aired 9 February 2017 • 30 min
Is India's crackdown on Kashmiri protesters creating new generation of young fighters?
6. Philippines: Sins of the Father
Aired 16 February 2017 • 30 min
101 East investigates sexual misconduct inside the most powerful institution in the Philippines - the Catholic Church.
7. India's Dalit Revolution
Aired 2 March 2017 • 30 min
101 East goes inside the Dalit protest movement threatening to end centuries of repression and shake the foundations of India’s social structure.
8. Pakistan: Killing For Honour
Aired 9 March 2017 • 30 min
101 East investigates the fate of four young girls in Pakistan, where honour killings are endemic and modern technology is challenging old beliefs.