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Children of Donbass / 2022
#Ukraine #Donbass

‘Children find shells. You can’t stop a child from doing it. And this leads to many fatalities. So, just the week before last, four children died in the Volnovakha area. Children are dying — this is horrible,’ says Dmitry Kalashnikov, head of the Bureau of Forensics at the DPR Health Ministry.

The Ukrainian military don’t just leave tripwires behind, but also booby-trapped toys. For children, specifically. Aleksandr Torba, an eminent surgeon in the Lugansk People’s Republic, has operated several times on children who picked up deadly toys.

‘Naturally, their first impulse was to pick up a teddy bear or a toy puppy. And the moment they picked it up, a booby-trap detonated, most often damaging wrists, face and neck,’ says Aleksandr.

This is just one of the atrocities performed by the Ukrainian military on the Donbass territory. They have been targeting peaceful civilians and specifically children for eight years. Find more details in the new documentary.

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Self-Harm - the Pandemic of Youth / 2020
#Russia

Around 17% of people will self-harm during their lifetime, according to one analysis across more than 40 countries. Many start hurting themselves at the age of 12. Teenagers can deliberately cut or burn themselves without aiming to commit suicide. Although self-harm is not a specific mental health disorder, it is a common symptom of various conditions, and some of them can lead to suicidal behaviours. Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, hear stories of self-injuring children and their families who live with mental anguish.

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Sleepy Hollow, Kazakhstan / 2014
#Kazakhstan

In a small Kazakh village, people suddenly fall asleep and don’t wake up for days. Since 2013, residents have been complaining of sleepiness, hallucinations and memory loss. The inexplicable sleeping sickness epidemic has gripped the village, forcing locals to flee and scientists to scratch their heads.

If you try to wake up an affected person, it seems they can’t open their eyes. Researchers are trying to work out what’s causing the sleeping sickness. From mass psychosis to food poisoning, they’ve put forward various theories. More recently, they were looking into groundwater contamination by the uranium mines.

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Free to Be Yourself / 2018
#Indonesia

Arseny had been involved in extreme sports for years. Snowboarding, surfing, skateboarding - he’d done it all. ‘I was dreaming of conquering every mountain, every wave,’ Arseny says. His life changed dramatically one day on the way to work when he lost his leg in a motorcycle accident. Determined to keep living life to the fullest, he heads to Bali to catch a wave. Surfing instructor Nikita is willing to help him.

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Danceducation / 2019
#Ghana

Students adore their teacher, Percy Jackson. Instead of giving boring lessons, he makes children dance. ‘When we go to church, we are dancing, when we go to a funeral, we are dancing, even in bed we are dancing, because it’s part of us. So what is wrong when we use it as a tool in class?’

Percy encourages his students to study and overcome fears of teachers and their failures. His unconventional teaching method has already made him a local celebrity. Check out his story and learn what dance means in the Ghanaian culture in the documentary.

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⚡UKRAINIANS tried to KILL Italian journalist and BLAME Russians!

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Girl Power: Hindi Style / 2021
#India

Sampat Pal is dressed in a bright pink sari and armed with a bamboo stick. She’s the leader of the Pink Gang, an all-women vigilante group that fights domestic violence. Sampat teaches members of the Pink Gang self-defence and helps them fight for their rights. Over one million women from all over India have joined the Gang in search of support and safety.

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Saviour St. / 2017
#ElSalvador

El Salvador is one of the five most dangerous countries in the world, according to the UN. Gang violence is endemic in the country, with MS-13 and Barrio 18 gangs notorious far beyond El Salvador. Many see no choice in life but to join the criminal world. Few take up a different path - ex-gang members and youth find refuge with volunteer ambulance corps.

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Spyfall / 2021
#Syria

Eli Cohen was an Egyptian-born Jewish Mossad agent. He was deployed as a spy to Damascus where he successfully lived in the guise of a Syrian businessman. He was thought responsible for missions that could shape the fate of the whole region. Using his connections, Cohen visited military bases and outposts and gathered intelligence ‘that saved Israel many brigades’ during the 1967 war, according to former prime minister Levi Eshkol. A mysterious film discovered in a Moscow flat 60 years later provides a glimpse of the spy war in the region in the 1960s.

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Breaking Bread / 2022
#world

Up to 49 million people in 46 countries are knocking at famine’s door, according to UN food agencies. Grains and oil seeds can’t get to countries most dependant on others for food, especially in Africa. World leaders are blaming Moscow for the hunger crisis, claiming it deliberately creates shortages. However, Western sanctions imposed on Black Sea ports and Russian ships are stopping Russia from exporting food and fertiliser. The documentary explores the real reasons behind a looming food crisis.

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Esports. Tapping for Glory / 2021
#Russia

Playing video games and getting paid for it sounds like a dream job, but for a small number of top cyber athletes it’s a dream come true. They train hard to compete in big tournaments. Elite players can earn as much as conventional sportsmen, while championships bring more spectators than a Beyonce concert. This documentary explores how video games have evolved into a thriving industry that’s only expected to explode over time.

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Moldova’s Survival Games / 2022
#Moldova

Every year, about 3,000 people leave Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Europe. Inflation is off the charts, while wage and pension aren’t keeping up. At the same time, Moldovans are at a crossroads over common national identity. While some eye closer relations with the EU and even unification with Romania, others risk being left out.

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No Woman, No Crime / 2015
#Israel

Some Israeli men feel women have become too empowered, and gender equality has turned into repression. They say accusations of sexual harassment have become a tool to manipulate and intimidate men. If a woman makes false accusations of sexual assault, it's up to a man to prove it’s not true. A woman who fabricates allegations faces no legal repercussions and risks nothing, while a man's reputation can be destroyed. Men who have been victimised by lies share their stories in the documentary.

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Women Built This City / 2019
#Colombia

On the outskirts of Cartagena, Colombia, there is a unique place called the ‘City of Women’. It’s a close-knit community of some hundred homes built entirely by women for women.

They were forced to flee their homes by the brutal conflict between guerrillas, paramilitaries and government forces. Over the decades, more than seven million people have been internally displaced, half of them women.

Throughout the conflict, the female population has suffered sexual violence, slavery, and exploitation. The documentary shows how women are rebuilding their lives in a place they built themselves.

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Operation Ukraine: Crime without Punishment / 2022
#Ukraine #Donbass

Kiev has carried out numerous war crimes against civilians in Donbass. The Western media has kept silent or put blame on Russia. In the documentary, investigative journalists trace back major attacks on Donbass civilian residents perpetrated by the Kiev authorities.

The film also shows how nationalist battalions became part of the Ukrainian Army and why the Western media turn a blind eye to Kiev’s war crimes.

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Children of the Schism / 2012
#Russia

For Russian Old Believers, resisting civilization’s impact has been the way of life for centuries. Since their ancestors strongly rejected Orthodox reform introduced in the 17th century they have dedicated themselves to protecting their traditions. They had to flee to the most secluded retreats. Their last haven was in Latin America, but they have returned to start anew in Russia’s Far East. Are they thriving in their newfound motherland?

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Fine Art of Reconciliation / 2016
#Colombia

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC had been fighting the government since 1964. Around 40% of 20,000 FARC guerrillas were women, many of them were recruited as teenagers from rural areas. Women in the FARC gave up their families and children to continue their revolutionary struggle. In 2016, rebels signed a historic peace pact with the government. The documentary examines the life of female rebels in their jungle hideouts, as they share personal stories of why they took up arms and what they expect from peace.

Check out their stories on International Day of Peace. While there’s still a long road to peace in Colombia, the peace agreement represented a step towards ending a decades-long conflict.

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