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In August 2020 1,500 individuals attempted to cross the straits of Dover, all looking to start a new life in Britain. Paying extortionate prices to people traffickers or going it alone in tiny dinghies, it’s a dangerous game to cross the cold waters of the world’s busiest shipping lane.

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In August 2020 1,500 individuals attempted to cross the straits of Dover all looking to start a new life in Britain. Paying extortionate prices to people traffickers or going it alone in tiny dinghies, it’s a dangerous game to cross the cold waters of the world’s busiest shipping lane.

Calais: Migrants Crossing the Channel

Abdul fled Afghanistan six years ago and found asylum in France. In the course of his journey during which he crossed twelve countries over two years, he developed a passion for photography. In Calais he is documenting the desperate lives of people trying to cross the English Channel to Britain, in the hope of a better life.

In Calais Abdul documents the desperate lives of people trying to cross the English Channel in hope of a better life.

An Afghan Refugee in Calais

Indonesia is famous for its rich mineral deposits that attract mining companies the world over. But mining is notoriously bad for the environment, using up water and destroying vast swathes of natural habitat. And on top of the legal mining companies, are the scores of small scale, illegal miners who work in dangerous conditions. 

Indonesia's stunning natural landscape is being blighted by mining - but Europe needs those minerals for its computers and mobile phones

Indonesia: The Cost of Illegal Mining

Russian communists dream of rising as a credible alternative to Putin and his United Russia party. With 16,000 members today, it is still a long way from its former size before its collapse in 1991. Modern day communists style themselves as the party that denounces social inequalities and Russia's nouveau riche, while renouncing old school communism such as tight economic controls.

Communism in Russia is staging a comeback, as disappointment over Putin's United Russia party grows

Russia: Communist Comeback

Cameroon, a Central African country of 27 million inhabitants, has been spared the worst of the coronavirus crisis. It's only had around 100,000 cases and less than 2000 deaths. That's an incidence rate 50 times lower than that of European countries. But herbal homemade 'remedies' to covid have flourished. 

Herbal homemade 'remedies' to covid have flourished in Cameroon

Cameroon: Anti-Covid Witches

Idlib is already weakened by a decade of war, but now its residents must also face the devastation of the coronavirus. In this overcrowded enclave, social distancing is impossible. One in two people here live in camps, and humanitarian aid is trickling across the border. The hospitals have no beds, and are turning people away.

The hospitals have no beds, and are turning people away

Syria: Idlib Battered by the Delta Variant

In a Syria ravaged by more than a decade of war, the oil sector has been hard hit. With many large refineries destroyed, supply is met by small makeshift refineries which employ refugee children in terrible conditions and also pollute the environment.

In a Syria ravaged by more than a decade of war, small makeshift refineries employ refugee children in terrible conditions.

Syria: Child Workers in the Oil Industry

In Alaska, in the city of Nome, Etta Tall longs to be reunited with her family. They're in Russia, where they've been ever since the border closed in 1948. This is the story of one Iniut community, and two very different countries.

American Inuit Etta longs to be reunited with her Russian Inuit family. But the border closed decades ago

Russia/USA: Behind the Ice Curtain

In July 2021, riots and looting in South Africa's Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces left more than 300 dead, and extensive damage. The unrest didn't spread to the rest of the country, but it brought questions of ongoing inequality and racial justice to the fore. One team of neighbourhood volunteers think they have the answer.

 One team of neighbourhood volunteers think they have the answer

South Africa: Segregation, 30 Years After Apartheid

On October 16, 2020, Samuel Paty, professor of history at the Conflans Sainte-Honorine college, was beheaded for showing cartoons of the Prophet in class. His murderer was a young Chechen born in Russia, who had been granted refugee status in France through his parents. In Russia, the murder provoked widespread sympathy.

Many Muslims live in Russia, but Russia has an uneasy relationship with Islam

Russia and Islam

In the state of Michoacan, in central-western Mexico, one of the regions hardest hit by violence linked to drug trafficking, Patricia, Teresa and Indalecio, are on a heartbroken search for their loved ones.

