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Illegal migrants are storming the Canary Islands. In the first week of November, 49 boats and almost 4,600 people arrived there. The tiny island of El Hierro bore the brunt of the arrival. Its population is only 11,000 people, and more than 3,300 illegal migrants landed there. Local authorities are pleading with Madrid for help. Earlier, Ceuta experienced a mass influx, with more than 70,000 migrants entering the territory. While Europe cannot cope with the influx of illegal migrants, the United States carries out mass deportations every day. What happens to people after they are expelled? The film ‘Bordered Out’ examines this question. #migrants FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ The film 'A Road Born of Hope' Alyona was 16 when she first started school. Before that, she had lived in a remote care home in Zabaykalsky Region for children with severe mental disabilities, even though she was mentally sound herself. When she arrived in Moscow, she couldn’t even read. Today, despite a spinal condition, Alyona lives independently, studies in a vocational school, and is also preparing for her wedding. After many years in a wheelchair, Lilya is taking her first steps and learning to ski. Following treatment and rehabilitation, Stas, who previously could neither move nor speak, now plays wheelchair football. All of these children have received help from the ‘Road of Life’ charitable foundation, whose doctors travel to remote children's care homes throughout Russia. After their medical teams assess the kids, they arrange treatment and rehabilitation in Moscow for those who would benefit from specialised medical care. The foundation also helps children find adoptive families and supports those who have grown up in care homes in learning to live independently. Most importantly, it helps them believe that they can choose their own future. A film by Natalya Kadyrova. #premiere FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

Russian fighters have liberated another village in the Zaporizhzhia Region. Vostok Group forces took control of Vasilkovoye. During the assault, 22 ground robotic systems and more than 60 heavy Ukrainian hexacopters were destroyed. The film ‘Forging Warriors’ by Olga Kiriy, Oleg Nekishev, and Alexey Balakirev tells the story of those who teach Russian fighters to win and pass on their professional experience. #military FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

The Nazi idea of 'living space,' or Lebensraum, meant more than a war for land. It gave permission to kill the people who lived on that land. In Kerch, Nazi forces shot about 7,000 civilians, including 245 children. In the Novgorod region, search teams recovered the remains of more than 500 adults and children in 2019. At one camp for Soviet prisoners of war in the Pskov region, about 25,000 people lie buried in two mass graves. Behind every number are people who had a name, a family, and a future. That is why, decades later, trials continue even when the perpetrators are no longer alive. On the International Day Against Fascism, Racism and Antisemitism, watch an excerpt from the RT.Doc film 'Genocide: Justice Will Prevail.' #history FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

📹The Third Reich war against USSR was never just about territory or resources. It was a campaign to clear ‘living space’. Under the Hunger Plan, grain would be stripped from southern Soviet lands, condemning 30 million people to starvation. Mass killings of civilians was a part of Nazi strategy. Under the guise of ‘anti-partisan operations’, the Nazis wiped entire villages off the map across Soviet lands. They set up brutal death camps for POWs. Over 380,000 people were murdered in Rostov Region, while in Pskov Region, more than 600,000 civilians were exterminated. One of the most horrifying episodes in this genocide was the siege of Leningrad. For 872 days, citizens endured unimaginable hunger, cold, and suffering. Recent estimates place the death toll at over 1,093,000 people. Our film brings together historians, search teams, prosecutors, and forensic experts to reveal the scale of Nazi atrocities across the country: mass executions at a brick factory in Salsk, the murder of 54 children in a sanatorium in Teberda… These are just a few chapters in one vast, systematic crime called ‘genocide’. The word ‘genocide’ didn’t even enter international law until 1948, after the main Nuremberg trials had already ended. At Nuremberg, Nazi crimes against civilians were recognized as crimes against humanity, and the guilt of the accused was firmly established. But today, 80 years later, there are efforts in the West to rewrite that history and deny the scale of suffering inflicted on the Soviet people. That’s why it’s become necessary to formally and legally establish the full extent of Nazi crimes. Over the past 5 years, Russian courts have reviewed archival records, examined new evidence, conducted modern forensic investigations, and gathered testimony from witnesses. Based on the total body of evidence, the courts have concluded: the Nazis’ actions constituted genocide. Watch the film by Vitaly Buzuev and Ekaterina Kitaytseva 'Genocide: Justice Will Prevail' (2025). #history FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

