People & Power

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People & Power is the flagship current affairs programme on Al Jazeera English, broadcast twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays, and repeated throughout the week.

Each 22.30 minute programme features one or two short investigative documentaries on a power issue from around the world. The programme sometimes has one hour specials.

People & Power airs on the [http://english.aljazeera.net/English Al Jazeera English] channel at these times (GMT):

Wednesday: 14:30 GMT
Thursday (repeat): 01:30 and 13:30
Friday (repeat): 06:30 and 20:30
Saturday (repeat): 03:00

Sunday: 14:30 GMT
Monday (repeat): 01:30 and 13.30
Tuesday (repeat): 06:30 and 20.30

List of People & Power presenters and reporters

Samah El Shahat
Presenter
March 2007 – present.

Before joining the programme Samah worked closely with Al Jazeera in the past, most recently on a special film for People & Power called 'A Bitter Clash’. Samah founded Thingybob Productions, a film company, in order to raise awareness of development issues in the South. Samah is also a development economist, and has been a consultant to the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Canadian Government, Foundation for International Training (FIT) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). She has also been an economic advisor on SMEs and innovation policy to the governments of Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Pakistan and Mauritius. Samah will obtain her PhD in economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in 2007.

Juliana Ruhfus Main reporterNovember 2006 – present.

Award-winning filmmaker and journalist Juliana Ruhfus has spent over a decade working as a reporter and producer for British and international broadcasters, specialising in international programme making and investigative work. In news pieces, current affairs films and feature length documentaries Juliana has covered many of the world's under-reported conflicts including Somalia, Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Yemen and Peru, often gaining unique access to the warring factions and always with a strong focus on the human stories behind the news. Her films have often had an impact beyond television and have been shown at festivals, the British Parliament, international trade union congresses and at universities. Juliana has also worked as a print journalist and as a consultant on small arms issues to the UN and other organisations.

Shereen El Feki
Presenter
November 2006 – February 2007.

Shereen was a reporter for the Economist magazine before she joined the programme. She left People & Power in February 2007.

Zeina AwadOccasional reporter

Zeina Awad has covered some of the Middle East and Africa’s most important stories for People and Power, including the rise of Islamism in Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps, Iraq’s forgotten refugees, and the underground world of Zimbabwean human trafficking. Prior to joining Al Jazeera English, Zeina worked for the BBC’s "HARDtalk" and "Panorama" programmes, and for the [http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F06E0D8B-BE98-445A-9752-8E7EA9DAD30F.htm Al Jazeera Arabic] channel.

Bob AbeshouseOccasional reporter

Bob Abeshouse is an award-winning journalist who has produced investigative and long-form programs on a wide range of public policy issues for [www.nbc.com NBC] , [http://abc.go.com ABC] , [http://www.pbs.org PBS] , [http://www.cnn.com CNN] and other broadcasters.

Max Keiser Occasional reporter. Max Keiser brands himself as a ‘financial activist’ and has reported several viewpoint films for the programme.He is currently working on several new projects for the programme.
He also has his own [http://www.maxkeiser.com/ website] .

Sapna Bhatia Occasional reporter.Sapna Bhatia has worked for the programme from the beginning and has reported on several films from India.
She is currently working on a new film for People & Power.

Mohamed Maklouf Mohamed Maklouf has been a filmmaker and film journalist since 1983. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Arab Screen Independent Film Festival, which specializes in Arab short films and documentary films.
He made a film for People & Power on the constraints of the media in Egypt, and is currently working on a new project for the programme.

List of People & Power editors and producers

Richard Dove is the editor.

Neil Cairns is the producer.

Bob Abeshouse is the U.S producer and occasional reporter for the programme.

There is a People & Power researcher/producer in each of the four Al Jazeera Hubs – London, Washington DC, Kuala Lumpur and Doha.

History

People & Power was launched on November 15 2006 on the new [http://english.aljazeera.net/English Al Jazeera English] Al Jazeera English channel.

It was originally presented by reporter Shereen El Feki but she was replaced by a new presenter, [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/758EE08A-5F2E-4BBA-A12D-A1D19CDEAFFF.htm Samah El-Shahat] , a development economist, in March 2007.

