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On May 6, Syria celebrates the day of the martyrs. In 1916, those who fought for the country’s independence were executed. But their fight has been going on for a hundred years. In 2017 the country was in the middle of a war. More than ten years of war in Syria caused over 600,000 deaths. Thousands of children lost their parents. As a young boy, Leith saw his family gunned down. We filmed him with his grandmother five years after the trauma. Watch how they were getting by in the video. The full story of Leith is in our documentary Syria: The Story of One Tragedy. #video#Syria Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

Disability Rights Day is marked in Russia and some European countries on May 5. Hulya from Germany is featured in our We Are Different documentary. She suffers from a rare disease which means her legs can’t support her when she walks. When she was 18, Hulya was faced with a heartbreaking decision: whether to have her legs amputated. She doesn’t regret her decision at all! Why? Watch the clip to find the answer. #video#Germany Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says the armed gangs that kidnapped passengers on a train in Kaduna used them as human shields. The governor of Kaduna state suggests the attack could be the result of a partnership between Boko Haram and other Nigerian kidnap gangs. At the end of April, one of the abducted women gave birth in captivity. According to the Nigerian Railway Corporation, more than 150 people are still missing. Armed gangs have been terrorising Nigeria for years. Boko Haram is one of the world’s deadliest terrorist groups. Some Nigerians can’t stand aside while kidnapping, rapes, and killings happen. For example, Aisha leads a vigilante group that helps government forces fight terrorists. She’s called the ‘queen’ of Boko Haram hunters. Watch our clip and the documentary Hunting Boko Haram about fighting terrorism in Nigeria. #video#Nigeria Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

#video#Nigeria “A chicken, the blood and everything, you have to swallow the liver of the chicken. It’s part of the process. You come into Europe, you don’t have a choice, you don’t have a say. It’s obligated, you have to do it.” A former sex slave from Nigeria tells how she, afraid of the voodoo curse, preferred not to testify against her former masters. When a major human trafficking case was uncovered in Europe, ex-slaves who were forced into prostitution refused to testify. An African priest had to save the girls from the curse. To learn more see our video and film Voodoo, Money and Sex Slaves. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

#video#Vietnam The Vietnam War ended 47 years ago, and the consequences are still being felt by the people of the country. Children are born with genetic diseases. And all because of the poison Agent Orange, which the Americans sprayed on the forests where the partisans were. The Agent Orange Victims Association president, retired General Nguyen Van Rin, says: ‘The Americans knew from the very beginning of the consequences, although they constantly lied that the ‘agent’ is not dangerous to people, but only destroys the jungle’. Watch the stories of those who suffered from U.S. chemical weapons in our video and film Vietnam: My Orange Pain. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

#video#Indonesia The Citarum River is the primary Indonesian waterway. It’s being used as the source of drinking water and for rice field irrigation. But local textile factories dumping hazardous waste made it one of the world’s most polluted rivers. As a result, the Citarum suffers from piles of plastic garbage, and locals do their best to clean it up. Watch our video to learn how people live near one of the world’s most polluted rivers. The whole story of Citarum pollution is in the RT Documentary film Deadly Waters. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

#video#Indonesia One tradition from Java allows young boys to be legally exploited by much older men. The boys are called Gemblaks. Their old masters are known as Waroks. Waroks are revered shaman-like figures who are believed to have magical powers. Their gift comes at a price - they can’t be involved with women since they can strip them of their abilities. But Waroks can ‘rent out’ young boys. Young servants help their Waroks around the house, assist in rituals, … and more. Since children are expected to show unquestioning obedience, they are often told to sleep with their masters. Pak Dirman used to serve a Warok, when he was little. Hear his story and learn more about this ancient tradition in the full documentary on @documentaryplanet Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

#video#Bangladesh Have you ever heard about brickyard slavery in Bangladesh? Nearly a million people work twelve hours a day, six days a week, deprived of fundamental human rights and subject to inhuman torture. Yet, from dusk till dawn, they produce bricks for the booming construction industry without the hope of building a house of their own. Watch our documentary 'Brick Slaves' right now. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

#video#Benin In Benin, many children skip school because they are sent to voodoo convents. They are given new names and are forbidden to use their old ones or speak their native language. Families send their children to a monastery to appease the spirits if parents or a child falls sick. But it’s not easy to go back. A release ceremony costs $50, an unaffordable sum for most families. Watch the video in our post to learn what happens inside voodoo convents. To know more about the voodoo monasteries, watch the premiere of our film Voodoo Brides. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

#video#Vietnam During the Vietnam War, US military forces sprayed a potent herbicide on the dense forest, where Vietcong fighters hid. Agent Orange defoliated, destroyed crops and poisoned generations of Vietnamese to be born. More than 50 years later, Agent Orange still causes serious illnesses, including several kinds of cancer, Parkinson’s disease, and birth defects. Hang is one of the millions of victims exposed to Agent Orange. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

Syrian Tango 💃 #video#Syria Is there something you’d like to do, but something is holding you back? Rawnak from Latakia dares to dance despite conservative attitudes in Syrian society. Even though many frown upon their activities, she and her dance group organise flash mobs on the city streets. But Rawnak insists they have to do what they like. This piece is from our documentary, Syrian Tango, about artists reviving the artistic scene in Syria. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

#video#Germany Anneliese Michel was a German girl who believed demons possessed her. The girl underwent 67 rites of exorcism, during which she ate dead insects and animals, barked like a dog and licked her urine off the floor. Anneliese died on June 1, 1976, of malnutrition and dehydration. Her parents and the priests who performed the exorcism rituals were severely criticised and eventually had to stand trial. Medical specialists said Anneliese’s mental disorder resulted partially from the exceptionally severe religious upbringing: she had been persuaded to suffer for the sins and obediently fulfilled this mission. According to testimonies, she could have survived if she had been force-fed at least a week before her death. However, there were things in this case that had no rational explanation, and what happened will forever remain a mystery. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary