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"They called us: 'Tutsi! Tutsi!' They took you out of the tent and did what they wanted with you." 

Prisca, Marie-Jeanne and Concessa say they survived the Rwandan genocide and sought safety in refugee camps, only to be repeatedly raped and abused by the French soldiers sent there to protect them. All describe similar horrors: abduction from their tent, the gang rapes, and the photos of the assaults taken by the soldiers. “We naively thought that the white man was a saviour, that he would bring peace,” sighs one of the women. While French army denies all accusations of rape, the three women filed a complaint with the French courts in 2004 and 2012. The investigation is now at a standstill.

Three survivors of the Rwandan genocide level terrible accusations at the French army

Rwanda: The Silence of Words

Current Highlights

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May 2022 has seen record temperatures in many places around the world. As heat waves become more frequent, the harmful effects on humans and the environment are ever more apparent.

May 2022 has seen record temperatures in many places around the world. 

Heatwaves in Spring

The planet's jet streams are being affected by rising temperatures in the Arctic. These streams are part of a wind system that circulates at high altitude around the Earth, and they have an influence on extreme weather events. Changes in them are bad news for life on Earth.

How Climate Change Makes Storms Worse

Winds of Change

ARTE Concert Festival welcomes a legend, Damon Albarn. He performs his new album live: The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows.

ARTE Concert Festival 2021

ARTE Concert Festival welcomes a legend, Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn

It has its own currency, flag and government. Yet the state of Transnistria is not recognised by the international community. Wedged between Ukraine and Moldova, 450 kilometres long and a few dozen kilometres wide, it claimed independence in 1990.

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It has its own currency, flag and government. Yet the state of Transnistria is not recognised by the international community.

Transnistria: Back to the USSR

Far away from the South Korean capital of Seoul is the Buddhist Gameunsa Temple. Three nuns live, pray and cook together here as they preserve the knowledge of centuries-old temple cuisine. The abbess of this small monastery is the charismatic Wookwan Sunim, revered in Asia as one of the best cooks in the world.

Far away from the South Korean metropolis of Seoul is the Buddhist Gameunsa Temple where three nuns live, pray and cook temple food.

Cooking in South Korea

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An investigation into a little-known story from the Second World War. Having planned and executed their mass murders, the Nazis meticulously eliminated traces of their crimes against humanity between 1942 and 1944: The so-called Operation 1005.

How the Nazis Covered up their Crimes

The Nazis meticulously eliminated traces of their crimes against humanity between 1942 and 1944: The so-called Operation 1005.

Operation 1005

A two-part documentary on the history of street dance. From Josephine Baker's "Cake Walk" to breakdance, set to be an Olympic sport in 2024 during the Paris Games, this is how streetdance conquered the world and social networks.

The Start (1/2)

This is how streetdance conquered the world

The Story of Street Dance

Three Japanese men have fallen under the charms of high school student Rinko, a character from the video game Love Plus. The game finally leads them to the seaside resort of Atami, where the virtual world and real life collides.

Three Japanese men fall under the charms of high school student Rinko, a character from the video game Love Plus

Petit ami parfait

The Maginot Line is a giant: Thousands of underground bunkers and concrete defences lining the French border, from Belgium to the Mediterranean. In its time it was celebrated as a technical masterpiece and thought to be impregnable, today it also stands for the trauma of the French defeat in 1940. The documentary looks at a military construction that is as fascinating as it is controversial.

The Maginot Line

Thought to be impregnable, the French defensive barrier did not halt the German invasion in 1940.

France's Forgotten Forts

At Lviv station, a convoy prepares to make its way to Kyiv. The driver in his cabin, is at the front of the train. In the other cars are volunteers and men going into battle. Without even picking up a gun, Evgeni, a train driver, is now on the de facto front line.

Ukraine: Keeping the Trains Running

Without even picking up a gun, Evgeni, a train driver, is now on the de facto front line

Performing the Passion for Good Friday is one of the cornerstones of the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival. In 2021, we had the pleasure of listening to Johann Sebastian Bach's "St Matthew Passion", conducted by Raphaël Pichon.

Performing the Passion for Good Friday is one of the cornerstones of the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival. Conducted by Raphaël Pichon.

