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Moria, Europe's largest refugee camp, has become one giant shanty town. When Covid struck, those living in the camp felt abandoned as things turned from bad to worse.
Maurice Joyeux, from the Jesuit Refugee Service, and his friend Mortaza Behboudi chose this very moment to return to Lesbos, to find the forgotten people of the pandemic, surviving in this squalid and unsanitary camp.

Moria, Europe's largest refugee camp, has become one giant shanty town. When Covid struck, those living in the camp felt abandoned as things turned from bad to worse.

Greece: Moria - A Living Hell

Latvia has lost 13% of its population in the last 20 years. Due to the pandemic, there's been an upsurge in the number of young people deciding to return home. Brexit is also fuelling the trend: a third of the Latvian diaspora currently still live in Great Britain. But after a shrinking population for so long, is it too late to turn the tide?

Latvia has lost 13% of its population in recent decades. Due to the pandemic, there's been an upsurge in the number of people returning home

Latvia: Brain Drain

On 4 January 2021, a London court denied the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States - where he faces up to 175 years in prison, accused of publishing hundreds of thousands of confidential documents. But the judicial battle continues: the US government has appealed, while Assange remains in Belmarsh maximum security prison.
Continuing from ARTE’s five-year investigation into the Assange affair, this report delves once again into the complicated case.

Continuing from ARTE’s five-year investigation into the Assange affair, this report delves once again into the complicated case.

The Extradition of Julian Assange

Children in Nigeria who are accused of being witches are cast out into the streets by their families. There, they desperately try to earn enough to live by going through rubbish dumps. They are easy targets for predators, and sexual abuse is an every day occurrence.

Children in Nigeria who are accused of being witches are cast out into the streets, where they are easy targets for predators

Nigeria: The Plight of the Witch Children

Repeatedly bombarded, attacked from all sides and besieged by the military, the inhabitants of Jebel Marra live cut off from the world. They rely on the mountains for their survival, drinking mountain water and eating fruits that grow in the area, while their cattle graze on the abundant grass.

Repeatedly bombarded, attacked from all sides and besieged by the military, the inhabitants of Jebel Marra live cut off from the world

Sudan: The Last Rebels of Darfur

In Greece, the coastguard has taken to pushing back potential asylum seekers towards Turkish waters. That's despite the fact that once in Europe, these people have a right to apply for asylum and to have that application processed. But while this tactic is against EU human rights law, the Greek government have a promise to keep to its electorate: reducing the flow of migrants.

In Greece, the coastguard has taken to pushing back asylum seekers into Turkish waters, in violation of EU law

Greece: Illegal Pushbacks of Asylum Seekers

The Cabo Delgado region, in north-eastern Mozambique, has been struggling for the past 4 years. Al-Shabab jihadists, affiliated with the Islamic State since 2019, are wreaking havoc there. The number of violent attacks perpetrated tripled throughout 2020 compared to the previous year and many people fear for the future. 

In north-eastern Mozambique, Al-Shabab is terrorising locals

Mozambique: Escape From Al-Shabab

As infection rates reduce across the continent and more people get vaccinated, homeless and migrants remain amongst the most vulnerable in the pandemic.

Europe: Homeless in Covid Times

Twenty years after the fall of the Taliban regime, the last foreign troops are leaving Afghanistan. But without them, Afghan security forces fear they'll struggle to contain the advance of the insurgents. Terror attacks are on the rise, and the group is said to already control nearly half the country. The return to power of the fundamentalists seems inevitable.

The last foreign troops are leaving Afghanistan, leading to fears of a Taliban resurgence

Afghanistan: The Land of the Taliban

Falmata had a price on her head from Boko Haram because she was a businesswoman. She barely survived and lost everything. As for Mala, he survived a recent massacre of farmers - but has not dared to go out to the fields since.
The city of Bama in northern Nigeria, liberated seven months ago, is just beginning to recover after being the centre of a Boko Haram caliphate.

The city of Bama in northern Nigeria, liberated seven months ago, is just beginning to recover after being the centre of a Boko Haram caliphate.

Nigeria: Surviving Boko Haram

Israel is experiencing a wave of violence not seen since the second Intifada in the 2000s. The unrest has spread throughout the country from Jerusalem. Whilst Hamas, the Islamist movement in control of the Gaza Strip, has launched hundreds of rockets towards Israeli cities, Israel has bombed Gaza.

Israel is experiencing a wave of violence not seen since the second Intifada in the 2000s.

The Israel-Palestine Conflict

Since the beginning of the pandemic, scientists from the Pasteur Institute in Lille in northern France have been researching a treatment for Covid-19. Since day one, our team has been following their work.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, scientists from the Pasteur Institute in Lille have been researching a treatment for Covid-19. Since day one, our team has been following their work.

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Greece: Moria - A Living Hell

Greece: Moria - A Living Hell

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Latvia: Brain Drain

Latvia: Brain Drain

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The Extradition of Julian Assange

The Extradition of Julian Assange

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Nigeria: The Plight of the Witch Children

Nigeria: The Plight of the Witch Children

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Sudan: The Last Rebels of Darfur

Sudan: The Last Rebels of Darfur

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Greece: Illegal Pushbacks of Asylum Seekers

Greece: Illegal Pushbacks of Asylum Seekers

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Mozambique: Escape From Al-Shabab

Mozambique: Escape From Al-Shabab

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Europe: Homeless in Covid Times

Europe: Homeless in Covid Times

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Afghanistan: The Land of the Taliban

Afghanistan: The Land of the Taliban

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Nigeria: Surviving Boko Haram

Nigeria: Surviving Boko Haram

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The Israel-Palestine Conflict

The Israel-Palestine Conflict

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Hope for an Anti-COVID Drug

Hope for an Anti-COVID Drug

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