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Undermined by the corruption of its leaders, the country is going through one of the worst economic crises in its history. Since the collapse of the banking system, Lebanese people have seen their living standards plunge. The local currency has lost up to 90% of its value, and inflation is soaring. There are also shortages of fuel, electricity, and medicines. Some citizens even say Lebanon is on the brink of becoming a failed state. 

Lebanon: A People in Crisis

Since the collapse of the banking system, Lebanese people have seen their living standards plunge

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How do our neighbours in Europe see the pressing social issues of our time? Which of today's problems and challenges concern them the most, and how do they deal with them? Five partners, five languages and one joint project: The European Collection. ARTE joins forces with Germany's ARD and ZDF, France Télévisions and Switzerland's SRG SSR to offer a selection of documentaries and reports on European current affairs and the issues driving our politics and society.

The view of our European neighbours on current political and social issues in Europe.

The European Collection

Chinese people make do without Google, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter. Instead, the regime has built its own online offer. How is this Chinese internet structured and what does it mean for democracy and debate?

How is this Chinese internet structured and what does it mean for democracy and debate? 

Internet Made in China

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

Regular bite-sized shorts focusing on different aspects of the war in Ukraine from a geopolitical perspective.

Mapping the World Essentials - War in Ukraine

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

Because their suffering deserves to be seen. Because their suffering deserves to be heard. Because their suffering deserves to be stopped. 

Whether in the workplace, the street, or at home, these survivors of sexual violence tell us their stories

The Pandemic of Sexual Violence

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The Wagner group, a secret mercenary far-right Kremlin army, has struck a deal with the regime of Faustin-Archange Touadéra to stabilise the country in exchange for mineral resources. Russia is taking advantage of France's waning influence in this former colony. Our reporters met Central Africans who welcome the mercenary army, while others have fallen victim to their brutal attacks.

Russian Soft Power in The CAR

Russia is trying to increase its influence in the Central African Republic via the infamous Wagner Group.

Five years ago in the in the Cabo Delgado region of northern Mozambique, jihadist violence broke out. One areas of the poorest in the country, its people already had enough to deal with, but things have gone from bad to worse. Islamist militias such as Al-Shabab, an offshoot of the Islamic State, have driven 800,000 people out of their villages and towns.

Mozambique: No Way Home

Islamist militias such as Al-Shabab, an offshoot of the Islamic State, have driven away 800,000 people

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

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.

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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.

Meet the students of the Desert Stars programme, the Israeli-Bedouin elite of the future.

Desert Stars Israel

In Rakovets, a village in western Ukraine, local people’s lives have been turned upside down since the war began. Myron Miroslavovitch's wife has left the village and his two sons are fighting at the front.

In Rakovets, a village in western Ukraine, local people’s lives have been turned upside down since the war began.

Ukraine: A Village in Wartime

A breakaway region of Moldova that is not recognised internationally, Transnistria is largely pro-Russian. The war in Ukraine has awakened fears that Russia will try to annex the region.

A breakaway region of Moldova that is not recognised internationally, Transnistria is largely pro-Russian. 

Moldova: Transnistria and Russia

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Saype is a graffiti artist with a difference. He doesn't spray his works on walls but in fields and on grass, using his own biodegradable paint. His huge works of art are best appreciated by drone, where the true scale is revealed. 

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Saype, Green-Fingered Graffitti Artist

The American director Peter Sellars was invited to the Salzburg Festival. For the 2017 edition he staged The Clemency of Titus by Mozart.

Carte Blanche to Peter Sellars

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Mariusz would never have become the artist he is now if Poland had not joined the European Union. He now creates striking murals in cities all over the world.

Europe of Artists

Mariusz Waras, Street Artist

French writer Emmanuel Ruben is a bicycle enthusiast. Writing about his cycle from west to east following Europe’s longest river, the Danube, Ruben reflects on Europe and migration.

Rewriting Europe Along the Danube

Europe as a source of inspiration: Meeting artists from across the continent whose works spring from Europe’s cultural diversity.

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The British government is pursuing a controversial migration policy of sending foreign nationals that have illegally crossed the channel to Rwanda. What awaits them in a country 6,000 kilometres from London?

London - Kigali: Migrant Scandal

The British government is pursuing a controversial migration policy of sending foreign nationals that have illegally crossed the channel to Rwanda. 

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Ten years after Gaddafi's fall, what state is Libya in? There's the official government based in Tripoli that is recognised by the international community, and rival forces controlled by General Khalifa Haftar.

Libya: A Global Power Struggle

Ten years after Gaddafi's fall, what state is Libya in?

