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Catching My Teacher – BBC World Service Documentaries

September 30, 2026 at 11:44 PM

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"Catching my Teacher"
BBC World Service
20 Sep 2026 [0:53:43]
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Two former students lift the lid on alleged sexual abuse and cover-ups at Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia. #BBCEye tracks down those accused and investigates how powerful institutions helped them evade justice. Subscribe to our channel: 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In Indonesia, millions of parents send their children to Islamic boarding schools. But former students say sexual abuse can remain hidden behind the authority and influence of religious leaders. This investigation follows two women who speak publicly for the first time about their experiences as students, and examines allegations that politically influential institutions sought to silence them and protect those accused. Sukma, who graduated in December 2025 on Lombok island, near Bali, says she was abused by her headteacher. She discovers secret recordings in which he pushes students to lie and pretend all the evidence against him was made up. Wearing a hidden camera provided by the BBC, Sukma attempts to confront him. Ira, who studied in East Java, says she was sadistically abused over several years by the son of the school’s founder. He has never been charged in relation to her allegations, but was convicted of sexually abusing another student and sentenced to seven years in prison. BBC undercover reporters track him down and reveal he has been secretly released early. 🎥 Watch this documentary in Indonesian here: https://youtu.be/hop_rtjHI8g 00:00 A culture of silence: an open secret 02:03 Ira breaks her silence 09:36 Bechi: a secret early release? 12:22 Sukma comes forward 13:50 'Think of me as your father' 18:15 Silent no more: lawyer reveals cover-up 24:00 Selected for private forest meetings 26:00 Sukma finds hidden recordings 34:34 "This stops with us" 36:46 Undercover to track down Bechi 42:26 Confronting the headmaster 📽️ Watch more investigative documentaries from our award-winning BBC Eye investigations team at this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fa8LK1lptsvoA_spfJhzda 🎧 Listen to the accompanying investigative podcast, World of Secrets: Catching My Teacher, here or wherever you get your BBC podcasts: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvs0 🎞 You may also be interested in watching these BBC Eye documentaries: https://youtu.be/yYhwEYnvdIo https://youtu.be/mNUku0jd4FA https://youtu.be/1mHEmDz8I8k https://youtu.be/vRY3nBTzzKM https://youtu.be/6-y726qvZ6Q ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #Indonesia #Documentary #InvestigativeJournalism #BoardingSchool #BBCWorldService #WorldService

Inside Iran: The People and the Power - BBC World Service Documentaries

September 21, 2026 at 9:05 AM

Antonio Calhau

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2/2) ... #BBCEye Investigations meets Iranians from across the social and political divide. (2 weeks ago)
youtu.be/j2OMjDVstJI

Inside Russian-Run Prisons in Occupied Ukraine – BBC World Service Documentaries

August 19, 2026 at 2:39 PM

rogue_corq

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BBC World Service She survived Russia’s ‘torture prisons’. We found her jailers. Liudmyla Huseinova was 57 when she was seized outside her home and taken to Izolyatsia, one of Russian-occupied Ukraine’s notorious secret prisons. #BBCEye spent months identifying the men who likely jailed and abused her, and found them living freely.

ukrainetoday.org

July 15, 2026 at 10:22 AM

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May 14, 2026

Inside Russia’s new pro-Kremlin vigilantes -

BBC World Service Documentaries

#BBCEye investigates the emergence of Russia’s largest nationalist group —

vigilantes taking the law into their own hands,

targeting migrants

& people they see as going against ‘traditional values’.

Inside Russia’s new pro-Kremlin vigilantes - BBC World Service Documentaries

Inside Russia’s new pro-Kremlin vigilantes - BBC World Service Documentaries

May 25, 2026 at 12:51 AM

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May 14, 2026

Inside Russia’s new pro-Kremlin vigilantes -

BBC World Service Documentaries

#BBCEye investigates the emergence of Russia’s largest nationalist group —

vigilantes taking the law into their own hands,

targeting migrants

& people they see as going against ‘traditional values’.

Undercover in the hospital putting children at risk of HIV - BBC World Service Documentaries

May 24, 2026 at 11:38 PM

mmnjug.bsky.social

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An undercover investigation by #BBCEye has exposed serious malpractice on the children’s ward of a government hospital in Pakistan where the staff re-used blood contaminated syringes which has been linked to a HIV outbreak...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro_5...

BBC Audio | BBC OS | Pakistan hospital at centre of child HIV outbreak caught reusing syringes in BBC Eye investigation

April 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM

mmnjug.bsky.social

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A #BBCEye investigation has uncovered evidence of life-threatening malpractice on the paediatric ward of a Pakistani gvt hospital previously linked to an HIV outbreak where undercover filming caught staff re-using blood-contaminated syringes.

www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...