[http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9A832AA4-D7D1-459C-86C9-89AEC1F63779.htm Juliana Ruhfus] is the programme’s main reporter and occasional presenter. Her film on the ex-combattants in Liberia launched the strand the day Al Jazeera went on air.

She is formerly an independent current affairs and documentary reporter and producer for international broadcasters such as [http://www.channel4.com/ Channel 4 (UK)] , [http://www.bbc.co.uk/ BBC] , [http://www.ard.de/ ARD (Germany)] and [http://www.nhk.or.jp/english/ NHK (Japan)] .

Other regular reporters include Zeina Awad, Bob Abeshouse, Max Keiser, Sapna Bhatia, Paul Martin and Mohamed Maklouf.

The show has introduced several regular slots. A series called ‘If I had the Power’ asked people in the street what they would do if they had the power of President of the United States George W. Bush for the day. Five minute long ‘Power of One’ films look at how one person has changed the lives of a community through their own actions. People featured to date are [http://www.robtherubbish.com/ ‘Rob the Rubbish’] , Cambridge scientist [http://www.haem.cam.ac.uk/transmed/pages/lee.html Helen Lee] , and [http://windupradio.com/trevor.htm Trevor Bayliss] , inventor of the clockwork radio.

In June 2007 People & Power launched its first special season – presented from Doha, Qatar.

Since Al Jazeera's launch on [http://www.youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish YouTube] in spring 2007 the programme's availability has increased.

Episode rundown

A list of all the shows broadcast to date, in reverse chronological order with the programme information supplied by the channel. Many of the later shows have been uploaded on the [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4A712F2859EB9B7F Al Jazeera YouTube channel] .

Episode 74 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/CA159C8A-C78F-42B9-B699-B02C8E35DB9A.htm Italy Gate]
People & Power investigate the mysterious death of a security expert who had uncovered extensive spyware in his country's telecommunications system. Just after noon on July 21 2006, Adamo Bove, head of security at Telecom Italia, told his wife he had some errands to run as he left their Naples apartment. Hours later, police found his car parked atop a freeway overpass. Bove's body lay on the pavement some 100 feet below.Did he jump or was he pushed?
First broadcast: Wednesday 01 August 2007
Presenter: Juliana Ruhfus

Episode 72 & 73 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/34EB424C-AF42-4EE4-B499-152096D70F11.htm Greek Gate]
Just before the 2004 Olympic Games began in Athens, the worst espionage scandal in Greece's history was uncovered.Vodafone, Greece's largest telecommunications provider, discovered wire tap software in its cell phone system, allowing thousands of illegal interceptions to be made.What made the incident even more extraordinary were the kind of people whose phones were tapped. They included the Greek PM, Costas Karamanlis, a member of the opposition party, former prime ministers, journalists and businessmen.The event took a tragic and suspicious turn when Vodaphone's leading engineer was found hanging from a pipe in his bathroom a day after the discovery of the devices.
First broadcast: Wednesday 25 July 2007

Episode 71 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/44D43D9B-4FF0-4BBD-AF2D-450D1EF6067E.htm Benazir Bhutto] and [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/44D43D9B-4FF0-4BBD-AF2D-450D1EF6067E.htm Young Turks]
In an exclusive interview, Hussain Aidid, the Somali deputy prime minister, speaks to Juliana Ruhfus about the Ethiopian 'occupation' of Somalia – and why he chose not to attend the reconciliation and peace conference.

More than half of the current Turkish population is under 24.Last year, the Turkish government emphasised its dynamic population, saying it would make it an engine of growth in the EU. But how strongly do Turkish youth believe that Turkey's accession into the EU is a good idea?
First broadcast: Wednesday 12 July 2007
Presenter: Juliana Ruhfus

Episode 70 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8146C462-380C-4EEF-BF06-DD278E7C9DB2.htm Taylor Un-Made]
Kimmie Weeks is a 25-year-old Liberian child activist who is talked about among the likes of Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Gandi. Before his fourteenth birthday, Kimmie's work helped to disarm 20,000 child soldiers, for which the Liberian government attempted to assassinate him.
First broadcast: Wednesday 18 July 2007