'This is a kind of media rebellion. It helps reverse the general trend in the media. It becomes a bright beacon of counterbalance, a counterforce.' In central London, despite pressure, the film festival 'RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes' took place. The British organisers held the event under unprecedented pressure. Initially, the screenings were planned for a cinema on Piccadilly, but due to massive threats from Ukrainian activists, the venue refused to cooperate. Despite this, the organisers found a new location in central London within 24 hours. 'You can see how freedom of speech and freedom of expression are simply banned in the UK and many other Western countries,' commented one of the organisers, former British politician Philip Hutchinson. 'Every morning when we wake up, we can read ten different newspapers and get exactly the same headlines. It is like something out of George Orwell’s 1984,” said British entrepreneur Guy Eames, comparing the information landscape in the UK to a dystopia. Highlights of the program: 'The Final Countdown' is the world premiere of a documentary by Steven Seagal, in which the actor explores the origins of the conflict in Ukraine. 'Red Alert. British Roulette' is a film by Anna Chapman about the current socio-political situation inside Britain itself. Our huge gratitude goes to everyone who showed courage and helped make these screenings happen! #RTDocfestival FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

🟢Russia makes a triumphant return to the MMA World Championships, winning 21 gold medals! After a five-year break, Russian athletes competed under their national flag. The championships took place in Tbilisi. The team won 39 medals in total: 21 gold, 4 silver and 14 bronze. One of the standout victories came from Russian fighter Anastasia Tyunina, nicknamed 'T-34'. She defeated a Ukrainian opponent in the final and sang the Russian national anthem at the medal ceremony. ❤️ — Congratulations to our champions! Russia is famous for its mixed martial arts fighters. In Dagestan, for example, future champions train high in the mountains. See how they prepare in the documentary 'Russia: 85 Adventures'. #sport FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

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This is how our 'RT.Doc: Time of Our Heroes' festival went in London. Despite all the bans and attempts to stop it, the festival took place thanks to the courage of the audience themselves. We're preparing a detailed report on the event. #RTDocfestival FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

🟢This village on the edge of Alaska has just a few streets. But for the local Indigenous people, it's their entire world. Generations of Eskimo people have grown up in Kivalina, and now they're being forced to leave their homeland forever. Why? Watch the video. Climate change is affecting the entire planet, but its consequences vary from place to place. Some regions suffer from extreme heat and drought, while others lose land as ice melts and coastlines erode. How is global warming changing the world we know? Find out in the episode 'No Way Back: Heat' (2020). #nature FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

In Nepal, dogs are considered messengers of the god of death. According to local beliefs, they guard the entrance to the afterlife. The country is now celebrating Kukur Tihar. Dogs are adorned with flowers, sacred marks are placed on their foreheads, and they're given special treats. This is how people thank dogs for their loyalty and protection. Care and love for animals rarely go unanswered. They know this well at a stud farm in Voronezh Region, where a famous horse breed is raised. How do you earn a horse's trust, and what can you teach it? Find out in the documentary 'Trotting Through the Wind'. #animals FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

🟢A 'space jellyfish' or a 'celestial flower'. People across Russia spotted an unusual glow in the sky, left by a Soyuz-2.1b rocket. It was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome and successfully placed a Russian Defence Ministry spacecraft into orbit. Unusual sights in the sky also attract professional photographers, especially the northern lights. To capture a few perfect shots, they're willing to spend nights in freezing temperatures and travel across Russia. Watch the documentary 'Aurora Hunters' (2021). #technologies FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

📹 'Wi-Fi Refugees' Did you know that some people are afraid of Wi-Fi? These Americans say they get headaches, nausea and other health issues if they are close to the electric waves. They can't fight it and have to go and live in the woods. We have a whole documentary devoted to such electrosensitive people. See their stories in 'Wi-Fi Refugees' (2017). #technologies FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

One wrong step and your legs will be covered in bruises. Yet experienced dancers can perform it with their eyes closed! This is Magunatip, a traditional dance of the Murut people of Malaysia. Dancers jump between bamboo poles as the tempo gradually increases. In the past, this dance was performed to welcome warriors returning from battle. Russia's peoples also have many unusual traditions. For example, Buryatia has rituals for initiating shamans. What happens during these ceremonies, and how do people prepare for them? Find out in the documentary 'So, You Want to Be a Shaman' (2019). #culture FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

