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Assignment: Torture Investigation

Assignment investigates the relationship between the US and the UK security services.

• 25 mins

06/08/2009

Sudan, four years after the peace treaty that ended the war between the North and South.

• 25 mins

The Pardon Game

Five drug traffickers are pardoned in Afghanistan - justice or election deal making?

• 25 mins

20/08/2009

Assignment gains rare access to a US base in Djibouti, Africa.

• 25 mins

Mutiny in Bangladesh

Six months on from a military revolt in Bangladesh Assignment asks what really happened.

• 25 mins

Saving in China

The Chinese government wants people to spend more and save less. Chris Hogg reports.

• 25 mins

Masters in Business

Assignment asks: What role did the business schools play in last year's financial crisis?

• 25 mins

Dog Fighting in Chicago

If my dog is tough then I'm tough. Killer dogs give teenagers status in Chicago.

• 25 mins

Chasing the Tax Cheats

Globally billions of dollars are lost to tax cheats. Can the G20 stop the cheating?

• 25 mins

The Mystery of the Arctic Sea

A cargo ship disappears mysteriously in the English Channel. The ´óÏó´«Ã½ investigates.

• 25 mins

Three Strike Lifers

Serving life for stealing a pair of socks.

• 25 mins

Armenia: the cleverest nation on earth

Why is the country so good at chess?

• 25 mins

Protecting Britain's Children

Assignment reports from the frontline of child protection in Britain.

• 25 mins

Dying to Give Birth

Assignment investigates maternal health in Pakistan.

• 25 mins

Guinea on the Brink

Assignment hears harrowing eye-witness accounts of a massacre in Guinea.

• 25 mins

High Frequency Trading

An investigation into new dealing practices by some banks.

• 25 mins

The Congo Connection

Assignment goes on the trail of a deadly African militia operating out of Euorpe.

• 25 mins

Malvinas War Crimes

Did Argentine officers commit war crimes against their own troops in the Falklands War?

• 25 mins

Bhopal - An Enduring Tragedy

Allan Little returns to the scene of the Bhopal Union Carbide disaster in India.

• 25 mins

Return to Nablus

Alan Johnston returns to the Palestinian city of Nablus - once a hotbed of militancy.

• 25 mins

Latvia: Coping with Crisis

Assignment returns to Latvia, the European country worst hit by the financial crisis.

• 25 mins

Vancouver Gangland

A report on the growing problem of drug and gun crimes in Vancouver.

• 25 mins

India's Struggling Welfare Revolution

An investigation into the Indian government's flagship scheme to assist the poorest.

• 25 mins

Kenya's War Next Door

Jenny Cuffe asks how big a threat the Somali war poses to Kenya’s security.

• 25 mins

Closing Guantanamo: What went wrong?

Why the US administration failed to meet the closure deadline of Guantanamo Bay.

• 25 mins

Guantanamo Reunited

A former guard at Guantanamo Bay comes face-to-face with two of his ex-prisoners.

• 25 mins

Ten Days in Haiti

Mark Doyle reports on the devastation of the Haiti earthquake.

• 25 mins

Dreams of a British Education

Lucy Williamson investigates the crisis building behind the dream of a British education.

• 25 mins

Unlawful Detention

Assignment investigates claims that the UK government is breaking its own asylum rules.

• 25 mins

Mexico's Drug War

Katya Adler reports on the shocking consequences of Mexico's drug war on Mexican society.

• 25 mins