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The Invisible Women
In India, widows are believed to bring bad luck. They are thrown out on the street by their own children, so the women are forced to beg for alms.
Having nowhere to go, many of these women set off for the city of Vrindavan, home to many Hindu monasteries that shelter Indian widows. Here, they are helped by volunteers.
‘I saw a woman on the street. She was completely naked and over 80 years old. She told me her sons had thrown her out of her home,’ says Laxmi Gautam, one of few people in India who is partial to the poor women’s fate. She tries to help the widows by providing them with medication and clothing.
On the day of Hindi, see the stories of exiled women and listen to activists in our documentary The Invisible Women.
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In India, widows are believed to bring bad luck. They are thrown out on the street by their own children, so the women are forced to beg for alms.
Having nowhere to go, many of these women set off for the city of Vrindavan, home to many Hindu monasteries that shelter Indian widows. Here, they are helped by volunteers.
‘I saw a woman on the street. She was completely naked and over 80 years old. She told me her sons had thrown her out of her home,’ says Laxmi Gautam, one of few people in India who is partial to the poor women’s fate. She tries to help the widows by providing them with medication and clothing.
On the day of Hindi, see the stories of exiled women and listen to activists in our documentary The Invisible Women.
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In the USA, a 17YO who killed a rapist has now been sentenced and ordered to pay $150,000. Why didn’t the court acquit her?
In June 2020, 15-year-old Pieper Lewis stabbed her abuser, Zachary Brooks, over 30 times. How did she end up in this situation? Lewis was a runaway from her abusive foster mother. The girl was forced to sleep in the hallway of an apartment building in Des Moines. Then she met a 28-year-old man who offered her a place to stay. But he later forcibly trafficked her to other men for sex.
According to Pieper, one of those men was Brooks who raped her multiple times. She finally killed her abuser by stabbing him. But the prosecutor’s office didn’t consider her a victim. According to the investigation, the man was asleep when she attacked him and posed no danger to the girl.
Lewis was initially charged with first-degree murder and could be sentenced up to 10 years in prison. A year later she pleaded guilty and the sentence was commuted. The 17-year-old has now been given five years’ probation under strict supervision. She must also pay $150,000 in compensation to the man’s family.
The practice of human trafficking exists all over the world. In Nigeria, for example, traffickers lure girls with promises of jobs and a bright future. In reality, they end up as sex slaves. Our documentary Voodoo, Money and Sex Slaves is about this.
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In June 2020, 15-year-old Pieper Lewis stabbed her abuser, Zachary Brooks, over 30 times. How did she end up in this situation? Lewis was a runaway from her abusive foster mother. The girl was forced to sleep in the hallway of an apartment building in Des Moines. Then she met a 28-year-old man who offered her a place to stay. But he later forcibly trafficked her to other men for sex.
According to Pieper, one of those men was Brooks who raped her multiple times. She finally killed her abuser by stabbing him. But the prosecutor’s office didn’t consider her a victim. According to the investigation, the man was asleep when she attacked him and posed no danger to the girl.
Lewis was initially charged with first-degree murder and could be sentenced up to 10 years in prison. A year later she pleaded guilty and the sentence was commuted. The 17-year-old has now been given five years’ probation under strict supervision. She must also pay $150,000 in compensation to the man’s family.
The practice of human trafficking exists all over the world. In Nigeria, for example, traffickers lure girls with promises of jobs and a bright future. In reality, they end up as sex slaves. Our documentary Voodoo, Money and Sex Slaves is about this.
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‘What’s gonna happen to the kids and the youth? You can’t go back.’
With these words, Joey, a transgender, pleads for children to stop changing genders. How so, you may ask, since he himself had a sex change? Yes, but now the man seriously regrets his life-altering decision.
Increasingly, children, especially in America and Canada, are taking puberty blockers from a young age as part of their gender transition. Maiza recalls the tragic experience of one teen: ‘I think he started taking puberty blockers at 16 and now he’s 21 - and he’s suicidal’. Joey is sure that some doctors who help with these transitions don't see the problem and the consequences.
Maiza was born a woman and at the age of 27 medically transitioned to male. For 8 years he was on hormone therapy (testosterone). Now at the age of 36 he is in the process of detransitioning.