St Matthew's Passion: Johann Sebastian Bach

Russian artists have two choices: silence, or exile. There's been a mass creative exodus in recent weeks, including Russian rap stars like Face and Oxxxymiron. Art rockers IC3PEAK post protest videos that would get them arrested in Russia. TikTok star Nikita Sass bravely continues to post his opinion and stays. Few dare to do that.

How Russian artists are reacting to the war in Ukraine.

Cultural Resistance

A poisoned lake in Romania, carcinogenic mud in the south of France or radioactive wolves roaming the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Toxic Tour takes you to six places where beauty and ecological devastation go hand in hand.

Toxic Tour takes you to six places in Europe where beauty and ecological devastation go hand in hand.

Toxic Tour

Discover Pete Doherty and Frédéric Lo’s very first concert together. An intimate moment recorded in the Normandy coastal town of Etretat in the house where their new album The Fantasy Life of Poetry and Crime was created.

Discover Peter Doherty and Frédéric Lo’s new album from the house on the Normandy coast where it was written.

Peter Doherty & Lo : The Fantasy Life of Poetry and Crime

Women artists and thinkers give their view on women's progress. Alice Schwarzer, French icon of the women's movement, talks to us about 4,000 years of patriarchy and why women are still there are too nice. Viennese choreographer Florentina Holzinger doesn't give a damn about body norms and classic images of women. María Hesse, an author from Madrid, explores female sexuality.

Women artists and thinkers give their view on women's progress

Women's Rights in 2022: Progress or Backslide?

We can't function without them, so why can't we pay them better? Key workers across the economy take care of the elderly and the sick, work in fields in poor conditions, and keep towns fed by transporting truckloads of produce. Those who matter the most somehow get valued the least. Some are now pushing to end this social injustice by introducing a new philosophy of work.

We can't function without them, so why can't we pay them better?

Re: Better Pay for Key Workers

Seven years ago, gay Russian couple Artiom and Bulat wanted to enjoy Gay Pride in Berlin with sexy outfits. Shocked by how expensive fetish underwear was, Artiom sat down at his sewing machine at home in Novosibirsk and tried his luck. Marketing expert Bulat recognised the potential of the product. Today the two have a factory for sexy underwear - in the middle of homophobic Siberia...

Meet the gay Russian couple who make sexy men's underwear - in the middle of homophobic Siberia...

Re: Sexy Underwear for Men

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A selection of the best prize-winning shorts from across the continent.

Short Films of Europe

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Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 30,000 Russians have left their country for Georgia. This is the case of Artyom Petukhov, organiser of an anti-war demonstration, who fled Putin's regime with only his smartphone in hand.

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 30,000 Russians have left their country for Georgia.

Re: Russians Flee to Georgia

Changing jet streams are bad news for life on Earth

In 2017, Ukrainian journalist Stanislav Aseyev was living and working from the separatist region of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Critical of the self-proclaimed republic, he used pseudonyms to protect his identity. But one day he was exposed which led to his imprisonment and torture in the notorious Izolyatsia prison

The story of Ukrainian journalist Stanislav Aseyev who was imprisonment and tortured in the separatist region of Donbas.

The Torture Camp on Paradise Street

Behind his polite exterior lies a formidable leader with a ruthless character, ready to do anything to make China the world's leading power by the People’s Republic’s centenary in 2049. This well-documented portrait of the Chinese president gives an unprecedented insight into his politics and shows how Xi Jinping's personal journey has shaped his choices as he steers China towards world domination.

A portrait of the Chinese president giving an unprecedented insight into his politics and how he has shaped China.

The New World of Xi Jinping

On 24 February, Russian armed forces invaded Ukraine. We follow the war day by day and provide background information with special insights, reports and documentaries.

War in Ukraine

The students of The Stars of the Desert programme are to become the new Bedouin elite. The alumni of this course go on to have amazing careers, thanks to the help of Jewish teachers who until then were only used to meeting Bedouins on the fringes of society. But the programme has also suffered a backlash from other Bedouins, who suspect Israel of only wanting to use this project to extend its influence.

The students of The Stars of the Desert programme are to become the new Bedouin elite

Israel: The Stars of the Desert

Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa has still not overcome its many problems: Endemic violence, economic and racial inequalities, state corruption. However, the rainbow nation has a lot to offer: tourism, natural resources and a leadership role on the African continent.

Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa has still not overcome its many problems: Endemic violence, economic and racial inequalities, state corruption. 