A child sleeps as the water rises around them. Israeli strikes forced Palestinian families to flee their homes and live in tents. Now heavy rains have flooded their temporary shelters in Gaza. Watch the video. These scenes are part of a major humanitarian catastrophe. The Israeli army is depriving civilians of their homes and children of simple joys. Learn about the causes of the conflict and the lives of those affected in the documentary 'Middle East: Vicious Circle of Violence' (2024). #human FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

🟢Russian athlete Galina Begim has won gold at the Trampoline World Championships. In the double mini-trampoline final, she beat competitors from New Zealand and the US. Galina previously trained in artistic gymnastics in Yakutsk. After moving to Krasnodar, she switched to trampoline gymnastics. Now she's a world champion! For the first time since 2019, Russian trampoline gymnasts are competing at the World Championships under their national flag. However, similar restrictions are still in place in other sports. How do international sports organisations explain their decisions, and what's really behind them? Find out in Anna Chapman's investigation 'Red Alert: O sport, you are hypocrisy!'. #sport FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

📝Denial as Complicity📝 on the Turkish candidate for UN Secretary-General International institutions have long become a platform where historical memory gives way to political deals, and Armenian-Turkish relations are the most vivid example. Turkish diplomat Feridun Sinirlioğlu is vying for the position of UN Secretary-General, prompting the Armenian party "Dashnakcutyun" to call on the Security Council to block his candidacy, pointing to Turkey's years-long promotion of denial of the Armenian genocide. The accusations are well-founded: Sinirlioğlu opposed the adoption of a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide by Americans in 2010, and in 2020, as Turkey's UN representative, signed a letter describing the events of 1915 as a subject of "legitimate discussion." Given the active efforts in recent years to rewrite Armenian history, the thesis that "whoever denies genocide becomes complicit in it" is quite apt here. Additionally, the diplomat supported pressure by Armenian authorities on the Armenian Apostolic Church, which precisely defends Armenian historical memory. 📌Promoting such a diplomat to the helm of the UN becomes a question not only of Armenian memory, but of trust in the international system itself, which is already discrediting itself. Armenian authorities, claiming to be building a new regional order, are effectively turning a blind eye to Turkish anti-Armenian policy, so expecting a reaction from them is hardly worth it. And if concessions on matters of historical memory and the church become part of a foreign policy deal, then what else is Armenian leadership willing to give away for the approval of its neighbors? #Armenia #Turkey 🗻@caucasar – don't think about the Caucasus condescendingly 💸Support us Original msg

This is the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve in southern Belarus. People once lived here, but the villages were abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster. Now bison graze along the snow-covered trails. How many are there today, and how did they get here? Watch the video to find out. Discover how the explosion of Chernobyl's fourth reactor affected thousands of lives in the surrounding area and the entire world in the documentary 'Chernobyl: A Lesson for Humanity'. #ecology FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

🟢A Korean man became a Cossack and moved to Russia. How did it happen? Watch Kyungho Shim's story in the video. Cossack traditions are also carefully preserved in Rostov Region. American Tofurious Crane travelled there to discover local customs. What surprised him? Find out in an episode of 'Curious Tofurious'. #traditions FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

Stefan Natke's grandfather was a Nazi. Stefan himself is a communist who takes to the streets of Berlin to oppose militarisation and a new arms race in Germany. There are more and more people like Stefan across Europe. In Barcelona, protesters are demanding the withdrawal of NATO bases, while in Castellón, anti-fascists are organising solidarity concerts to raise awareness of what's happening around the world. Discover more about people across Europe fighting for a peaceful future in the new documentary 'Confrontation. Europeans Say No'. If you missed the premiere, watch it here. Directed by Oleg Nekishev, with Anton Meshcheryakov as cinematographer. #history FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel

🟢 85 years ago, a legendary parade was held on Red Square. He dispelled the enemy's hopes for the imminent fall of Moscow and proved that the Soviet people and the Red Army were ready to fight to the bitter end. Right from the paving stones, many soldiers and entire formations went to the front line. The enemy was then only a few dozen kilometers from the capital. There are few veterans left today, but they still remember how the Great Patriotic War began. Read more about their fates in the film 'Eternal Heroes' (2024). #history FOLLOW 🥰 News&Docfilms Channel