Joey is far from the only one who regrets his transition. There’re more stories like his in our documentary I Want my Sex Back. Watch it here.
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With these words, Joey, a transgender, pleads for children to stop changing genders. How so, you may ask, since he himself had a sex change? Yes, but now the man seriously regrets his life-altering decision.
Increasingly, children, especially in America and Canada, are taking puberty blockers from a young age as part of their gender transition. Maiza recalls the tragic experience of one teen: ‘I think he started taking puberty blockers at 16 and now he’s 21 - and he’s suicidal’. Joey is sure that some doctors who help with these transitions don't see the problem and the consequences.
Maiza was born a woman and at the age of 27 medically transitioned to male. For 8 years he was on hormone therapy (testosterone). Now at the age of 36 he is in the process of detransitioning.
Joey is far from the only one who regrets his transition. There’re more stories like his in our documentary I Want my Sex Back. Watch it here.
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India celebrates Hindi Day today!
Did you know that 600 million people around the world speak Hindi? Do you? Let us know in the comment section, and do not forget to subscribe to our new Youtube channel with all of our documentaries in Hindi!
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Up to 100 elephants die every day at the hands of poachers in Africa
They are poisoned and shot for their tusks and meat, despite an international ban on the ivory trade. When orphaned by poaching, infant elephants, with no survival skills and still dependent on their mother’s milk, could die in the wild. But some are lucky, they get into the 'Wild is Life' family wildlife sanctuary where they have a chance to survive. Watch How they are nursed in our clip.
Find more about the Zimbabwe wildlife sanctuary in our documentary When an Elephant Smiles. Watch it here.
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They are poisoned and shot for their tusks and meat, despite an international ban on the ivory trade. When orphaned by poaching, infant elephants, with no survival skills and still dependent on their mother’s milk, could die in the wild. But some are lucky, they get into the 'Wild is Life' family wildlife sanctuary where they have a chance to survive. Watch How they are nursed in our clip.
Find more about the Zimbabwe wildlife sanctuary in our documentary When an Elephant Smiles. Watch it here.
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Floods continue to devastate Pakistani cities, killing hundreds
Over the past three months, record floods in Pakistan killed 1,481 people, including nearly 500 children. Rescue operations continue, with troops and volunteers using helicopters and boats to transport locals from flooded areas.
According to the National Disaster Management Agency, 1.7 million families have lost their homes. People are being sent to temporary camps, where tens of thousands of those affected by the natural disaster already live. ‘With 584,246 people in camps throughout the country, a health crisis could wreak havoc,’ warned Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's minister for climate change.
Let’s recall that the rains in Pakistan started in mid-June. The downpours were so powerful that they swept away entire towns and villages. Much of the country’s agricultural belt was under water.
Amid its worst flooding in recent times, Pakistan experts blame climate change. And there is no end in sight for the disaster as meteorologists predict more rain in the coming days.
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Over the past three months, record floods in Pakistan killed 1,481 people, including nearly 500 children. Rescue operations continue, with troops and volunteers using helicopters and boats to transport locals from flooded areas.
According to the National Disaster Management Agency, 1.7 million families have lost their homes. People are being sent to temporary camps, where tens of thousands of those affected by the natural disaster already live. ‘With 584,246 people in camps throughout the country, a health crisis could wreak havoc,’ warned Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's minister for climate change.
Let’s recall that the rains in Pakistan started in mid-June. The downpours were so powerful that they swept away entire towns and villages. Much of the country’s agricultural belt was under water.
Amid its worst flooding in recent times, Pakistan experts blame climate change. And there is no end in sight for the disaster as meteorologists predict more rain in the coming days.
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Balance of Life
In the Dagestani village of Tsovkra, almost every resident is involved in rope walking. They ride a rope on a bicycle, even though it is only eight millimetres wide.
Previously only boys were taught this ancient art, but now girls are being included as well. ‘There are no children now, very few. Not enough boys’, said Ramazan Gadzhiev, director of the Tsovkryn rope-walking school.
There isn’t a single holiday in the republic without rope-walkers. On the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Dagestan watch our documentary Balance of Life about those who practice the unique art.