South Africa and its Demons

Since 2020, Cuba has deployed 3,000 medical professionals to 42 countries including Mexico, Andorra, South Africa, Italy, Kuwait and France. This policy of cooperation has been one of the strengths of Cuban diplomacy for over 50 years. The fees charged for this support is a massive money-maker for Havana: some $10 billion in 2019, according to the World Trade Organisation.

Cuba: Humanitarian Diplomacy

Cuba has managed to control Covid and provide the rest of the world with medical assistance

The 11 days of conflict between Israel and Hamas in May 2021 left more than 200 Palestinians and 13 Israelis dead. The physical and psychological damage in Gaza is significant. As Gazan’s rebuild their homes they also try and rebuild their mental health.

Rebuilding Gaza: Body and Soul

As Gazan’s rebuild their homes after the Hamas-Iraeli conflict, they also try and rebuild their mental health.

Covid is spreading mainly in overcrowded disadvantaged neighborhoods. The measures, very strict, are saturating the hospital system of the territory. The new Fanchang Hospital, built with Chinese assistance, currently has more than 50,000 patients. Health authorities, too, have different opinions. Some advocate the abolition of mass testing and say a complete lockdown of the city is impossible, while others say Hong Kong should take inspiration from the mainland.

Is Hong Kong's covid policy causing as many problems as it claims to solve?

Hong Kong: China's Covid Victims

Incisive investigative documentaries and reportage

In Depth

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After two months of fighting, the Russian troops had their advance towards the West blocked by fierce Ukrainian resistance. Forced to leave the suburbs of Kyiv, the occupying army left behind mass graves and horrific accounts of rape and abuse in their wake. Russia is now turning its efforts to the Dobas and the coastline along the Sea of ​​Azov. In Kyiv, the return of spring is also the return of many residents who had fled.

 In Kyiv, the return of spring is also the return of many residents who had fled

Ukraine: Kyiv in Spring

Fedir Shandor, a psychology professor at the University of Uzhhorod in western Ukraine, is still teachin his students via video conference, even though he is fighting at the frontline. Report shot on May 10 by Ukrainian journalists Svitlana Denischuk, Oleksandr Motornyi and Oleksandr Piddubnyi for TSN 1+1.

A Teacher on the Front

Dispatches From Ukraine: Local Journalists Report

A personal account of the daily life of a country devastated by the Russian invasion. Journalist Anastasia Volkova grew up in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine which is now the focus of the Russian offensive. Local people are just trying to survive with food shortages and no electricity or running water.

My Week of War (13 May)

A personal account of the daily life of a country devastated by the Russian invasion. 

Lockdowns, crop failures due to climate change and the war in Ukraine are all to blame for soaring prices around the world.

Geopolitics of Inflation

Mapping the World Essentials

Located about 100 km east of Odessa, in southern Ukraine, the city of Kherson was quickly taken by Russian forces on 2 March. Since then, the inhabitants have been living under Russian occupation. Our Ukrainian colleague Svitlana Pavuk reports on daily life there for TSN 1+1.

Kherson: Life under Russian Occupation

Seven-year-old Yehor and his friends live in Shestovytsia, a suburb of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine. For a month, they endured Russian shelling which left their neighbourhood in ruins, and witnessed the Russian occupation of their village. For these children, war is no longer just a game, but a very real experience. A report by Ukrainian journalists Valentyna Dobrota and Andrii Klus for TSN 1+1.

When Children Play War

For these children, war is no longer just a game, but a very real experience

Located between Kiev and Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, Velyka Doroha has also been scarred by the war. Half of its 700 inhabitants fled, and the village was occupied by Russian troops. Since their withdrawal, the mayor of Velyka Doroha has been taking stock of the damage, hoping that it can all be compensated. Report from our Ukrainian colleagues Valentyna Dobrota and Pavlo Borysko, shot on 21 April for TSN 1+1.

Velyka Doroha: A Village under Construction

It is impossible for them to stay in Russia. For these Russian citizens opposed to the Kremlin, the outbreak of war in Ukraine and the new laws restricting freedom of expression have forced them to leave everything behind. Their destination: Istanbul, as Turkey did not require a visa. It is a difficult exile with a host country that does not consider them as refugees and a homeland that views them as pariahs.