Episode 69 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D7A5B155-EB39-40DC-A3D8-9AACBF3156E3.htm Zimbabwean Exodus]
Zimbabwe's economy is crumbling, and it has the highest inflation rate in the world. This is driving Zimbabweans out in the thousands. They trek across the crocodile-infested Limpopo River, and razor wires fences in search of a better life in South Africa, relying on a sophisticated ring of smugglers who guide them through an often long and dangerous journey.People & Power's Zeina Awad gains exclusive access to the underground world of Zimbabwean trafficking with a veteran human smuggler.
First broadcast: Wednesday 11 July 2007
Presenter: Juliana Ruhfus

Episode 68 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/FA5821BF-A7DF-47A8-A2B3-EF03FBC7BD7D.htm Taking on Chanel]
Carmen Colle is a former steelworker who worked her way up to become a luxury hand-stitcher for some of Europe's top fashion houses. Now she has decided to sue Chanel for alleged counterfeiting. The claim comes after she spotted a cardigan bearing a crochet design which she says her company submitted to Chanel as an idea – and which they turned down.
First broadcast: Wednesday 8 July 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat

Episode 67 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C05460D4-4253-41EE-8D8D-CB65148FE877.htm Golan Heights]
The Golan Heights, a rocky plateau in south-western Syria, has long been an area of dispute. Filmmaker Paul Martin looks at this divided region and what the possibilities are for peace.
First broadcast: Wednesday 4 July 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat

Episode 66 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/431180B8-E6E7-4BB2-A6AF-BBF438EED228.htm Lockerbie: Bombing Probe]
People & Power look into the findings of the [http://www.sccrc.org.uk/home.aspx Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission] , which has been reviewing the conviction of a Libyan man after an airline was bombed over Scotland in 1988, killing 270 people.
First broadcast: Sunday 1st July 2007
Presenter: [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9A832AA4-D7D1-459C-86C9-89AEC1F63779.htm Juliana Ruhfus]

Episode 65 Divided Island / Another Darfur?
People and Power investigates democracy in Bahrain amid sectarian tensions, and then travels to Eastern Sudan to investigate a hidden conflict.
First broadcast: Wednesday 27th June 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter / Director: Chris Milner (Another Darfur?) / Abdulrahman Elshayya (Divided Island)

Episode 64 Sultan’s Blue Dream
A report into the political and cultural structure of Oman, and the Sultan’s rule. Its present ruler, Qaboos bin Said Al Said, holds absolute power and decision-making authority. And, as director/producer Abdel Karim Sekkar finds, nobody there seems even remotely interested in having it any other way.
First broadcast: Sunday 24th June 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Director: Abdel Karim Sekkar

Episode 63 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/75AAB277-042B-4696-88AF-8E7CF73D56B9.htm Depopulation Hebron / Coffee in Cairo]
People & Power finds out why Palestinian residents are leaving the ancient city of Hebron, and follows with an investigation of Starbucks in Egypt.
First broadcast: Wednesday 20th June 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter / Director: Circa 1 Media (Coffee in Cairo) / Sami Zeidan (Depopulation Hebron)

Episode 62 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D751B946-4B20-4B64-AB31-3E7AC812C489.htm Human Wrongs]

Tunisia has been praised by Western powers for its advancement with women’s rights - but activists say its President has become a virtual dictator.
First broadcast: Sunday 17th June 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Director: Synergy Films

Episode 61 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D08EF321-84C2-4C46-86C2-BA0E869FC579.htm Extraordinary Antics]
26 American CIA operatives are being tried for the kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan. Financial activist Max Keiser goes on the trail.
First broadcast: Wednesday 13th June 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Director / Reporter: Max Keiser, Max Keiser Productions

Episode 60 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D847A2CA-FDDE-4915-80AB-B835DF1BAD41.htm The High Cost of Cheap Salmon / Maradona Church / Helen Lee]
The High Cost of Cheap Salmon
Salmon farming, a booming industry around the world, is leading to massive ecological destruction, say environmentalists.
[http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B64FA004-88A5-4B7A-BD23-9839131ACF01.htm Maradona Church]
Behind a religion dedicated to the worship of Argentina’s most beloved footballer.
The Power of One: Dr Helen Lee
The story of a woman whose scientific marvels are saving the sight of Masai children in East Africa.
First broadcast: Sunday 10th June 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Director / Reporter: Pacha Films (Salmon), Gerbil Films (Maradona); Sue Ellicott (Helen Lee)

