ARTE Reportage

One year after the fall of Assad, the threat of Islamic State is still present in a divided Syria.

For years, the Assad secret services took away thousands of children from opponents of the regime and made them disappear.

In late April 2025, fighting between militias and government security forces in Druze areas of Damascus has brought violence back to Syria

Women in north-east Syria are fighting for their homeland and for their hard-won equal rights.

In late November 2024, an opposition coalition seized Aleppo and toppled the Assad regime. What is life like in the newly liberated city?

On Sunday 8 December 2024, Syrians woke up to the news that Bashar Al Assad had fled the country.

Hundreds of thousands have fled Lebanon since September as a result of the Israeli bombing raids, including many Syrian war refugees, who have to flee conflict again.

Anlam's answer to the unrelenting violence in Syria is unrelenting kindess

In a Syria ravaged by more than a decade of war, small makeshift refineries employ refugee children in terrible conditions.

Four years ago, the US-led coalition in Syria destroyed Islamic State's last bastion in Raqqa. But there is a lot of work to do to keep the peace and to rebuild.

 One year on, ARTE Reportage goes back to Syria to see how the local population is coping after the earthquake.

In north-west Syria on the border with Turkey lies the Al-Nouri camp, where blind civilians are housed.

Syrian student turned photo journalist Zein Al-Rifaiw documents people’s humanity in his war-torn country.

Hamoudé is just 12 years old, but with his dad in jail, he's the breadwinner of the family

Since 2018, our reporters have been documenting the daily lives of civilians in the last rebel-held region of Syria.

This is the story of how a refugee taking a picture with Chancellor Angela Merkell morphed into a court case against Facebook

Opposing the Neom project in Saudi Arabia can get you put in prison or killed.

With their adopted daughter and foster twins, Jana and Hartmut want to leave Germany for a new life in Greece.

Since Elizabeth II passed away, and Charles III took the throne in 2022,  more British people are questioning the legitimacy of the Monarchy

Iranians experienced the first few days of the Israeli-American airstrikes with hope, joy, fear and trepidation.

In Tokyo, a retired gangster has set up a softball team to help young people keep away from organised crime.

Latvia has strict drink-driving laws: Anyone caught with a BAC of more than 1.5 has their car confiscated permanently.

Since the killing of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, two American citizens protesters shot by ICE in Minneapolis, many in the Midwest city are angry. 

Since the end of the Cold War, Romania has seen its population decline with millions emigrating to work in Western Europe. 

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

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

A look back at the Jeffrey Epstein's life and how the Epstein Files are exposing corruption at the highest level.

Whether at work or on a date - self-confidence makes many things easier. Ronja von Rönne meets people who have overcome their insecurities.

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

You can’t get rid of the ‘oldest profession in the world,’ but European countries are grappling with how to regulate the sex trade.

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

The Iranian regime is under threat both from outside by the United States and Israel, and from inside: many Iranians want an end to authoritarianism. 

With their adopted daughter and foster twins, Jana and Hartmut want to leave Germany for a new life in Greece.

Since Elizabeth II passed away, and Charles III took the throne in 2022,  more British people are questioning the legitimacy of the Monarchy