Mapping the World

In Latin America, 12 countries are currently governed by left-wing parties, while only 7 are governed by right-wing parties. In 2022, three presidential elections are expected on the continent: in Costa Rica, Colombia and Brazil. Elections that could change the face of the continent.

In Latin America, 12 countries are currently governed by left-wing parties, while only 7 are governed by right-wing parties.

The Left in Latin America

"Our submarine cables may be the target of nations tempted to damage them," declared the Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly a few days before the outbreak of war in Ukraine. A Russian ship was even been spotted several times off Ireland. Does Russia have the means to deprive Westerners of the Internet?

Underwater Cables: A New Frontline?

Does Russia have the means to deprive Westerners of the Internet?

If there is one friend that Moscow can rely on its Bashar Hafez al-Assad’s Syria. It is thought that Syrian recruits are fighting in Ukraine in return for Putin coming to the Syrian regime’s aid back in 2015.

Ukraine: Putin's Syrian Ally

On May 9, Russia celebrated its victory day without a victory in Ukraine. Instead, President Putin further pushed the narrative of Russian victimhood, despite the fact that Moscow, not Kyiv, is the agressor. As the battle continues to rage, we take a look at Ukraine before and after the conflict.

As the battle continues to rage, we take a look at Ukraine before and after the conflict

Ukraine: Before and After the War

An overview of women’s rights around the world from the right to vote, access to education and abortion rights.

A Women's World

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On 22 July 2016 a German high-school student David Sonboly killed nine people in a seemingly random attack in a Munich shopping-centre. Why do some young people become mass murderers? A look at radicalisation within extreme-right groups online.

Youth Violence Online

Why do some young people become mass murderers? A look at radicalisation within extreme-right groups online.

Like. Hate. Die

As Lithuania stops Russia from transporting goods by train through its territory to Kaliningrad, a focus on the history of this singular Russian territory.

The Kaliningrad Affair

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

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Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed is an exception in the Muslim world: The French-Algerian imam is openly gay. For the past ten year he has led a progressive and inclusive movement promoting an Islam that respects the LGBT+ community, women’s right, and interfaith dialogue.

A Gay Imam

Ludovic-Mohamed-Zahed is an exception in the Muslim world: The French-Algerian imam is openly gay.

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

Some six million people have already fled Ukraine. Among them, 730,000 Ukrainian refugees passed through humanitarian corridors that take them deep into enemy territory. Now they are huddled in isolated camps in the middle of the Russian countryside and many want to leave the country as quickly as possible.

Some 730,000 Ukrainian refugees are cooped up in isolated camps in the middle of the Russian countryside

Re: Ukrainian Refugees in Russia

The philanthropic foundation set up by US billionaire Bill Gates quietly co-finances experiments with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in several African countries. In the age of philanthropic capitalism, billionaires "save the world" and make money in the process. But who is helped the most, ordinary Africans or the food industry?

 In the age of philanthropic capitalism, billionaires "save the world" and make money in the process. An investigation into GM experiments in Africa.

Africa, GMOs and Bill Gates

Many Taiwanese are realising that if Ukraine can stand up to Russia, they might just be able to pull off the impossible, and stand up to China. Inspired by Ukraine's surprisingly successful resistance, some civilians are studying the basics of civil defense, others are taking urban warfare courses, and some are considering how to renovate old bomb shelters.

Taiwan: Learning from Ukraine

Many Taiwanese are realising that if Ukraine can stand up to Russia, they might just be able to pull off the impossible, and stand up to China.

Fleeing persecution in Burma, 740,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh, which is struggling to welcome them. Many refugees end up in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camp, the most densely populated in the world and also the most dangerous.

Bangladesh: The Rohingya's Bitter Exile

Why does the European Union allow deadly pesticides banned at home to be exported to developing countries? Brazil, especially, uses large quantities of harmful pesticides imported from Europe with terrible effects on the population’s health.

Why does the European Union allow deadly pesticides banned at home to be exported to developing countries? 

Pesticides: European Hypocrisy

In 2020 around 20,000 people arrived on the Canary Islands on small boats from the west coast of Africa, ten times more than in 2019. 

Canary Islands Under Migrant Pressure

In an historic turnaround, Sweden and Finland want to join NATO thus ending their decades-long neutrality. The war in Ukraine has reawakened fears of the Russian neighbour.

Finland and Sweden Opt for NATO

In an historic turnaround, Sweden and Finland want to join NATO thus ending their decades-long neutrality. 

Fati's Choice

Generation Africa

Human-wildlife conflicts are on the rise in Kenya, as in the rest of the world. The source of the conflict is man and animal competing for the same scarce space and resources. As the human population continues to grow and urban development creeps into the countryside, conflict between wildlife and people will only increase. 

Kenya: Protect Animals, or Humans?

As the human population continues to grow, conflict between wildlife and people will only increase

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

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

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!