Episode 59 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E9178B8F-832F-4311-9E68-964E492953E3.htm G8 Special]
People & Power reports on protests at the G8, and Samah El-Shahat meets the U.S Ambassador to the UK, and quizzes him on Bush’s approach to global warming.
First broadcast: Thursday 7th June 2007
Director / Reporter / Presenter: Inigo Gilmore (Power and Protest); Samah El-Shahat

Episode 58 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E37E4C94-A342-4700-94EE-700CABF3FAA0.htm Fragmentation of the Middle East]
Presenter Samah El-Shahat discusses the reasons for fragmentation in the Middle East with her special panel of experts and asks for solutions.
First broadcast: Sunday 3rd June 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat

Episode 57 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1301D023-2F79-459F-91F7-D2BFA1186382.htm Bloody Tea]
The Indian state of Assam is famous for its tea, but not its 28 year conflict in which 180,000 people have died. People and Power investigates.
First broadcast: Wednesday 30th May 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Director / Reporter: Hazel Chandler

Episode 56 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A0571F0C-90EB-42FB-8902-746AEC426B04.htm Blood Trails]
People & Power meets the Argentine grandmothers in search of their grandchildren who were ‘disappeared’ in President Jorge Rafael Videla’s ‘Dirty War’.
First broadcast: Sunday 27th May 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Director: Gerbil Films

Episode 55 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F6E4A558-4386-47DA-AC0A-B358A8813235.htm Seeing It Through / Baghdad Lives / Salween Dam]
People & Power meet Argentine factory workers and an Iraqi woman coming to terms with life in Baghdad, and visit the Salween Dam in Myanmar.
First broadcast: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Director: Gerbil Films (Argentine); Hilba Bassem (Iraq)

Episode 54 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/71C76C20-1F4F-458B-8FB9-B1FA0A2F60F6.htm Rigged Markets]

Free markets are meant to give the investors an equal chance of success – but are they in fact in rigged? People & Power looks at the evidence.
First broadcast: Sunday 20th May 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter / Director: Max Keiser, Max Keiser Productions

Episode 53 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9213F485-D17D-4962-8F64-570A33BE975A.htm Argentine Land Fight]
People & Power investigate an Argentine land fight, between rich and poor, and then meet a man single-handedly taking on Wales’ rubbish problem.
First broadcast: Wednesday 16th May 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter / Director: Bob Abeshouse (Argentina)

Episode 52 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/EEE2A677-B468-4622-8721-120475A43B53.htm The Blair Legacy]
People & Power take the people’s questions for Prime Minister, Tony Blair, to a panel of experts including a Labour Lord, and an Iraqi journalist.
First broadcast: Sunday 13th May 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat

Episode 51 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/02E66DDE-3F48-4A7C-B421-08C338B38DB7.htm Banking On It / Power of One] – Trevor Bayliss
People & Power investigates the World Bank – does it help or create poverty? Then an interview with Trevor Bayliss, inventor of the clockwork radio.
First broadcast: Wednesday 9th May 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter / Director: Max Keiser, Kinooga Productions (Banking On It), Sue Ellicott (Power of One)

Episode 50 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/499BD184-86B2-4391-B08F-ECD1B0F6F04B.htm Communists in Kolcata] / [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6D4CF345-CB9D-4D08-9538-6502E2BC8A38.htm Fish for Oil]
People & Power visits those pushed off their land in West Bengal by the government, and investigates oil smuggling in Iraq, damaging the economy.
First broadcast: Sunday 6th May 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter / Director: Sapna Bhatia (Kolcarta), Out There News (Fish for Oil)

Episode 49 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9BFD5E01-3152-4547-904C-566ED6D21591.htm Bus 601] / [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B585DCFA-D475-4C2E-B4FA-3F353FDC3FD9.htm I Love Malaya]
People & Power takes the Parisian Bus 601a through racial tensions, then goes to Southern Thailand, where the communist ex Guerillas are in hiding.
First broadcast: Wednesday 2nd May 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter / Director: Karim Sekkar and Shereen El-Feki (Bus 601), Chan Kar May (Malaya)

