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Carl Gierstorfer
@carlgierstorfer.bsky.social
Documentary filmmaker spending lots of time in hospitals from Charité to Ukraine and Sudan.

Interested in human stories in times of conflict.

Produced and directed for all major broadcasters including BBC, PBS, ARTE.

Camera nerd, solo-shooter.
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Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
Opinion | There Is No Going Back
The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Aleppo Citadel
January 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Twilight in Aleppo
January 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Sudan is by far the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet right now, and not a single major power seems willing to do anything about it. A death toll from starvation in the millions is possible if no food aid reaches the area soon.
December 24, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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Airlifts carrying two tons of banknotes worth $250m, dozens of luxury flats in Moscow purchased through front companies, a property firm run by the Makhloufs: how the Assads stole Syria's money and dispatched it to Russia. www.ft.com/content/84ef...
Assad dispatched $250mn of Syria’s cash to Moscow
Central bank sent planeloads of dollars in 2018 and 2019 when dictator was indebted to the Kremlin
www.ft.com
December 16, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Syrians have identified the “prisoner” in the widely mocked CNN story featuring Clarissa Ward. He is believed to be a member of the former regime’s intelligence and accused of murder, torture, and a host of other crimes. The report here.

verify-sy.com/en/details/1...
Did CNN Fabricate the Story of "Freeing a Prisoner from a Secret Jail"?
On December 12, CNN published a video report on its website, YouTube, and X (formerly Twitter) titled, 'CNN Reporter Documents a Shocking Moment of Finding a Prisoner Held in a Secret Syrian Jail, Una...
verify-sy.com
December 15, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Gold is a driver of Sudan‘s civil war.
The gold rush at the heart of a civil war: Famine and ethnic cleansing stalk Sudan. Yet the gold trade is booming, enriching generals and propelling the fight, reports The New York Times. Uganda is a key player…”a country widely seen as a major hub for smuggled African gold”…/A
The Gold Rush at the Heart of a Civil War
Famine and ethnic cleansing stalk Sudan. Yet the gold trade is booming, enriching generals and propelling the fight.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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UAE logistics networks are the arteries for an illicit trade of commodities and arms disguised as aid in Africa

"Logistics win wars, and the #UAE has used this plane network to consistently facilitate weapons to the RSF"
www.reuters.com/world/uae-fl...
Dozens of UAE flights head to airstrip UN says supplies arms to Sudan rebels
Since civil war erupted in Sudan last year, dozens of cargo planes from the United Arab Emirates have landed at a small airstrip in Chad that some U.N. experts and diplomats suspect is being used to funnel arms across the border into the conflict, flight data and satellite images show.
www.reuters.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:11 AM
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Adding to your doom-scrolling timeline:
“Beyond causing lethal infections, the researchers doubt the microbes could be safely contained or kept in check by natural competitors and predators. Existing antibiotics are unlikely to be effective, either.”
December 13, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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Welcome to the multipolar world you said you wanted, Vladimir
‘Ukrainian intelligence sent about 20 experienced drone operators and about 150 first-person-view drones to the rebel headquarters in Idlib, Syria, four to five weeks ago to help Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)…the knowledgeable sources said.’ www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Syrian rebels had help from Ukraine in humiliating Russia
Eager to bloody Putin’s nose wherever possible, Ukraine supplied drones for the offensive that toppled Assad.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2024 at 8:25 AM
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A bloody 24hrs in Sudan.

From SAF airstrikes in Kabkabiya (dozens killed; some estimates put death toll at 85) & Khartoum (27 killed)

to RSF bombings in Omdurman (at least 40 killed) & Zamzam IDP Camp (at least 8 killed)

Civilians remain the primary victims.

#KeepEyesOnSudan
December 10, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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Die Ukrainer haben Syrien von #Assad befreit, mithilfe von Israel und Türkiye
December 9, 2024 at 6:49 PM
A very timely read
the free and fair trials that were denied to their many victims as a symbol of that better future and that the world can help the Syrian people build a state that cares for its citizens and protects them from harm. While you’re here do check out this important book www.bloomsbury.com/uk/syrian-gu...
Syrian Gulag
Shortlisted for the 2024 British-Kuwait Friendship Society PrizeAn estimated 300,000 people have been detained or have died in prison since the Syrian uprising…
www.bloomsbury.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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Already spent seven weeks in the same hospital. Here is an excellent article in @sueddeutsche.de.web.brid.gy on the crisis in #Sudan: www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/art...
Die letzte volle Mahlzeit? Vor sieben Monaten
Kinder, die Heuschrecken fangen. Mütter, die Blätter kochen. Im Sudan hat der Krieg zweier Generäle eine Hungersnot ausgelöst, wie sie die Welt lange nicht mehr erlebt hat. Eine Reise in die Nubaberge...
www.sueddeutsche.de
November 26, 2024 at 10:20 AM
I spent four years following the story of the isolated Masho Piro. This is a great article by German weekly Die Zeit: www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...
Mashco Piro: "Sie essen kein Salz und kennen keinen Gott"
Ihr Bild ging um die Welt: Die Mashco Piro leben komplett isoliert im peruanischen Urwald. Zu Besuch bei ihren nächsten Nachbarn, die zu ihnen halten – und sie fürchten.
www.zeit.de
November 25, 2024 at 8:13 AM
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vom selben filmemacher @carlgierstorfer.bsky.social gibt es übrigens eine ebenso gute dokuserie zum thema organspende.
große empfehlung.
Charité intensiv ‧ Gegen die Zeit - alle verfügbaren Videos - jetzt streamen!
Ein dokumentarischer Blick in den Grenzbereich zwischen Leben und Tod: In einem Wettlauf gegen die Zeit kämpft das medizinische Personal um Patientinnen und Patienten mit Organversagen. Empathisch und...
www.ardmediathek.de
August 22, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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Warum gibt es in Deutschland so wenig Organspender? Was bedeutet das für Patienten und Ärzte? Und was kann Deutschland von anderen Ländern lernen? Die jüngste Folge „Pandemia“ jetzt hier für alle:

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Organspende - Leben nach dem Tod
Wenn Herz, Niere, Lunge oder Leber versagen, hilft oft nur noch ein neues Organ. Doch in Deutschland warten Patienten oft Jahre lang darauf, viele sterben ehe es zur…
steadyhq.com
October 30, 2023 at 5:31 PM
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Und eine Empfehlung: Schaut euch unbedingt auch die Serie „Charité Intensiv - Gegen die Zeit“ von @CarlGierstorfer.bsky.social und @MareikeMueller.bsky.social zu dem Thema an. Die ist wirklich eindringlich und war die Inspiration für unsere Folge:

www.ardmediathek.de/serie/charit...
Charité intensiv - Gegen die Zeit - Videos der Sendung | ARD Mediathek
Videos zu Charité intensiv - Gegen die Zeit | Ein dokumentarischer Blick in den Grenzbereich zwischen Leben und Tod: In einem Wettlauf gegen die Zeit kämpft das medizinische Personal um Patientinnen...
www.ardmediathek.de
October 30, 2023 at 5:47 PM
October 22, 2023 at 4:57 PM