Katanga is a bustling district of Addis Ababa where many locals dream of making it big in the capital. Enkehone, a street vendor from the countryside, lives in Amele Mamo's makeshift hostel. Both are part of this struggling community on the brink of extinction, as city developers edge ever closer to their derelict neighbourhood.

Katanga Nation

A struggling community on the brink of extinction

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.

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Last summer in Germany, spruces and pines started dying faster than ever before. Foresters, forest owners and scientists all agree. It's the worst state the forest has been in for a generation. Other countries in Europe are also struggling.

Climate change means many trees are too dehydrated to properly defend themselves against bark beetle... and the beetles have ravaged the landscape

Re: Europe's Forests Versus Climate Change

Qatar has long relied on football to increase its prestige, from buying French club Paris-Saint-Germain to sponsoring Barcelona. With TV rights selling for astronomical amounts, football is much more than just a sport.

Football Power Play

Hemp is now used for everything: ointments, infusions and even natural concrete. In the south of France, Vincent Lartizien is making sustainable clothing out of this wonderplant.

Hemp is now used for everything: ointments, infusions and even natural concrete. In the south of France, Vincent Lartizien is making sustainable clothing out of this wonder plant.

Re: The Wonder of Hemp

In the Donbass, hundreds of civilian volunteers are risking their lives to supply Ukrainian soldiers on the front line, organise the evacuation of civilians and the wounded, and distribute food and medical aid to displaced people.

Ukraine: Volunteers in Donbas

Adama and Awa, twin sisters, are trying to track down their father, a Burkinabè who left them in Senegal when they were children. Their journey takes them to Guinea-Bissau and Burkina Faso, in search of the other families he abandoned along the way.

Twin sisters Adama and Awa are trying to track down their father, who left them when they were small.

Footsteps of a Migrant

Ime Ego, The Bride Price

Paabi, 23, returned from Libya after his second attempt to make it to Europe. He's now trying to get 1,000 euros from a local NGO to invest in his own business - but by eschewing the rules. 

Paabi, 23, returned from Libya after trying to make it to Europe for the second time.

The Price to Stay

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Every year, over a hundred of the best law students from all over Africa meet in a different capital city to take part in the renowned African human rights competition "Plädoyer". For a week, these young aspiring lawyers play the roles of prosecution and defense in a fictional human rights case, with each hoping to take home the trophy.

Law students from across Africa play the roles of prosecution and defense in a fictional human rights case.

The Mooting Competition

Mary Monday is a journalist for a Ugandan radio station. With only her cell phone and a portable solar-powered charger, she records, edits and reports on the life stories of the refugees in Uganda's largest camp.

Mary works for a Ugandan radio station. She reports on the life of the refugees in the largest camp in Uganda.

Mary Monday's Radio

Leave to Live

A personal account of the daily life of a country devastated by the Russian invasion. Journalist Anastasiya Gorpinchenko lives in Kyiv. She recently travelled to the Donbass region to meet wounded soldiers and the rescue services that evacuate them from the front line.

My Week of War (17 June)

Dispatches From Ukraine: Local Journalists Report

Every time construction projects are planned at sea (offshore wind farms, cables, dredging channels) Dieter Guldin and his team are called upon for their services in dealing with unexploded ordnance. In the North Sea and in the Baltic more than a million and a half tonnes of unexploded military material from the world wars lies on the seafloor.

Re: Time Bombs on the Seafloor

 In the North Sea and in the Baltic more than a million and a half tonnes of unexploded military material from the world wars lies on the seafloor.

Cleaning Up Unexploded World War Munitions

The EU has awarded Ukraine and Moldova candidate status for the two countries to eventually join the union. A focus on the history and current status of EU enlargement.

EU enlargement: A Delicate Balancing Act

After Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Honduras, it is Colombia's turn to turn left with the election of economist and former guerrilla Gustavo Petro.

Latin America Shifts Left

A focus on how democracy is faring around the world. Do citizens who live in democracies adhere to democratic values?

Democracy Put to the Test

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A crew of young environmentalists from Marseille who love sailing had a crazy idea: trade their sustainable agriculture products across the Mediterranean using only wind power. They sail from port to port delivering olive oil, capers or honey to their clients.  

A crew of young environmentalists from Marseille who love sailing had a crazy idea: trade their sustainable agriculture products across the Mediterranean using only wind power.

Re: Wind-Powered Trade on the Med

Built in 1972, under the military dictatorship, the BR-163 road that crosses Brazil from north to south is both an artery essential to the economic development of the country and a path that threatens to destroy the rainforest.

Brazil: The BR-163 Corridor

The BR-163 road is an economic artery, but also a path to the destruction of the rainforest