Patricia, Teresa, and Indalecio are on a heartbroken search for their loved ones

Mexico: The Lost Children

Every year Israel builds more and more road infrastructure in the occupied West Bank, encouraging new settlements to house the overspill from the crowded urban centres of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. But where is the space for a Palestinian state?

Every year Israel builds more and more road infrastructure in the occupied West Bank, encouraging new settlements to house the overspill from the crowded urban centres of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. 

Israel: Making (In)Roads into the West Bank

In 1991 with the fall of the dictator Siad Barré, the North-West of Somalia proclaimed its independence and became Somaliland. But the country is unrecognised by the international community. Despite this, the nation-that-is-not-a-nation has enjoyed relative peace and stability over the last three decades. 

Somaliland is unrecognised by the international community, but despite this, it is peaceful and stable

Somaliland, the Country That Does Not Exist

Theresa Kachindamoto was made chief of the Dedza district in central Malawi in 2003, the first women ever to hold this post. Since then she has tirelessly fought to protect girls from child marriages, an engrained cultural practice

Malawi: One Woman Fights Child Marriage

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

Iraq: The Power of Art

For weeks Lebanon has been paralysed by a fuel crisis that is stretching society to the limit. A lack of gas and petrol means drivers queue for hours to fill up and electricity plants can only provide electricity for a few hours a day.

For weeks Lebanon has been paralysed by a fuel crisis that is stretching society to the limit. 

Lebanon: Fuel Wars

On the small isolated Greek island of Arki, close to the Turkish coast live only 40 inhabitants and just one primary school kid, Christos aged 12. He has the chance to continue his education on a neighbouring island, but will he make this choice?

On the small isolated Greek island of Arki, close to the Turkish coast live only 40 inhabitants and just one primary school kid, Christos aged 12. 

Greece: The Island with Only One School Kid

20 years later, the survivors of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York are still deeply scarred by their experiences. This report meets these forgotten people as they struggle to overcome the trauma of that tragic day.

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20 years later, the survivors of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York are still deeply scarred by their experiences. 

USA: 9-11 Survivors' Long Struggle

284 Russian soldiers are still missing in Afghanistan from the Soviet-Afghan War, a conflict that ended in 1989. ARTE Reportage goes in search of these lost red army soldiers. 

284 Russian soldiers are still missing in Afghanistan from the Soviet-Afghan War, a conflict that ended in 1989. ARTE Reportage goes in search of these lost red army soldiers

Afghanistan: Lost Soldiers of the Red Army

One year on from the devastating explosion in the port of Beirut, the families of the victims are struggling to find out the truth and seek justice. The Lebanese government had promised an urgent investigation, but the official version of events satisfies no one: According to the authorities, the ammonium nitrate that caused the blast entered the port by mistake after a ship was damaged off the Lebanese coast and an accident in a warehouse caused the explosion.

One year on from the devastating explosion in the port of Beirut, the families of the victims are struggling to find out the truth and seek justice.

Lebanon: Whose Fault Was the Beirut Explosion?

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How we represent our world in maps depends on our perspective. For many centuries Europeans have put their continent in the centre and on top of their maps, the Chinese likewise placed the Middle Kingdom in the centre of things. What do our maps tell us about our worldview?

Mapping the World

For centuries Europeans have put their continent in the centre of their maps, the Chinese likewise placed the Middle Kingdom in the centre of things. What do our maps tell us about our worldview?

Cartography: How We Represent the World

Warfare has evolved with the professionalisation of armies, the refusal of public opinion to see their soldiers sacrifice their lives in distant lands, and the emergence of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, robots and other drones.

Warfare has evolved into high tech drone strikes and robo-armies, and it's a gamechanger for global geopolitics

21st Century Warfare

All world powers want a piece of Antartica, the only continent that belongs to everyone and no one. This unique territory at the end of the world is currently protected by international law, with only scientific research allowed. But for how long will it remain a pristine wilderness?

