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#video#Thailand Reduce, reuse, recycle. Kanittha ‘Cook’ Thongnaki from Thailand has come up with an unconventional way to fight clothing waste. She gives the clothes of dead peoples’ clothes new life. Cook sells items donated from relatives of the deceased or Buddhist monasteries in her online store. But the main twist is that Cook dresses as a Zombie to add a shock value to her business. Surprisingly, her home town embraced the idea. ‘Don’t be scared,’ Cook urges. All her clothes go through a ritual cleansing ceremony. They are also very cheap. Clothes that can’t be reused turn into custom ghost-like dolls. Do you also hate when good clothes go to waste? Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

The City of Women #video#Columbia 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, women have gone through sexual violence, slavery, and exploitation. Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Hear the story of Maritza and other Colombian women who had to start over in the City of Women. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

#video#Tajikistan It's hard to find a man in a tiny village of Pinyon in mountainous Tajikistan. All able-bodied men have left to work in Russia to earn five times as much as at home. According to some estimates, up to a million Tajiks leave the country searching for work every year. In the meantime, mothers, wives and sisters are left behind with households to take care of. Bibi Khamroeva is 57, and she spends six months in the mountains herding cows with other women. They take care of their homes, make cheese and butter and look after children. They wish their men didn't have to work abroad and could help at home. Tajikistan is the poorest country in Central Asia. It heavily relies on the remittance inflow, with cash transfers making up nearly half of its GDP. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

Square metre of hell #video#HongKong We bet you’ve never had to live in such a small dwelling. This is what the poorest residents in one of the world’s most expensive cities can afford. They literally live in cages that cost around US$300 per month. Our film crew got to visit an apartment in Hong Kong offering cage beds for rent, but the inhabitants weren’t very happy about it. See it in our documentary, available here. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

No man’s land #video#Antarctica It’s open to everybody and no country owns it. People and wildlife coexist here peacefully. What’s this wonderful place? It’s Antarctica, the world’s coldest and most pristine continent! On this day, exactly 62 years ago, a conference in Washington DC paved the way for the Antarctic Treaty, which proclaims that the world's southernmost continent should be free of weapons, borders, and exploitation. Only science and collaboration are welcome here. To honour that date, here are some interesting facts. ❄️ You can’t take anything out of the continent, including stones, feathers, or anything manmade. ❄️ Antarctica has the lowest recorded temperature on earth, -89.2 degrees Celsius. ❄️ America’s McMurdo station is the largest research station here, with over 1,000 scientists working throughout the year. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

Abkhazia’s Independence Day #video#Abkhazia Today is Independence Day in Abkhazia, a tiny republic on the Black Sea. The national holiday celebrates the end of the war with Georgia that tried to stop Abkhazia from breaking away. Only in 2008 did Moscow acknowledge the country’s independence and very few other nations have followed suit. But Abkhazians are more worried about their country getting back on its feet. For now, Abkhazia’s survival depends on fruit exports and streams of Russian tourists. Here’s our full documentary telling Abkhazia’s complicated story, then and now - https://youtu.be/4w0oc_k2okI Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

#video#Argentina Imagine finding out that the family you grew up with had stolen you. Juan Cabandie from Argentina had always had doubts. His father was with the federal police intelligence service during the military rule in Argentina in the 1970s. It took Juan a quarter of a century to discover that his violent father was actually his abductor. Juan Cabandie was one of some 500 babies taken by the Argentinian junta. Children were forcibly taken from political dissidents and given to childless families who worked for the military regime who raised them as their own. Without the stolen children's grandmothers, they might never have known their true origins. The activist Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo have helped identify more than 120 people who were stolen by the junta. Juan has learned about his birth parents who lost their lives to the regime. He also sat through a trial that sentenced the person responsible for his abduction to 17 years in prison. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

The most dangerous place in Guatemala #video#Guatemala Zone 3, or Basurero in Guatemala City, is where you don’t want to find yourself. All the trash from Guatemala City gets dumped in one place called Zone 3, or Basurero (dump). It’s an entire district where people work and live. Locals call it ‘the mine’ because they may come across gold, mobile phones and money. But there’s also a great chance of finding a severed head left by criminal gangs. There’s another great risk. Mountains of trash collapse and result in avalanches that sweep away everything on their path. Dozens of people can get buried alive in the garbage. Despite all the perils, locals can’t afford to leave. The giant dump, or as they call it, ‘the beast’, is their only way to survive. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

World’s Tallest Slum #video#Venezuela You might remember this grim tower from the Homeland series. The half-finished, abandoned skyscraper is one of Caracas’ infamous landmarks. Nicknamed the Tower of David (Torre de David), it once provided shelter for hundreds of low-income families with nowhere else to go. The vertical slum operated as a commune. Squatters gathered for meetings and various activities, including cleaning common areas. Residents had a gym, convenience stores, and barbershops so they could live without leaving their tower. However, the squatters had to leave in 2014 after the government deemed the Tower of David unsafe to live in. Then, the building began to lean in 2018 after an earthquake hit. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

Mass hysteria or mystery illness? #video#Nicaragua Locals call it Grisi siknis. Nicaragua’s indigenous Miskito community is gripped by a mystery ailment that strikes suddenly, causing convulsions, shaking, and breathing difficulties. Victims can become extremely strong during Grisi siknis seizures. The mysterious phenomenon affects mostly young girls. According to locals, the fits of hysteria can be contagious. If a victim mentions someone’s name, that person may also suffer a Grisi siknis attack. The affliction can’t be cured by conventional drugs, so Miskito people turn to traditional healers, who usually mix up a remedy consisting of medicinal herbs and plants. Locals believe Grisi sikinis may stem from demonic influences, and scientists can’t find a physiological explanation. Some also note that the mystery illness is similar to other culturally-specific disorders, like Indonesia’s Amok, or ‘polar madness’. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

USSR Collapse #video#SovietUnion Exactly 30 years ago, the collapse of the Soviet Union began. Tanks rumbled through the streets of Moscow, and state TV and radio announced the formation of new leadership under the auspices of the State Committee for the State of Emergency. Communist hardliners decided it was time to save the Union and overthrow Gorbachev, revered in the west and widely unpopular at home. Tensions rose, anti-coup demonstrators flocked to central Moscow and formed human chains. Then, the Russian leader, Boris Yeltsin arrived in Moscow, joined the protesters near the White House and denounced the GKChP's activity as a ‘reactionary coup’. The failed coup precipitated the end of the union. By the end of 1991, the USSR had disintegrated into 15 republics. Check out the online premiere of our new documentary to hear first-hand accounts from participants in the 1991 events.It is starting right now - https://youtu.be/-EjWcpOIZa4 Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary

Beirut blast, one year on #video#Lebanon Exactly a year ago, a giant blast tore through the Lebanese capital of Beirut. Eyewitnesses described it as if the end of the world had come. Some 2,700 tonnes of highly explosive ammonium nitrate exploded in the city port, creating shock waves for kilometres in all directions. The explosion levelled much of the city. More than 200 people were killed, thousands more were injured and scores lost their homes. A year after the deadly explosion, victims and their families are still looking for accountability. No senior official has been questioned over the explosion. As frustration simmers, protests are breaking out in Beirut. The blast exacerbated the economic crisis in the country, where more than half the population now lives below the poverty line. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary