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In Europe, the last primary forests are found almost exclusively in the mountains in the east or south-east of the continent. These virgin forests have never been exploited or cut down, and have remained as they have always been. Few studies have been done on this forests, which are presumably havens of biodiversity. We go on a research trip to the Dinaric Alps in Albania.

Researchers venture into the few pockets of pristine, virgin forest left in Europe. 

The Green Lungs of Europe

Current Highlights

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Anglo-French guitarist Laura Cox presents the Scorpions, probably the most successful German rock band ever, headlining at Hellfest 2022. For more than five decades the German five-piece has been producing international hits and have sold more than 100 million records.

Hellfest 2022

Anglo-French guitarist Laura Cox presents the Scorpions, probably the most successful German rock band ever, headlining at Hellfest 2022. 

Scorpions

According to the latest calculations by the OECD, South Korean women could live to be over 92 years old on average in 2070, and men over 89. That would be a world record. What's the secret?

South Korea: An Obsession With Health

South Koreans are on track to be the longest-lived people in the world

ARTE Reportage

The Supreme Court is now made of a majority of ultra-conservative judges since President Trump's term in office. The court now looks set to overturn the Roe v Wade case which gave women the constitutional right to have an abortion if they so wish or need. This worrying step backwards for women's rights doesn't mean women won't have abortions. It means they'll die trying.

Abortion: A Threatened Right

This worrying step backwards doesn't mean women won't have abortions. It means they'll die trying

Mapping the World

As soon as weightlessness sets in in Earth orbit, everything floats, including bodily fluids. Most astronauts suffer from space sickness – similar to seasickness. You get sick, your eyes go crazy, your face swells up, your legs get longer and after a few sleepless nights (there is no day or night in space) many astronauts get severe back pain. Space researchers are trying to understand how the human body reacts without gravity. Could we need it to live?

Are We Ready for Mars?

What would happen to our bodies if we were all suddenly exposed to weightlessness in space?

42: The Answer to Almost Everything

The ‘Operation Hotel’ revelations back in 2018 revealed that the Ecuadorian government was spying on Julian Assange, taking refuge in their London embassy at the time. But recent evidence from Spanish authorities suggests that it was in fact American intelligence that sponsored the surveillance. With the USA currently trying to extradite Assange from his London prison to be tried for the disclosure of hundreds of thousands of top-secret documents on WikiLeaks, the global Assange story, murkier than ever, is ongoing.

Global Assange

The WikiLeaks founder is almost certain to be extradited to the US where he faces charges that could result in a 175 year prison sentence

Secondary highlights

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Yazidi women box in a gym in the heart of a refugee camp in northern Iraq. To recover their sense of dignity and self-confidence, they train in self-defense. They are survivors of horrific abuse, having been kidnapped and used as sex slaves under IS rule.

Iraq: Return to Sinjar

Yazidi women box in a gym in the heart of a refugee camp to recover their sense of dignity and self-confidence

On the French Caribbean island of Martinique , large-scale use of insecticides caused serious damage. But the earth is being revitalised by several initiatives inspired by age-old agricultural practices. 

A Documentary by Florence Lazar

Revitalising the Earth

According to the myth, the Greeks managed to enter the city of Troy by building a wooden horse in which was hidden Greek soldiers. How much of this story is based on actual historical events? And if the story is true, was it even a horse?

According to the myth, the Greeks managed to enter the city of Troy by building a wooden horse with Greek soldiers hidden inside. How much of this story is based on actual historical events? 

The Mystery of the Trojan Horse

The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad sits between Lithuania and Poland. Once German East Prussia, it is now home to 1 million Russian citizens. What is life like in this small territory now practically cut off from its EU neighbours since the war in Ukraine began?

The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad sits between Lithuania and Poland and is now practically cut off from its EU neighbours since the war in Ukraine began.

Kaliningrad: Putin's Enclave

Tempelhof, Berlin’s disused airport close to the city centre has been housing refugees in a welcome centre since 2015. A focus on residents’ daily lives of waiting for applications to be processed and for dreams to become reality.

Berlin Tempelhof

Tempelhof, Berlin’s disused airport close to the city centre has been housing refugees in a welcome centre since 2015. A focus on residents’ daily lives there.

Field of Dreams

Why is femicide so prevalent across Europe? And what does it say about our societies? A look at the issue in Spain, France and Germany.

You Belong to Me!

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

While sexist insults and threats are unfortunately part of many women's daily lives, women in public life such as journalists, activists and politicians seem to experience even more. A focus on the problem across Europe.

Because I'm a Woman

Fisherman Darren Kenyon is from Grimsby in north-east England. Like 70% of the people in the area, he voted for Brexit in the hope for a better deal for the fishing sector. But so far nothing has improved for the industry and the wider region. Former Boris Johnson supporters feel cheated.

British fishermen voted for Brexit in the hope for a better deal for their sector. But so far nothing has improved.