All world powers want a piece of Antartica, the only continent that belongs to everyone and no one.

Antarctica: Ice and Greed

Amongst the millions of species of insect on the planet, the bee plays a crucial role in human civilisation. A focus on how bees have spread around the world with globalisation and how they are now critically endangered.

Bees and Agriculture

A focus on the world’s largest country by landmass. Russia is a major world power that excels in certain spheres but glaring inequality, major structural problems and Western sanctions mean it may struggle to keep up with other world powers.

Russia: Land of Contrasts

The world's tech giants - the likes of Facebook, Apple or Google - now have a political role to play. They can curb misinformation or spread it, along with all of the massive social issues that entails. An in-depth analysis of social media uses and regulations in China, the United States, and Europe.

An in-depth analysis of social media uses and regulations in China, the United States, Europe and Russia.

The Geopolitics of Social Media

Germany in the 21st century is unthinkable without Angela Merkel, leading the country for the last 16 years. Ms Merkel grew up in the GDR before beginning her political career in the united Germany. A look at the Germany she leads as she approaches the end of her political career.

A look at the Germany of Angela Merket as she approaches the end of her political career after 16 years as chancellor.

Germany: Angela Merkeland?

The fall of the USSR destabalised the Caucasus, which is being eyed up by three autocratic regimes: Russia, Turkey, and Iran. Each country jealously guards its interests in this oil and gas-rich region. 

The fall of the USSR destabalised the Caucasus, which is being eyed up by three autocratic regimes: Russia, Turkey, and Iran

The Caucasus: At the Crossroads of Europe and Asia

20 years ago, on September 11, 2001, 3,000 people died when al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes. Mapping the World looks back on the 20-year struggle against Islamic terrorism, from Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda to the so-called Islamic State, Boko Haram, and other jihadist organisations.

Mapping the World looks back on the 20-year struggle against Islamic terrorism

20 Years of War against Terrorism

The historian Herodotus in the fifth century BC said that Egypt was "a gift from the Nile", and from the pharaohs to Nasser, the Nile has played a vital role in Egypt's fortunes. But Ethiopia now intends to remind leaders in Cairo that the Nile is not just an Egyptian river.

Ethiopia wants to remind Egypt that the Nile is not just Egyptian

Geopolitics of the Nile

In 2016, Colombia the country signed a historic peace treaty with the FARC rebels. This was intended to mend the deep rift in Colombian society, which has long been divided into two extreme camps: on the one hand the Marxist revolutionary guerrilla, on the other the ultra-conservative right and paramilitary militias. But the violence that has shaped the recent history of the country is far from over.

Colombia is still struggling to control violence from extreme groups and drug cartels

Colombia: A Nation in Revolt

There are an estimated 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth and in the 20th century, 437 of them erupted in places like the United States, Russia, Indonesia and Japan. Both a blessing and a curse, they have shaped our world on land and at the sea.

A World of Volcanoes

Climate change is often viewed as a far-off phenomenon but the effects are already being felt around the world by millions of people. A global overview of the regions on the frontline of the climate catastrophe.

 A global overview of the regions on the frontline of the climate catastrophe.

Climate Change Is Happening Now

Focus on the second largest country in the world. Canada can appear so similar and yet so different politically and cultural from its southern neighbour, the USA.

Canada: The Other America?

Oceania, a continent of scattered islands across a vast expanse of ocean, is at the forefront of climate change and at the heart of the confrontation between China and the United States.

Oceania: China Eyes Up the Pacific

The 5G revolution will truly bring the internet of things within everyone’s reach and make smart cities a global reality. But with this major technological advance led by Chinese company Huawei, it is leading to renewed tensions between the USA and China.

5G: The New Cold War?