Russians Seek Refuge in Turkey

Russian Journalists Report

With possible war crimes in Russia, many European countries are considering an embargo on Russian gas imports. The Baltic states are already finding alternative energy supplies.

An Embargo on Russian Gas

On Tuesday 26 April, Gazprom announced that it was stopping gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria. The two countries had made it known that they refused to pay Russia in roubles. How could Europe cope with a possible European embargo on Russian gas?

Russian Gas: Who Is Ready for an Embargo?

Maksim Levin, a Ukrainian photojournalist died whilst fearlessly doing his job. He had been covering the war in Donbass since 2014 and the Russian army's offensive on Kyiv since 24 February. His body was found in the suburbs of the capital on 1 April. A tribute was paid to him in Kyiv's St Michael's Cathedral. Report by Ukrainian journalists Nataliya Nagorna and Mykola Ryjschenko, for TSN 1+1.

Mourning Photojournalist Maksim Levin

Maksim Levin, a Ukrainian photojournalist died whilst fearlessly doing his job. A tribute was paid to him in Kyiv's St Michael's Cathedral.

The city of Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, pushed back the Russian army. The city's 3,000 residents who lived under Russian occupation are now attempting to rebuild it. This footage was filmed on April 2nd after the Russian soldiers retreated. A report by our Ukrainian colleagues Iuliia Kirienko, Ruslan Hanoschiak and Serhii Semeniuk for TSN 1+1.

Bucha, the First Days After Liberation

In Boutcha, the inhabitants try to rebuild their city, after the departure of the Russian army

In Hostomel, on the outskirts of Kyiv, shelling separated Bohdan from his parents. The 11-year-old boy was taken in by volunteers, while waiting to be able to join his relatives abroad. To cheer him up, his host family set up a visit to a fire station. A report by our Ukrainian colleagues Anna Marhno and Oleksandr Kovtunets for TSN 1+1.

The Lost Children of War

In Hostomel, shelling separated Bohdan from his parents, and so he was taken in by volunteers

In the suburbs of Kyiv, several oil depots were destroyed by Russian missiles. The damage amounts to tens of millions of euros, but it's a catastrophe not just for Ukraine. The country is the breadbasket of Europe, and without fuel, farmers can't plant seeds for the next harvest. Our Ukrainian colleagues from TSN 1+1, Eva Nikoloshvili and Vadym Tsvitkov, sent this report.

Oil Depots, Strategic Targets

In the suburbs of Kyiv, several oil depots were destroyed by Russian missiles

Since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, some families find themselves with members on both sides of the border are now torn apart. How can Ukrainians continue speaking with family members that are high-ranking officials in the Russian army, and that did nothing to protect them? The sense of betrayal is acute. A report by our Ukrainian colleagues from TSN 1+1 Valerii Kouznietsov and Mykola Nazarenko.

The Families of Russian Soldiers

Some Ukrainians have family members in the Russian army, who did nothing to protect them from the invasion

A bomb shelter, now turned into a second home. In Kyiv, several Ukrainian families have lived there since the start of the war. A community huddles there to escape the attacks of the Russian army. Our Ukrainian colleagues, Dmytro Fordak and Volodymyr Tchrenkov report for TSN 1+1.

Living in a Metro in Kyiv

What is it like to live in an underground station?

Europe is energy dependent on Russia, paying 750 million euros every day for Russian oil and gas which indirectly finances the war in Ukraine. A spotlight on two alternative producer countries: Algeria and Venezuela.

Alternatives to Russian Oil and Gas

In Ukraine, the elderly are often unable to evacuate beseiged cities or even make it down to air raid shelters when the sirens go off. Some are also running out of food. Volunteers have started bringing supplies to people's houses, while retirement homes have opened their doors to those left homeless by the bombing. Our Ukrainian colleagues Nina Hrushetska, Pavlo Borysko and Andrii Hlust produced this report for TSN 1+1.

The Elderly in Ukraine, War's Forgotten Victims

In Ukraine, the elderly are often unable to evacuate beseiged cities or even make it down to air raid shelters

Their days and nights are filled by the sound of bombardment. They would have liked to flee, but they are too old, too sick or destitute to leave their homes. But some brave volunteers are helping them escape the danger.

Ukraine: The Ones Who Stayed

Their days and nights are filled by the sound of bombardment. They would have liked to flee, but they are too old, too sick or too poor to leave their homes. 

