The World in Images

In Romania, lawmakers are currently drafting a bill to include femicide in the Criminal Code.

Making sexual education mandatory in some European schools is an uphill battle.

Two women are fighting to help victims of rape during the Tigray war and make their voices heard.

Since the right to an abortion was revoked by the US supreme court in June 2022, abortions have been banned in Alabama. ARTE reports from the conservative southern state.

In her battle against Ronald Reagan, activist Angela Davis became the icon of an entire generation.

Twist meets female artists and activists who express rage through their work.

The story of a wealthy man saving a ‘fallen’ woman has become a cliché (Pretty Woman, Anora), far from the reality of prostitution. But what if sex workers told their own stories through art?

With seduction and declarations of love, young men emotionally manipulate their ‘girlfriends’ to use them as prostitutes.

When Marie told her aggressor to get lost, he punched her in the face. But she refused to back down

As the Iranian regime brutally crushes the people’s resistance, brave Iranians still try and make their voices heard.

Reports from international bodies document the torture and inhuman conditions inflicted on Palestinians held in Israeli detention.

Across Europe, the far right is embedding itself into politics and daily life, but remains fundamentally violent and racist. 

More and more young Greeks want to start their own businesses and work for themselves.

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

The US has pulled almost all its funding just as Ukraine is entering its fifth year of war. Can the EU plug the gap?

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface... 

Skiing began as a means of survival in prehistory, only becoming synonymous with glamour and leisure in modern times.

Reports from international bodies document the torture and inhuman conditions inflicted on Palestinians held in Israeli detention.

150 years after his birth, social media has brought Austro-Hungarian poet Rainer Maria Rilke to a new generation of readers.

Vanessa Wagner performs Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes with dancers from the Accrorap company.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is ramping up its budget. Does this mean Europe is to take the lead in the space race?