Signs

In Romania, lawmakers are currently drafting a bill to include femicide in the Criminal Code.

Two women are fighting to help victims of rape during the Tigray war and make their voices heard.

Since the right to an abortion was revoked by the US supreme court in June 2022, abortions have been banned in Alabama. ARTE reports from the conservative southern state.

Shadi and Ferial are hanging out at the playground in their wealthy neighbourhood in northern Tehran.

The story of a wealthy man saving a ‘fallen’ woman has become a cliché (Pretty Woman, Anora), far from the reality of prostitution. But what if sex workers told their own stories through art?

Women migrants in the makeshift camps around Calais are particularly vulnerable.

Amid a social housing shortage, teachers are trying to find accommodation for their homeless students.

Alice doesn't know if she wants lockdown to end and she's lost her appetite for making love.

Lulu's young, and carefree. And pregnant. She's not ready. What now? 

Alice and Gabrielle are expecting a child. After three years of IVF they are final they are finally going to become mothers. 

Gabrielle and Alice tidy up after the party and talk about their relationship.

Gabrielle receives a letter from the Tribunal, hoping it's about the adoption. But the Court asked her to 'prove' her motherhood.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

42-year-old Armen Grigoryan is the youngest barber in the timeless atmosphere of the oldest barbershop in Armenia.

In Romania, the Social Democrats joined forces with the far right to bring down the pro-European government. Elsewhere, certain mainstream parties are considering deals, or already cooperating, with parties seen as "radical".

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

How can you feed yourself self-sufficiently in the desert? An ancient superfood could hold the answer.

Can infinity be defined? is it something that we can feel? And can we express it in a work of art?

A new generation of young people from urban areas is taking on the difficult job of producing food for the nation.

Ancient Greek statues are white, pure and classical, just like the marble they are carved from. False. These statues were painted in fabulous bright colours. Archaeologists and art academics have known this for centuries so why does the white myth endure?