Re: British Fishermen and Brexit

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

German-couple Eva and Reza want to get their son out of Kyiv where he was born through a surrogate mother just one day after the war began. Since then, he has been living in an air raid shelter with 30 other babies. Eva and Reza are about to embark on the most dangerous journey of their lives to get their son back to safety in Germany.

A Surrogate Child in Kyiv

German-couple Eva and Reza want to get their son out of Kyiv where he was born through a surrogate mother just one day after the war began. 

Re: Born into War

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

Incisive investigative documentaries and reportage

In Depth

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51 million abortions are performed worldwide every year. But abortion is illegal in many countries, and 23,000 women die every year from improper procedures. The Dutch doctor Dr. Rebecca Gomperts founded Women on Web 15 years ago, making abortion accessible to women worldwide by prescribing the abortion pill.

Dr. Rebecca Gomperts founded Women on Web 15 years ago, making abortion accessible to women worldwide

Abortion: The Parcels That Save Lives

Eight up and coming female rap artists from around the world tell their story and share their music.

Women in Rap

Girlhood

India is the second largest sugar producer in the world where an army of women work as cane cutters, very hard work for low pay. Many of these women experience sever pain and decide to have hysterectomies so that they can keep working and earning a living.

Women in the Indian sugar industry are under pressure to have hysterectomies to work non-stop. 

Hysterectomies in India

Our web-series explores the lives of women in Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and the United Arab Emirates. We ask how the Arab Spring changed their societies and their roles.

Ten years on from the Arab Spring, Arab women reflect on how their lives have changed

Women of the Arab Spring

In Afghanistan, the Taliban are now banning female journalists from appearing on air with their faces uncovered. This decision follows the announcement on 7 May that Afghan women are once again required to wear the full veil in public. 

Afghan Women Targeted

In Afghanistan, the Taliban are now banning female journalists from appearing on air with their faces uncovered. 

Four women comic book artists from the Arab World, Tunisian Nadia Khiari, Lebanese Lena Merhej, Moroccan Zainab Fasiki and Egyptian Deena Mohamed open the doors of their studios and tell us about their experiences and their struggles. Ten years after the beginning of the Arab Spring how can they express themselves in the medium as Arab women?

Four women comic book artists from the Arab World open up their studios and talk about their work, experiences and struggles. 

Arab Women Comic Book Artists

Marie-Clair will never forget the day she was mutilated as a nine-year old girl. Today she helps victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) which is a practice that is with us, even in Europe.

Re: Helping FGM Victims

Driving heavy goods vehicles is a male-dominated sector. But today more women are getting behind the wheel of HGVs like Poland’s Iwona Blecharczyk, who has also become a global influencer online.

Re: Female Truckers Take the Wheel

Fighting for Equality

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Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish perform at Hellfest 2022.

Nightwish

Dutch band Epica returns to Hellfest to present Omega, a new album showing off their inimitable symphonic heavy metal sound.

Epica

Brazilian cult band Sepultura is back at Hellfest! They unleash their intense thrash metal in front of a white-hot audience.

Sepultura

With their latest album Soul on Fire, The Last Internationale brings a rebellious spirit to the main stage of Hellfest 2022.

The Last Internationale

Pittsburgh punk band Anti-Flag have been going strong since the late 1980s. They bring their anthemic sound at Hellfest 2022.

Anti-Flag

Just a few weeks before the release of their new album, The Sick and the Dying… and the Dead! Thrash metal stars Megadeth perform at Hellfest 2022.

Megadeth

Hellfest invites a heavyweight of crossover and thrash metal: Los Angeles natives Suicidal Tendencies make the main stage tremble!

Suicidal Tendencies

Drockick Murphys are perhaps the most Irish of American bands. The Bostonians baptize their new album Turn Up That Dial at Hellfest 2022.

Dropkick Murphys

Punk rock fans note: The Offspring have released a new album: The Californians perform tracks from their latest work at Hellfest, Let the Bad Times Roll.

The Offspring

JInjer are Ukraine’s official ambassadors of metal. Led by the voice and charisma of singer Tatiana Shmayluk, they are bringing their special blend of progressive groove metal to the world.

Jinjer

Live coverage of Europe's biggest metal festival.

Hellfest

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 ARTE brings you the many voices of European cinema and celebrates the richness of Europe's cinematic heritage.

ArteKino Classics

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In Lviv in western Ukraine, the Russian invasion had forced the country's second largest opera house to close. But after a month of closure, director Vasyl Vovkun decided to reopen the cultural institution to allow the artists to rehearse and perform despite the risks.

Lviv’s Opera House Reopens

Lviv’s opera house has reopened to allow the artists to rehearse and perform despite the risks.

Re: Culture in Wartime

Fisherman Darren Kenyon is from Grimsby in north-east England. He voted for Brexit in the hope for a better deal for the fishing sector. But so far nothing has improved.

It takes two Olga's to make the village of Ust-Talma in Siberia function. While the first brings delivers the mail, pension allowances and gossip, the second looks after the villagers’ health. While most Russian villages are dying out, Ust-Talma is keeping its population and is even attracting families from the cities.

While most Russian villages are dying out, Ust-Talma is keeping its population and is even attracting families from the cities.