With a beautiful coastline stretching more than 2,000 kilometres along the Indian Ocean and a wealth of natural resources, Mozambique has the makings of an Eldorado. But the former Portuguese colony is facing a jihadist insurgency in the north which is jeopardising its chances of development and stability

Mozambique: A Cursed Eldorado

Originating from Ethiopia in the 700s, coffee has spread across the globe with a clear division between where coffee is produced and where it is consumed.

Coffee: A Global Beverage

China is a country of contrast from the busy heartlands of the East to the vast empty expanses of the West. A focus on the world most populated nation.

China: One Country, Many Facets

The Alps have always been a formidable barrier but one which mankind has always crossed. Today eight states share the mountain range which has seen the birth of winter sports, been a crucible for environmental protection as well as the site of colossal engineering projects.

The Alps: A European Story

Then complex world of geopolitics explained succintly using maps.

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A look at German Jewish people who have settled in the occupied West Bank. In international law these Israeli settlements are illegal and yet the settlers feel they have a right to the land. What attracted these Europeans here? And how do they see life living amongst Palestinians?

German Jewish Settlers in the West Bank

A look at German Jewish people who have settled in the occupied West Bank.

Re: Who Does the Holy Land Belong To?

Viktoria and Zoltan are in love. They live in Budapest but Viktoria is moving to Berlin for a chance of a better life. Will Zoltan be able to follow her there? The Hungarian couple are one of many that have left Hungary in the last decade.

Hungarians Leaving Home

Viktoria and Zoltan are in love. They live in Budapest but Viktoria is moving to Berlin for a chance of a better life. Will Zoltan be able to follow her there?

Re: One Way Ticket to Berlin

The Ambulance Wish Foundation, based in Rotterdam, fulfils last wishes of terminally ill patients. 270 medically trained volunteers take patients by ambulance to the zoo, on boat cruises and to important family occasions.

Medically trained volunteers take patients by ambulance to the zoo, on boat cruises and to important family occasions to fulfill their last wishes.

Re: The Dutch Ambulance Wish Foundation

A new substance is taking Europe by storm: cannabidiol (or CBD) from the hemp plant. Available as an oil, herbal tea, spray or cream, it is said to have soothing properties and can relieve chronic stress, without making the user high. But what are the real powers of this molecule?

A new substance is taking Europe by storm: cannabidiol (or CBD) from the hemp plant. Available as an oil, herbal tea, spray or cream, it is said to have soothing properties and can relieve stress.

Re: The CBD Revolution

Alexis Fleming lives surrounded by more than a hundred animals: goats, sheep, pigs, and chickens. They've all been rescued from the slaughterhouse. To accommodate them, she set up a farm animal hospice on the Scottish coast. At 40, suffering from an incurable disease, she sees her farm as a place full of life where death is not a taboo subject.

A Scottish Animal Hospice

Alexis Fleming runs an animal hospice where death is not a taboo subject

Re: For the Love of Animals

Sasha Nazar wants to save a crumbling synagogue in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, one of the last in the city. Where once a thriving Jewish community lived, now only a small community is present.

Re: Saving a Ukrainian Synagogue

The high waters that flooded Venice in November 2019 were the worst since the terrible floods of 1966 and damage to Venice's rich cultural heritage was considerable. With sea levels rising due to climate change, many are pessimistic about the vulnerable lagoon city's prospects. Can Venice survive?

Re: Can Venice Be Saved from the Waves?

Sexual education and sexuality deeply divides Poland. A younger generation wants access to liberal sex education and acceptance of sexual minorities whereas a conservative older generation, influenced by the catholic church, rejects these moves towards a liberal society.

Re: Sexual Education in Poland

Since the fall of communism, Romania’s forests have been devastated, even in national parks where logging is illegal. A mix of private interests and state corruption are to blame for the deforestation which threatens biodiversity in the Carpathians.

Re: Illegal Logging in Romania

From India, Pakistan and Thailand, thousands of Asian workers toil in the plantations of southwestern Portugal. They do hard, poorly paid work, far from their families and their country, in hopes of getting Portuguese nationality. It's their passport to a better life, elsewhere in Europe.

