Unreported World
Mexico's Exotic Pet Trade

Inside Mexico's illegal pet trade, where owning a lion or tiger is not just a drug lord's toy but a mainstream obsession. Have some pet owners bitten off more than they can chew?

Krishnan Guru-Murthy explores Seoul's high-pressure K-pop dance schools

Fri 24 May, 7.30pm | 24 mins

High in the Carpathians, reporter Amelia Jenne tracks the illegal and lethal logging trade

Fri 17 May, 7.30pm | 24 mins

In Mauritania, women are divorcing their husbands in big numbers. Ayshah Tull reports.

Fri 10 May, 7.30pm | 24 mins

Pregnant Haitian refugees face an immigration crackdown at Dominican Republic hospitals

First shown: Fri 12 Apr 2024 | 24 mins

A battle's raging across the USA with college students divided by the conflict in Gaza

First shown: Fri 29 Mar 2024 | 24 mins

A look at how Sweden has become a deadly hot spot for drug-war gun crime

First shown: Fri 1 Dec 2023 | 24 mins

A woman claiming to be Europe's most powerful witch bids to open a witch school in Romania

First shown: Fri 24 Nov 2023 | 24 mins

Krishnan Guru-Murthy meets the Taiwanese civilians preparing for Chinese invasion

First shown: Fri 10 Nov 2023 | 24 mins

Inside Mexico's illegal pet scene, where owning a lion or tiger is a lifestyle accessory

First shown: Fri 27 Oct 2023 | 24 mins

Did a Kenyan preacher cause hundreds of people to take their lives, or was it mass murder?

First shown: Fri 20 Oct 2023 | 24 mins

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