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13'
The Lost Children of Isis
Switzerland - 2021
Despite pressure from international bodies, some European countries such as France and Switzerland still refuse to repatriate the wives of jihadists detained in north-eastern Syria. For more than two years, their children have been banned from leaving the camps they live in to go back their country of origin with their mothers. These children are paying a high price for their parents' mistakes.
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10'
Through the Cracks
Jamaica - 2021
Caught up in Jamaica’s rampant gang violence as a teenager, arrested and thrown into one of the country’s toughest prisons, Demmino is now trying to turn his life around. With a young family to support, keeping his head above water in one of the most murderous places on earth is far from easy but Demmino intends to defeat the odds stacking up against him.
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28'
The Tipping Point
Australia - 2021
Known as the 'Queen of Waste', Veena Sahajwalla is transforming the way we dispose of waste. Using micro-factories to make 'green' ceramics out of industrial waste, she plans to turn landfills into precious resources.
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12'
Winter in Moscow
Russian Federation - 2021
With the deterioration of Alexei Navalny's health , the treatment of Russia's prisoners has come under intense scrutiny. One insider tasked with monitoring prisoner's rights details the harrowing conditions.
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29'
Poking The Bear
Australia - 2021
Alexei Navalny is the defiant figurehead of Russian opposition. His treatment in prison has become a matter of international scandal, with some doctors saying he may not survive the ordeal.
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26'
The Silent War
Iran, Islamic Republic of - 2021
Iranian Kurds are fleeing persecution from their homeland. But making the perilous journey to Iraq is only the first step in their dream of a secular, democratic Iran: for many, the next step is joining the Peshmerga.
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12'
Vaccine Passport
Switzerland - 2021
With much of the EU facing rising cases and lockdowns, the debate continues over vaccine passports: what form they might take, how they would work and are they the way back to normality?
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12'
My Family and the Explosion
Lebanon - 2021
For Nicole Torbey and her family, the Beirut blast has meant their lives will never be the same again. Lebanon was already struggling in the face of a banking crisis when a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut’s port exploded. Nicole’s husband, Naji Makhlouf, was in hospital for over a month after his apartment building collapsed. In this intimate portrait, we follow a family’s journey from the ashes of the disaster and observe the powerful bonds that keep them together.
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30'
Digital Predators
Australia - 2021
As internet use has skyrocketed due to COVID, so has the sharing of child abuse images. With tech companies abdicating responsibility and police struggling with the volume of abuse, there is no end in sight for this second pandemic.
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28'
London's Cabbie Crisis
Australia - 2021
During the coronavirus pandemic London taxi drivers can’t work from home, and there’s no work for them on the streets. With many cars destined for the black cab graveyard, how are the city's taxi drivers surviving?