Hoping for an EU passport

Thousands of Asian workers toil in plantations in Portugal, in hopes of getting Portuguese nationality

Re: Asian Workers in Portugal

The world economy covets Greenland’s rich deposits of raw materials, until now unexploited. Uranium mining could provide much needed employment for indigenous peoples as well as tax revenue. But the environmental cost could be heavy.

A Solution for the Future?

Re: Mining in Greenland

For a new generation of designers, "fast fashion" and disposable clothing is over! Their motto: "less is more". They are making a radical change in the fashion world by using timeless designs to produce clothing that is sustainable, and fair trade.

For a new generation of designers, "fast fashion" and disposable clothing is over! 

Re: Fashion Rebels

Patrycja and Eryc don't dare tell anyone beyond a close circle of friends that they're Jewish for fear of reprisals. Poland used to be a hub of Jewish culture, but the Holocaust devastated the community and it never recovered. Though the young couple rarely goes to the synagogue, they feel Jewish at heart. They say there is no place for them in Poland and they want to move to Israel.

Patrycja and Eryc don't dare tell anyone beyond a close circle of friends that they're Jewish for fear of reprisals

Re: Shalom, Poland

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.

Tensions in Northern Ireland

Re: A Brexit Powder Keg

Rewilding means returning areas to their natural state. Across Europe conservationists, local government and ordinary citizens are rethinking their impact on the environment and trying to work with nature, rather than against it.

Across Europe conservationists, local government and ordinary citizens are rethinking their impact on the environment and trying to work with nature, rather than against it.

Re: Living in Harmony with Nature

In southern Germany and Austria citizens are campaigning against motorbikes on country roads, which they say are unnecessarily loud. Whereas bikers want to be able to be able to enjoy their hobby and ride freely.

Re: Bikers vs Citizens

Italy is a leading nation when it comes to training rescue dogs. The courageous animals are able to leap from helicopters or boats to save people at sea. Ferruccio Pilenga’s training school was founded with an understanding of the potential of our four-legged friends to help save lives.

Re: Baywatch for Dogs

Nine-year-old Predag attends school in his home village of Temska in Serbia. But not for much longer, as the school is due to close in two years. It used to have almost 1,000 pupils; now there are only 18. A focus on the consequences of the rural exodus on Serbian society.

Re: School Closures in Serbia

All her life, Loredana Rossi from Naples has only ever wanted one thing: to be recognised as a woman. She has fought so hard against transphobia because her experiences as a transgender person in Italy has been marked by stigmatisation, intolerance and ostracism.

Re: Loredana's Fight Against Transphobia

Amsterdam’s famous red-light district attracts hordes of noisy tourists making the neighbourhood unliveable for many of its residents. With the city authorities considering measures to push sex workers out of the area, does this spell the end for the historic trade in the city centre?

Amsterdam’s famous red-light district attracts hordes of noisy tourists making the neighbourhood unliveable for many of its residents.

Re: Mass Tourism in Amsterdam's Red Light District

Discover contemporary Europe in all its diversity.

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Historians reveal the fascinating history of objects: everything has a tale to tell.

Making History

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The science magazine show for curious minds.

Xenius

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Raphaël Enthoven hosts philosophical debates on the questions of our time.

Philosophy

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How does sex, identity and self-expression interlace? We explore this muli-faceted question through the lives of multiple Berliners, starting with four voguing performers who've created a safe space for themselves, and an asexual model who posts sexy pictures online. Next we visit a hypersexual couple and discover puppy play with Marion and Leo.

Streetphilosophy

How does sex, identity and self-expression interlace? We explore this muli-faceted question through the lives of multiple Berliners

Embrace Your Sexuality!

Why is it so important for some to show that they have money? Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all? We go to the streets of Berlin to talk to the people of the city about wealth, minimalism and freedom.

Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all?

Become Rich!

Who am I and how should I live my life? Streetphilosophy looks for answers to the big questions on the streets of Berlin.