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In the Dagestani village of Tsovkra, almost every resident is involved in rope walking. They ride a rope on a bicycle, even though it is only eight millimetres wide.
Previously only boys were taught this ancient art, but now girls are being included as well. ‘There are no children now, very few. Not enough boys’, said Ramazan Gadzhiev, director of the Tsovkryn rope-walking school.
There isn’t a single holiday in the republic without rope-walkers. On the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Dagestan watch our documentary Balance of Life about those who practice the unique art.
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On September 15, 1963, four KKK members committed the tragic Birmingham church bombing. Its victims and the aftermath is in the archive photos.
On this tragic day, four young girls were killed and between 14 and 22 other people injured. The church in Birmingham had long been a significant religious center for the city’s Black population and a routine meeting place for civil rights organizers like Martin Luther King Jr. That’s why the place attracted the wrath of the KKK - a hate organization that employed terror in pursuit of its white supremacist agenda. King described the terror act as ‘one of the most vicious and tragic crimes ever perpetrated against humanity.’
Although the FBI had concluded in 1965 that the bombing in Birmingham had been committed by four KKK members, the first received his sentence in 1977, while the others were handed theirs in 2000, 37 years after the crime.
It may be hard to believe but the KKK exists even today. And some of its members don’t even hide. How do they live and act today? Find out in Black Lives: Deadlock, an episode from Black Lives Documentary Series.
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On this tragic day, four young girls were killed and between 14 and 22 other people injured. The church in Birmingham had long been a significant religious center for the city’s Black population and a routine meeting place for civil rights organizers like Martin Luther King Jr. That’s why the place attracted the wrath of the KKK - a hate organization that employed terror in pursuit of its white supremacist agenda. King described the terror act as ‘one of the most vicious and tragic crimes ever perpetrated against humanity.’
Although the FBI had concluded in 1965 that the bombing in Birmingham had been committed by four KKK members, the first received his sentence in 1977, while the others were handed theirs in 2000, 37 years after the crime.
It may be hard to believe but the KKK exists even today. And some of its members don’t even hide. How do they live and act today? Find out in Black Lives: Deadlock, an episode from Black Lives Documentary Series.
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‘They are beating her, torturing her, harassing her,’ says Ravi, from India about how his wife is being treated after she was kidnapped by her own relatives.
Ravi and Uma married without telling their parents. But when Uma’s relatives discovered the truth, they found the couple, kidnapped the girl and beat Ravi. Why did they do it? Because the lovers are of different castes.
Most Indian families arrange marriages for their children within their religion and caste. Only about 5% of marriages are inter-caste. It’s not prohibited by law to marry a person outside your caste, but it can lead to horrible consequences for lovers.
Angry relatives start harassing inter-caste couples, and sometimes it goes as far as murder. But there’re people who help inter-caste couples to fight injustice. They call themselves
Learn more about the difficult path of love for Indians in our clip and the film ‘Love Commandos’.
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Ravi and Uma married without telling their parents. But when Uma’s relatives discovered the truth, they found the couple, kidnapped the girl and beat Ravi. Why did they do it? Because the lovers are of different castes.
Most Indian families arrange marriages for their children within their religion and caste. Only about 5% of marriages are inter-caste. It’s not prohibited by law to marry a person outside your caste, but it can lead to horrible consequences for lovers.
Angry relatives start harassing inter-caste couples, and sometimes it goes as far as murder. But there’re people who help inter-caste couples to fight injustice. They call themselves
Love Commandos. The volunteer organization gives shelter, feeds and literally saves couples from their relatives.Learn more about the difficult path of love for Indians in our clip and the film ‘Love Commandos’.
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Breaking Bread
Some 828 million people go to bed hungry every night. These are people in Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, and many African countries. ‘Of course I’m afraid [of hunger]. I think about it all the time. In the middle of the night I wake up with these thoughts,’ says Saba Kane, a villager in Mali.
Russian food and fertilisers could help with the famine, but harsh Western sanctions have reduced their supply.
How do people in poor countries survive and what can help them? Find the answers in our new film Breaking Bread.
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Some 828 million people go to bed hungry every night. These are people in Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, and many African countries. ‘Of course I’m afraid [of hunger]. I think about it all the time. In the middle of the night I wake up with these thoughts,’ says Saba Kane, a villager in Mali.