Episode 47 – 48 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/95A54F50-4922-4699-B822-2BC8252422A5.htm Iraqi Refugees] / [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/53C1E903-FAE3-475F-BEAF-214E14CFD2DF.htm Green Fields and Gas]
People & Power investigates the conflict between Shell and rural Ireland. Then, to the Jordan-Iraq border, the home of thousands of refugees.
First broadcast: Wednesday 25th April 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter / Director: Zeina Awad (Iraqi Refugees), Sinead O’Shea (Mayo vs Shell)

Episode 46 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/365E3604-901F-4442-BBD2-DE3F8E2D4433.htm Bargaining Chips]
People & Power investigates the prisoner exchange deal in the Middle East – are captives mere bargaining chips in the Israeli – Hizbollah conflict?
First broadcast: Sunday 22nd April 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter / Director:

Episode 45 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1F741714-C774-4753-9FA1-7287F6CCBB93.htm French Election Special]
As the French go to the polls, People & Power visit France to investigate some of the issues at the heart of this weekend’s presidential elections.
First broadcast: Wednesday 18th April 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter / Director: Various

Episode 44 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/83E04D41-7407-4794-B278-EA70ECD0F0C3.htm Turf Wars]
This week's People & Power examines allegations that officials in Cambodia have been profiting from illegal land seizures in the country.
First broadcast: Sunday 15th April 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter / Director: Eric Campbell

[http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/08311921-E703-409F-8F12-CC8364EA24F1.htm Nigeria Delta Special]
The 2007 National elections are approaching in Nigeria. People & Power reporter Juliana Ruhfus and director Hazel Chandler travel to the conflict ridden and oil rich Niger Delta to explore what is at stake. In spite of the Delta's vast oil wealth the people are poor -- and deprived of a democratic voice. As a result, the last 15 months has seen an escalation in militant groups operating in the region. Some claim that that they are fighting to help ensure local people benefit from the Delta's oil wealth, in the face of intimidation and corruption from politicians.
First broadcast: Saturday 14th April 2007
Presenter: Juliana Ruhfus
Reporter: Juliana Ruhfus
Producer / Director: Hazel Chandler

Episode 43 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/9F5CD9FA-EAF8-4273-860D-EB3D11FE4FB1.htm Baghdad Lives: Staying]
In this week's programme Iraqi filmmaker, Mounaf Shaker, provides a personal account of his attempts to build a future against all odds in today's Baghdad.
First broadcast: Wednesday 11th April 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter: Mounaf Shakar

Episode 42 Ain El Helweh
People & Power has gained exclusive access to Ain El Helweh, Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp. People & Power's Zeina Awad witnesses this violence first hand and investigates the context through which militant Islam grew to become a potent force inside Lebanon's most controversial Palestinian refugee camp.
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter: Zeina Awad

Episode 41 Outlaws and Lost Boys
People & Power has gained unique access to Sudanese refugees struggling to cope on the streets of Cairo. This is a story of desperation and violence, but also of ingenuity and creativity against all the odds. At its heart this is a story about power.
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter: Hugh Miles

Episode 40 Palestinian Unity
People & Power takes an inside look at how the new Palestinian unity government came into being.
First broadcast: Friday 30th March 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter / Director: Paul Martin

Episode 39 Masters and Slaves
People & Power takes a look at modern day slavery in Mauritania on the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery throughout the British empire.
First broadcast: Tuesday 27th March 2007
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat

Episode 38 After Castro Who Wins?
A battle is raging inside the US administration over policy towards Cuba after Castro’s eventual death. People & Power gets inside the debate.
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Producer: Bob Abeshouse

Episode 37 LADA
People and Power visits the LADA car manufacturing factory in Russia, to investigate President Vladimir Putin’s new economic strategy and the state’s role.
Reporter: Juliana Ruhfus

Episode 36 How can I sell my chicken?
P&P looks at the collapsed WTO round though the eyes of a Senegalese chicken farmer and traipses the corridors of power looking for answers.
Reporter: Samah El-Shahat

