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The Forgotten Widows Of Srebrenica

  • Human Rights
  • Social affairs

SREBRENICA – The women of Srebrenica have spent 30 years searching through mass graves, holding fragments of bone up to the light, hoping to recognise the remains of sons, husbands and fathers who never came home.

Europe's fault lines in the reception of Ukrainian orphans

  • Armed conflict
  • Social affairs
  • Youth

KYIV/CATANIA/BARCELONA - This investigation by a cross-border team of journalists from Ukraine, Spain and Italy reveals what happened when thousands of Ukrainian orphans, who had been placed in foster care across Europe following Russia’s large-scale invasion, were called back to Ukraine.

Urban renewal vs drug crime, a common battle in Lille and Rotterdam

  • Cities
  • Organised crime
  • Social affairs

LILLE/ROTTERDAM - This research explores the intersection of urban development projects and drug crime reduction, looking at the shortcomings and successful strategies of two cities.

The Donor and Us

  • Science
  • Social affairs

BRUSSELS - This book features donor families of today. What is their story? How did they choose a donor? With what words do they talk about this at the kitchen table? And what reactions do they get from those around them? Children also have their say in this book. What are their needs, questions or wishes regarding their genesis?

Gay & Grey

  • Equality
  • Social affairs

AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS - Gay & Grey is a documentary series by director Julia M. Free in a co-production with VRT Canvas and DeMensen. The series follows the daily lives of senior lesbian couples, aged 70 and above, whose relationships have stood the test of time.

Poor in Rich Flanders

  • Equality
  • Human Rights
  • Social affairs

GHENT - Poverty is not just a matter of not having enough money. Poverty affects every aspect of your life. By highlighting people's problems from different points of view, Michelle Ginée in Poor in Rich Flanders goes in search of answers.

The Bad Guy

  • Culture
  • Security
  • Social affairs

AUSTIN - When a Belgian filmmaker moves to Texas and becomes a mother, she is confronted with a reality barely comprehensible in Europe: preschoolers trained to keep quiet in a dark closet, schools deploying armed teachers and children crawling behind their school desks with an escape plan in mind.

Acts of Care

  • Equality
  • Social affairs

BRUSSELS - One in five Belgian women decides to terminate her pregnancy. When terminating a pregnancy is seen as an act of care, new conversations can begin. Care for yourself, care for a partner or care for future choices. 

A Border Between Us

  • Migration
  • Social affairs

OXKUTZCAB - An estimated five million elderly parents in Mexico have been separated from their undocumented children living in the US for decades due to strict border policies, with little hope of being reunited.

The Surrogacy Business in Europe

  • Human Rights
  • Social affairs

ATHENS - The surrogacy landscape in Europe reveals a complex interplay of ethical issues and varied legal frameworks as the demand for surrogacy services continues to grow in the global North. This investigation examens the surrogacy practices in Spain, Greece, Ukraine, and Georgia, highlighting their different legal environments and market conditions.

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