A local private doctor raised the alarm in late 2024

www.bbc.com

April 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM

Antoine Schirer

@antoineschirer.fr

Au Népal, l’ancien premier ministre KP Oli arrêté pour la répression meurtrière des manifestations de septembre.
Le mois dernier pour #BBCEye, notre analyse de milliers de vidéos démontrait cette répression et révélait ses commanditaires.
→ youtu.be/Idv4mMGHPLk

www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

Au Népal, l’ancien premier ministre Sharma Oli arrêté pour la répression meurtrière des manifestations de septembre

Au moins 77 personnes ont été tuées et plus de 2 400 blessées lors de deux jours d’émeutes, selon un bilan officiel. Cette interpellation, ainsi que celle de l’ex-ministre de l’intérieur, intervient a...

www.lemonde.fr

March 28, 2026 at 8:10 AM

Antoine Schirer

@antoineschirer.fr

Plus de 5 millions de personnes ont déjà regardé notre enquête #BBCEye sur les morts lors des manifestations de la génération Z au Népal.

"Shot Like Enemies: Inside Nepal's Gen Z Revolution."

youtu.be/Idv4mMGHPLk
youtu.be/2zCn40LpNVQ

March 2, 2026 at 11:28 AM

Rialen

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bbcnews on Instagram: "A man known as ‘Lubasa’ was responsible for five of the biggest child abuse forums on the dark web. His arrest in 2019 marked the t…"

A man known as ‘Lubasa’ was responsible for five of the biggest child abuse forums on the dark web. His arrest in 2019 marked the team’s largest dark web data capture ever, providing thousands of leads to authorities. Lubasa was sentenced to 266 years’ imprisonment. Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio to hear more from our investigation. #BBCNews #BBCEye

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March 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM

Dhiraj Karki

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Tremendous work from the #BBCEye team in Kathmandu & London, including & all the Nepali students, citizens, and journalists who sent their footage from the streets.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idv4...

Shot Like Enemies: Inside Nepal's Gen Z uprising - BBC World Service Documentaries

Shot Like Enemies: Inside Nepal's Gen Z uprising - BBC World Service Documentaries

February 26, 2026 at 9:54 AM

Antoine Schirer

@antoineschirer.fr

Des milliers de vidéos, des rapports de police et une reconstitution 3D — #BBCEye a enquêté sur les tragiques manifestations de la Gen Z au Népal, en septembre 2025.
Nous révélons comment la police a ouvert le feu sur des manifestants non-violents, et qui en a donné l'ordre.
🎞 youtu.be/Idv4mMGHPLk

The Darkest Web: Inside the internet’s most hidden corners to save kids – BBC World Service Docs

February 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM

Nancy

@plaintanjane.bsky.social

An extraordinary global team of undercover officers take on the almost impossible - infiltrating the darkest corners of the internet to rescue children, bringing hope where none seemed possible.
For 7+ years, #BBCEye journalist Sam Piranty was granted rare access to follow their work

The Darkest Web: Inside the internet’s most hidden corners to save kids – BBC World Service Docs

February 18, 2026 at 6:09 PM

Gísli Kristjánsson 🇮🇸

@major-bloodnok.bsky.social

For over seven years, #BBCEye journalist Sam Piranty was granted rare access to follow the work of a global team of undercover officers hunting the worst of the worst on the dark web, observing the extraordinary lengths the team will go to hunt down offenders & rescue children.

Highly recommended!

Abused on the dark web for years, ‘Lucy’ was identified through a series of unlikely clues, including a furniture customer list and the type of bricks used in her bedroom wall. #USA #BBCEye #News #BBC...

February 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM

notoisrael.bsky.social

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www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89oTJPG/
If Pam Bondi was in charge, this would never have been solved.

TikTok video by BBC News

www.tiktok.com

February 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM

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www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89oBB7D/

Abused on the dark web for years, ‘Lucy’ was identified through a series of unlikely clues, including a furniture customer list and the type of bricks used in her bedroom wall. #USA #BBCEye #News #BBC...

TikTok video by BBC News

www.tiktok.com

February 17, 2026 at 8:09 PM

Mel

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www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89oCsXW/

Abused on the dark web for years, ‘Lucy’ was identified through a series of unlikely clues, including a furniture customer list and the type of bricks used in her bedroom wall. #USA #BBCEye #News #BBC...

TikTok video by BBC News

www.tiktok.com

February 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM

Laura Phillips

@lauraphillips.bsky.social

Really important (H/T @vicderbyshire.bsky.social) How a dark web agent spotted a bedroom wall clue to rescue a girl from years of sexual abuse

This is a brilliant documentary from #BBCEye - Sam Piranty+ @DeeMcIlveen have spent years filming these undercover officers

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

How dark web agent spotted bedroom wall clue to rescue girl from abuse

Detectives desperate to locate a 12-year-old, seen abused online, found a surprising lead.

www.bbc.co.uk

February 17, 2026 at 9:32 AM

Julian Rademeyer

@julianrademeyer.bsky.social

A year-long investigation by #BBCEye and French outlet Disclose, backed up by thousands of leaked documents, reveals rampant abuse of Interpol Red Notices by authoritarian countries such as Russia to target journalists, dissidents, and others.

Wanted: The Interpol Files - BBC World Service Documentaries