Re: Village Life in the Siberian Taiga

Annabel Thomas is the first woman to run a whisky distillery in Scotland. What's more, it is the only distillery that strives to be fully organic and climate neutral with a zero waste policy.

Re: First Lady of Whisky

A New Path for Scotch

Anne suffered a stroke shortly after giving birth to her second child and has since been unable to move or speak, although she is fully aware of her surroundings. Doctors are hoping to harness the power of technology and AI to help her communicate with her family once more. Oskar Zlamala  is also hoping that AI will help him with his degenerative eye disease that threatens to blind him. 

Anne suffered a stroke after giving birth to her second child and can't move or speak. New tech could help

Re: The Mum Trapped in Her Own Body

Every summer thousands of Thai people travel to Sweden for temporary jobs picking berries in the country’s northern forests. But are these jobs a good deal for the workers?

Re: Thai Berry-Pickers in Sweden

In Poland, a country with a well-known meat-heavy national cuisine, the number of vegans is growing rapidly. One of them is 34-year-old Alicja Rokicka, who has been vegan for ten years. Alicja writes a nationally respected and award-winning food blog.

In Poland, a country with a well-known meat-heavy national cuisine, the number of vegans is growing rapidly

Re: Poles Go Vegan

Silvia Pérez runs a small restaurant in Spain. Her business has suffered badly from the lockdown, but now she is receiving emergency aid in a local currency which she can spend at nearby businesses. It's a win-win as companies in the area get a boost in revenue, and citizens see their purchasing power go back up.

In Catalonia, two cities use a local currency to help locals recover from the economic fallout of coronavirus

Re: Local Currencies

In Northern Ireland tensions are high as the realities of Brexit and the Northern Ireland protocol become apparent. ARTE meets members of the loyalist community leading up to 12 July, Orangemen’s Day.

Re: A Brexit Powder Keg

Tensions in Northern Ireland

Patrycja and Eryk have left their native Poland and their hometown of Wrocław. The two had no longer felt welcome in their own country because of growing anti-Semitism. In search of their Jewish identity, they started a new life in Tel Aviv, where they must adjust to a new language, and new jobs. But the young couple is full of energy and confidence.

Patrycja and Eryk have left Poland because of anti-Semitism, and must now make a life for themselves in Israel

Re: Israel or Europe?

Muslims that renounce their religion can be shunned by their family and receive death threats. Apostasy is condemned by the Koran and those who turn their back on Islam may be subject to divine punishment. ARTE Re: follows four Muslims who no longer believe in Allah.

When Muslims Stop Believing

ARTE Re: follows the journey of four Muslims who no longer believe in Allah.

Re: Losing my Religion

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

In 2017, the Uka family left Albania to go to Germany. The rejection of their visa application forced them to turn back. Five years later, their humble home is barely recognisable and they have to adjust to the life they left.

In 2017, the Uka family left Albania to go to Germany, but were forced back

Re: Deported to Albania

Five years ago, ARTE met two wives of Turkish political prisoners. Banned from leaving the country, they called themselves "hostages" of Erdogan. They've since managed to flee to Germany and England. But uncertainty still hangs over their future.

anned from leaving the country, the wives of political prisoners call themselves the "hostages" of Erdogan

Re: Erdogan's Hostages

Maria and her two grandchildren had to walk and hitchhike from their village near Odessa to get to safety in Romania. But some are going in the other direction: Natalia and Dima need to go back to Kharkiv to be with their children. Putin’s invasion has turned Ukrainians’ lives upside down.

Re: Fleeing Putin's Troops

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

With the loss of the Abkhazia region in the early 1990s and the annexation of South Ossetia by Russia in 2008, Georgia has lost significant territory. David Katsarava, like many Georgians, fear further encroachment into their territory: Their fears are well-founded as according to local reports, Russian soldiers are taking more territory, field by field.  

Georgia has lost significant territory with the annexation of South Ossetia and many Georgians, fear further encroachment by Russia.

Re: Georgians against Russian Occupation

Théo Curin is a French Paralympic swimmer. In November 2021, he made a daring attempt, together with two able-bodied swimmers, to swim across the highest lake in the world, Lake Titicaca, between Peru and Bolivia.

Théo Curin is a Paralympic swimmer. In November 2021, the Frenchman made a daring attempt to swim across the highest lake in the world, Lake Titicaca, between Peru and Bolivia.

Re: Swimming through Adversity

Discover the people of Europe in all their diversity.

RE: European Stories

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Our European neighbours’ views on current political and social issues.

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The European Collection

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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

The Staatsoper Hamburg’s new production of Gaetano Donizetti’s opera buffa "Don Pasquale" is directed by David Bösch.The plot of this turbulent comedy turns on the title character and his nemesis sung by Italian baritone Ambrogio Maestri and Australian soprano Danielle de Niese respectively.The Philharmonische Staatsorchester Hamburg will be conducted by Matteo Beltrami.

From the Staatsoper Hamburg

David Bösch stages Gaetano Donizetti’s comic opera "Don Pasquale".

Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale

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.