Follow the war day by day with special insights, reports and documentaries.

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Discovering the Arabian peninsula in all its variety from glistening modern cities to the traditional way of life.

Unknown Arabia

With Estonia celebrating 30 years of independence this year, TWIST goes to Tallinn to discover the city’s cultural scene. Featuring writer Sofi Oksanen, artists Flo Kasearu and Timo Toots, the Estonian Voices ensemble and rapper Tommy Cash

TWIST

With Estonia celebrating 30 years of independence this year, TWIST goes to Tallinn to discover the city’s cultural scene.

Estonia: Young, Digital, Provocative

In Mosul, Baghdad and Basra, Iraqi youth are responding to the chaos of war and conservatism by bringing new forms of art to the country.

Iraq: The Power of Art

On the Mongolian steppe climate change is making life difficult for the traditional nomadic way of life. Many are moving into the city to try to find work where they live in shanty towns on the outskirts.

On the Mongolian steppe climate change is making life difficult for the traditional nomadic way of life as many abandon age-old traditions and move to the city for work.

Mongolia: Nomads in the City

Travel & Adventure

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Brilliant FBI agent and scientist Dana Scully solved supernatural mysteries with her partner Fox Mulder in the TV series The X Files. She had significant influence on an entire generation of young women, inspired to become scientists.

The Scully Effect

The X File's Dana Scully had significant influence on an entire generation of young women

Gymnastics

Since its invention in the 19th century, the bicycle has allowed Western women to move around independently. Today, it is the turn of women in Arab countries to discover its power. Though at first glance innocuous and common, the bicycle is unexpectedly feminist.

The Freedom to Cycle

Though at first glance innocuous and common, the bicycle is unexpectedly feminist

The paintings of Vincent Van Gogh are losing their colours. The paints he used were vibrant, but cheap, and degraded within months of painting. It's now impossible to appreciate the true beauty of his works, as his flamboyant flare for colours has slowly turned drab. If nothing is done, the Sunflowers which are still a beautiful gold today could well turn brown. Should we just accept they can't be saved?

Van Gogh's Disappearing Colours

The paintings of Vincent Van Gogh are losing their colours because the pigments used were vibrant but cheap

Why do the works of the Italian painter Caravaggio exude such violence? The answer is to be found in the eventful life of the artist, who just couldn't stay out of trouble and met a sticky end.

Caravaggio, Genius - and Killer?

Caravaggio just couldn't stay out of trouble and met a sticky end

Women who play men's roles while singing high notes may seem suprising but in opera, it's tradition. Handel, Mozart, and Bellini all wrote roles for men, to be played by women. So how does the opera deal with questions of gender?

Does the Voice Have a Gender?

Handel, Mozart, and Bellini all wrote roles for men, to be played by women

Acrobatics, crazy sets, unobtainable beauty standards. A lot of porn often lacks realism. But the industry is changing: audio pornography, which leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories. The increasingly popular medium attracts feminist women who see the medium as more sensual and empowering than traditional porn.

The Sensual World of Podcast Porn

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

For millennia, people have wondered what constitutes our existence. But could it be that our reality is not real and that, like in the sci-fi movie Matrix, everything is just a simulation?

What if the Matrix Was Real?

Ayn Rand was a survivor of Communism, and as a result, her writings fiercely advocate uncompromising individualism. Her high profile fans include Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Angelina Jolie.

Ayn Rand, Capitalism Guru

Ayn Rand was a survivor of Communism, and as a result, her writings fiercely advocate uncompromising individualism

In 2019, Les Indes galantes was performed at the Opera de la Bastille in Paris, hip hop style. This baroque opera, composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau, is an ode to colonial exoticism, and its reworking is the brainchild of Bintou Dembélé, the first black woman to choreograph a ballet at the Paris Opera.

Operatic Hip Hop: Dance Decolonised

In 2019, Les Indes galantes was performed at the Opera de la Bastille in Paris, hip hop style

Yurts, tipis, igloos: traditional homes are round, but most modern buildings are full of harsh right angles. In the 60s, influenced by science fiction, strange, curved creations started popping up in France. But it was a brief movement that fell out of favour.

Why Live In a Bubble House?

In the 60s, influenced by science fiction, strange, curved homes started popping up in France

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