Episode 35 Amam / Chinese Soyafication of Argentina

Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon two years ago was supposed to have been a new beginning. But Lebanon remains an unstable place. There isn't a single Shia minister in the current government. Instead, Shia Hezbollah is leading a coalition of opposition parties. People & Power was in Beirut when the Lebanese capital witnessed the most violent protests in recent times. Our film explores the country's new divisions – and we listen to Lebanese voices alarmed by the state of affairs. P&P visited Beirut to get under the skin of a politically divided city. And then to Argentina, where soybean cultivation is taking its toll.
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter: Zeina Awad
Producer: (Soyafication): Bob Abeshouse

Episode 34 Iraqi Oil Law
An exclusive investigation into the new oil laws in Iraq. Is it all in the interest of the international multinationals?
Presenter: Samah El-Shahat
Reporter/ Director: Chris Frederick

Episode 33 Paradise Lost / The People Versus the Mafia
A look at the economic, political and social issues in last month’s military coup in Fiji. Also, People & Power explores how Italians are resisting mafia violence.

Episode 32 [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/449AC1AD-7918-4779-937D-C789097DDE04.htm Exxon in the Dock]
People & Power's Juliana Ruhfus investigates claims that Exxon Mobil, the most profitable oil company in the world, is responsible for human rights abuses carried out by its private soldiers in Aceh, Indonesia.
Reporter: Juliana Ruhfus

Episode 31 The Battle with Extremism: Putin’s Law
Critics allege that Putin is introducing increasingly oppressive laws in Russia. But are they giving rise to the very extremism he wishes to defeat?
Reporter: Juliana Ruhfus

Episode 30 Tamil Tigers
People & Power investigates the massive fundraising drive allegedly launched by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in London and elsewhere from late 2005 onwards, as violence intensified in the North and East of Sri Lanka. The programme speaks with Tamils in London who the LTTE has tried to pressurise into providing funding for the 'final war'.
Reporter: Juliana Ruhfus

Episode 29 Shining Path / Solomon Islands strife
People & Power gains access to a top commander of the Peruvian Maoist guerrilla movement, Shining Path. The programme also examines escalating tensions in the Solomon Islands.

Episode 28 Baghdad Lives
In this People & Power, an Iraqi filmmaker provides a personal account of his attempts to build a future against all odds in today's Baghdad.

Episode 27 China In Africa

China is increasingly looking to Africa to supply the raw materials it needs to feed its surging economy. What is Africa getting in return?

Episode 26 Our New Best Friend
People & Power examines the relationship between western countries and the Uzbek president before and after the Andijan massacre in 2005. Who was responsible?

Episode 25 Power and Media in Egpyt
The programme examines the alleged intimidation, physical abuse and arrests made against journalists in Egypt who criticize the regime.
Reporter: Mohamed Maklouf

Episode 24 Coke In Trouble
Is Coca-Cola stealing water from Indian communities? A look at why local people are speaking out, and what those at the top have to say in response.
Reporter: Sapna Bhatia

Episode 23 The People's President

Ahmadinejad’s life and character revealed. Many people think they know the “People’s President”, but why is he so popular - in and outside of Iran?

Episode 22 Big Coal / The Battle to Re-brand Sinn Féin
We examine how much is being done to keep carbon emissions from new coal plants in the USA to a minimum. We also explore Sinn Féin’s re-branding campaign in Northern Ireland.

Episode 21 Omar Degahyes
People & Power follows the family and local community of Guantanamo Bay detainee, Omar Deghayes, in their attempts to secure his release.

Episode 20 The Battle for Panama Canal / Wilma's Warning / If You Had The Power?
We explore tensions in Panama sparked by the new breed of mega-ships that form the arteries of global trade. We also meet a scientist whose work has provoked threats to her life. Then People & Power goes to the streets and asks: “what would you do if you had the power of George Bush?”

Episode 19 Thai Democracy / Reconstruction of Southern LebanonWe explore a tale of two Thailands and the struggle to re-instate democracy. Also, we investigate Hizbullah’s role in the reconstruction of Southern Lebanon.

