Insiders reveal the opaque world of Falun GongShareThey're a familiar sight exercising and meditating in suburban parks. A joint Foreign Correspondent-Background Briefing investigation delves into the world of Falun Gong and its mysterious leader.It was a hot and humid day in rural New York state as Anna and her mother sat in the small room next to the grand Tang Dynasty-style temple, waiting for him to appear. "Master is coming soon," said a woman sent to wait with them.Fourteen-year-old Anna was wearing a dress with straps in the oppressive April heat. "Oh no, you cannot show your...…Insiders reveal the opaque world of Falun GongShareThey're a familiar sight exercising and meditating in suburban parks. A joint Foreign Correspondent-Background Briefing investigation delves into the world of Falun Gong and its mysterious leader.It was a hot and humid day in rural New York state as Anna and her mother sat in the small room next to the grand Tang Dynasty-style temple, waiting for him to appear. "Master is coming soon," said a woman sent to wait with them.Fourteen-year-old Anna was wearing a dress with straps in the oppressive April heat. "Oh no, you cannot show your...WW…

Timor-Leste's stolen children: Taken during a time of war, decades later they are coming homeShareSnatched by an Indonesian soldier at the age of eight, Alis's memory of his family in Timor-Leste faded. Then one day someone came looking for him."I'm heartbroken because I left my mother at church. "I feel guilty because if I hadn't left her in the first place, I probably would've been by her side when she passed away."Maybe I'm lucky and I've had a better life. But mother and father, who lost their child, they must have been devastated."In the shadow of the whitewashed Catholic church in...…Timor-Leste's stolen children: Taken during a time of war, decades later they are coming homeShareSnatched by an Indonesian soldier at the age of eight, Alis's memory of his family in Timor-Leste faded. Then one day someone came looking for him."I'm heartbroken because I left my mother at church. "I feel guilty because if I hadn't left her in the first place, I probably would've been by her side when she passed away."Maybe I'm lucky and I've had a better life. But mother and father, who lost their child, they must have been devastated."In the shadow of the whitewashed Catholic church in...WW…

ShareFor over 100 years, a hotel has mirrored Lebanon's changing fortunes like no other. It's now facing a peril unseen in its storied history."I've been here before. The emptiness that we feel in the hotel. This is the story of the hotel. "Of a place that started as a dream because of those temples. And as long as those temples are there, we're OK."Rima Husseini gazes out of a Palmyra Hotel window to the monumental Roman ruins, which have drawn travellers along the ancient tourist trail to the Lebanese town of Baalbek for centuries. The ancient ruins are empty. Outside, the modern state of...…ShareFor over 100 years, a hotel has mirrored Lebanon's changing fortunes like no other. It's now facing a peril unseen in its storied history."I've been here before. The emptiness that we feel in the hotel. This is the story of the hotel. "Of a place that started as a dream because of those temples. And as long as those temples are there, we're OK."Rima Husseini gazes out of a Palmyra Hotel window to the monumental Roman ruins, which have drawn travellers along the ancient tourist trail to the Lebanese town of Baalbek for centuries. The ancient ruins are empty. Outside, the modern state of...WW…

Leave no dark cornerShareChina is building a digital dictatorship to exert control over its 1.4 billion citizens. For some, "social credit" will bring privileges — for others, punishment.Dandan Fan is very much the modern Chinese woman.A marketing professional, she's diligent and prosperous — in many ways she's a model Chinese citizen.But Dandan is being watched 24 hours a day. A vast network of 200 million CCTV cameras across China ensures there's no dark corner in which to hide. Every step she takes, every one of her actions big or small — even what she thinks — can be tracked and...…Leave no dark cornerShareChina is building a digital dictatorship to exert control over its 1.4 billion citizens. For some, "social credit" will bring privileges — for others, punishment.Dandan Fan is very much the modern Chinese woman.A marketing professional, she's diligent and prosperous — in many ways she's a model Chinese citizen.But Dandan is being watched 24 hours a day. A vast network of 200 million CCTV cameras across China ensures there's no dark corner in which to hide. Every step she takes, every one of her actions big or small — even what she thinks — can be tracked and...WW…

Leave no dark cornerShareChina is building a digital dictatorship to exert control over its 1.4 billion citizens. For some, "social credit" will bring privileges — for others, punishment.Dandan Fan is very much the modern Chinese woman.A marketing professional, she's diligent and prosperous — in many ways she's a model Chinese citizen.But Dandan is being watched 24 hours a day. A vast network of 200 million CCTV cameras across China ensures there's no dark corner in which to hide. Every step she takes, every one of her actions big or small — even what she thinks — can be tracked and...…Leave no dark cornerShareChina is building a digital dictatorship to exert control over its 1.4 billion citizens. For some, "social credit" will bring privileges — for others, punishment.Dandan Fan is very much the modern Chinese woman.A marketing professional, she's diligent and prosperous — in many ways she's a model Chinese citizen.But Dandan is being watched 24 hours a day. A vast network of 200 million CCTV cameras across China ensures there's no dark corner in which to hide. Every step she takes, every one of her actions big or small — even what she thinks — can be tracked and...WW…