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Looking at the world through the lens of its media. Think of us as your media detectives

Looking at the world through the lens of its media. Think of us as your media detectives, helping you get past the propaganda and misinformation.

Looking at the world through the lens of its media. Think of us as your media detectives, helping you get past the propaganda and misinformation. The Global Jigsaw comes from BBC Monitoring, which tracks, deciphers and analyses news media in 100 languages.

We reach across multiple time zones, from China and India, to Iran, Africa and Latin America. 

We watch Russian state TV around the clock, giving unrivalled insight into the evolution of Kremlin propaganda. 

But propaganda is just part of the information space we inhabit. In its more extreme form, we focus on disinformation that aims to defame enemies, sway elections, and undermine democracy.

We have been monitoring jihadist media for nearly two decades, following the chatter from al-Qaeda and Islamic State group, gaining extraordinary knowledge about their aims, their ideological differences and allegiances. 

We watch the behaviour of Russia’s Putin, Iran’s Khamenei, Turkey’s Erdogan, China’s Xi Jinping, Hungary’s Orban and anyone else who might be challenging the established order, seeking to expand their global footprint or export their brand of ideology.  

At BBC Monitoring, we don’t just speak the language, we understand the narrative. So we can help you untangle the context and single out rhetoric from reality, deception from truth.

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The Global Jigsaw: Contested waters: Helmand

23/03/2024 GMT

Contested waters: Helmand

BBC World Service - The Global Jigsaw, Contested waters: Helmand

How the waters of the Helmand river have driven tensions between Afghanistan and Iran

The waters of the Helmand river are a lifeline for border communities, and a live wire that has nearly sparked wars. We follow the twists of the dispute between Kabul and Tehran.

The water dispute driving the turbulent relationship between Afghanistan and Iran is in an area faced with worsening climate change. The waters of the Helmand river are a lifeline for border communities, and a live wire that has at times nearly sparked wars. We follow the twists and turns of the row between Kabul and Tehran, and the shifting role of the Taliban within it.

Presenter: Krassi Twigg
Producer: Kriszta Satori

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