Russian food and fertilisers could help with the famine, but harsh Western sanctions have reduced their supply.
How do people in poor countries survive and what can help them? Find the answers in our new film Breaking Bread.
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❗️[WARNING] A 22-year-old guy who is stuck in his car calls 911 for help, and is eventually shot to death by police. What went wrong?
Body-cam footage showing the death of Christian Glass in Colorado appeared on the net. After the man got stuck in his car, he called the police for help. Upon arrival, the officers tried to resolve the situation peacefully. They talked to him: ‘Get out of the car. We’re here to help’, but the man refused to cooperate and remained inside of his vehicle. He seemed to be very scared and panicked. It’s known that Christian had 2 knives with him.
About an hour into the incident, the officers broke a window in the car, causing the young man to pick up a knife. One of the officers tasered Christian while another shot him through the windscreen. It’s unclear from the video what caused the officer to act this way but the police release states: ‘The suspect eventually tried to stab an officer and was shot.’
Later examination revealed that the young man was not drunk, but traces of marijuana and amphetamine were found in his blood. Christian’s mother said her son suffered from depression, and was diagnosed with ADHD. The man’s parents, are calling for prosecutors to bring criminal charges against the deputy.
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Body-cam footage showing the death of Christian Glass in Colorado appeared on the net. After the man got stuck in his car, he called the police for help. Upon arrival, the officers tried to resolve the situation peacefully. They talked to him: ‘Get out of the car. We’re here to help’, but the man refused to cooperate and remained inside of his vehicle. He seemed to be very scared and panicked. It’s known that Christian had 2 knives with him.
About an hour into the incident, the officers broke a window in the car, causing the young man to pick up a knife. One of the officers tasered Christian while another shot him through the windscreen. It’s unclear from the video what caused the officer to act this way but the police release states: ‘The suspect eventually tried to stab an officer and was shot.’
Later examination revealed that the young man was not drunk, but traces of marijuana and amphetamine were found in his blood. Christian’s mother said her son suffered from depression, and was diagnosed with ADHD. The man’s parents, are calling for prosecutors to bring criminal charges against the deputy.
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Here's classified footage of Eli Cohen, a secret agent who worked for Israeli intelligence in Syria in the 1960s.
Cohen was passing classified information about the position of Syrian troops on the Golan Heights - until his cover was blown: 'It wasn't the Syrians who traced Cohen... They called on our [Soviet] expertise, our hardware and our experts, who just went in, homed in and managed to point an exact location,' says Sergey Medvedko, a historian.
Eli Cohen was filmed more than half a century ago, but who managed to film him? Check out the video to find out. And watch Spyfall to find out other secrets.
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Cohen was passing classified information about the position of Syrian troops on the Golan Heights - until his cover was blown: 'It wasn't the Syrians who traced Cohen... They called on our [Soviet] expertise, our hardware and our experts, who just went in, homed in and managed to point an exact location,' says Sergey Medvedko, a historian.
Eli Cohen was filmed more than half a century ago, but who managed to film him? Check out the video to find out. And watch Spyfall to find out other secrets.
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’We’re the only people who laugh at death.’ Salvador Sanchez, from Tultepec, Mexico, earns his living making fireworks. The production of pyrotechnics makes up 80% of the city’s economy. But danger and death go hand-in-hand with the craft.
Salvador’s father was killed at work when 'something accidentally went off'. In 2016 there was another tragic incident. Forty-two people were killed and dozens injured - a powerful chain-reaction explosion ripped through Tultepec’s busy fireworks market.
Nevertheless, locals don’t give up the craft and enjoy the business. Watch the clip to know why. For more, watch the film Mexican Boom Town, about the pyrotechnics capital and its people devoted to tradition on Mexico's Independence Day.
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Salvador’s father was killed at work when 'something accidentally went off'. In 2016 there was another tragic incident. Forty-two people were killed and dozens injured - a powerful chain-reaction explosion ripped through Tultepec’s busy fireworks market.
Nevertheless, locals don’t give up the craft and enjoy the business. Watch the clip to know why. For more, watch the film Mexican Boom Town, about the pyrotechnics capital and its people devoted to tradition on Mexico's Independence Day.
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