Episode 18 People & Power Exclusive: Interview with Khaled Meshal

Khaled Meshaal, exiled leader of the Hamas party, talks to People & Power about his views on a way forward for the Palestinian situation.
Reporter: Paul Martin

Episode 16 Liberia’s Firestone Slaves / Barefoot E-Business / Cleaners
People & Power explores the working conditions on Liberia’s rubber plantations, internet farming in India, and a campaign by London cleaners to gain better rights.

Episode 15 All the President’s Women / The Struggle for Enterprise / Outsourcing Comes full Circle
Liberia’s president Ellen Sirleaf is recruiting women to re-build the country. In the second part People & Power discovers that the Indian rapid growth could be slowed down by red tape.

Episode 14 Cutting the Wire
The story of the Brazilian poor who are fighting for right to occupy land that once belonged to them. Then a discussion with the economist Hernando de Soto.

Episode 13 North Korea
A revealing insight into a day in the life of the North Korean family living under the dictatorship of the Beloved Leader Kim Jong-il.

Episode 12 ‘Injection’/ Aids in Libya
Neglect and denial have characterised the Arab response to Aids. People & Power investigates in Libya. The programme also includes an activist’s account of the recent death sentences of health workers in the country.

Episode 11 Lockerbie – A Cover Up
A look into why many of the victims’ families are unhappy with the Lockerbie verdict that sent a Libyan intelligence agent to prison for life.

Episode 10 After the Tsunami
Reporter Juliana Ruhfus travels to Aceh to find out where all the aid money has gone. What went wrong – and could it ever have gone right?

Episode 9 Berlusconi's Last Battle / Chile’s Courageous Judge

Silvio Berlusconi maybe out of office, but chaos still reigns in Italian politics. People & Power also meets the Chilean judge who dared to take on Pinochet.

Episode 8 Death of the Dollar / Ecuador and Texaco
Max Keiser claims that the US has falsely maintained the image of a strong dollar, and Chevron is accused of failing to clean up in the Amazon.

Episode 7 Reconstructing Jihad / Bajagua

Hezbollah’s construction company is filling a vacuum left by the cash-strapped Lebanese government and People & Power explores how companies and lobbyists work the U.S. Congress for personal gain.

Episode 6 Racism in France / Corruption In Paradise
A special report investigating racial tensions in France. In the second part a film following Tonga’s early steps to democracy.

Episode 5 No One Left Behind
A report on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and then People & Power goes behind the bars to see what life is like for prisoners.

Episode 4 The Price of Wine / Peace Games
India’s fast growth is leaving some of its traditional farmers in desperation. In the second part - can a computer game teach peaceful revolution?
Reporter (Price of Wine): Sapna Bhatia

Episode 3 Kyrgyzstan
Following a spate of killings, People & Power investigates the tangled and murky connections between sport, crime and politics in Kyrgyzstan.
Reporter: Juliana Ruhfus

Episode 2 The Other Campaign / Turkmenistan:Cult of the Leader
The real battle over Mexico's future is being fought outside of electoral politics. In the second part, People and Power investigates why Turkmenistan is a study in absolute power and its abuse. Episode 1 Army of Discontent
A journey around Liberia, investigating the fate of its 100,000 ex-combatants and the threat that some of them may pose to peace in the country.

Interviews

Occasionally the programme features studio discussions.

On the day of Tony Blair’s departure, Samah El-Shahat led a discussion on the departing Prime Minister’s legacy. Her guests were the Iraqi journalist Ziad Al-Khuzai, Ruth Lea - the Director of the Centre for Policy Studies and Lord Ahmed from the British House of Lords.

In a People & Power special on 3rd June 2007, Samah El-Shahat led a discussion on the ‘Fragmentation of the Middle East’ from the Doha studios. It featured Dr. Azzam Tamimi, the Director of the Institute for Islamic Political Thought, Dr. Amr Hamzawy, a Senior Researcher at the Carnegie Endowment, Dr. Ibrahim Mousawi, the Editor-in-Chief of foreign news at Al Manar TV, and Dr. Ahmed Abdel Malik, a Qatari Journalist.

On 7th June 2007 Samah interviewed Robert Holmes Tuttle, the American Ambassador in London, on the subject of the G8 summit.