''101 East'' is a multi award-winning weekly television programme, broadcast by

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, that produces in-depth investigative documentaries from across

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and the Pacific. The show launched in 2006 and operates out of Al Jazeera's Asia bureau in

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Team

101 East has a strong and diverse international team of in-house staff as well as freelance contributors.

Awards

101 East has won a number of industry awards including two

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awards, an AIB award, a

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award, Human Rights Awards, and medals from the New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards. 101 East has also been nominated for three

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References

External links

Official site
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