Episode 21 - Being Gay in Romania (Bucharest, Romania)
In Romania, until 2001, you could be locked up in prison simply for being gay. And yet, Florin Buhuceanu kept fighting for equal rights no matter the danger he was putting himself in.
Sewer Kids: Life Inside Bucharest, Romania's Underground Tunnels
Beneath the streets of the capital city, an entire generation of children call the sewer system home.
Farewell to Catalina: a life lost in Romania's tunnels
Channel 4 News filmed 18-year-old Catalina living beneath the streets of Bucharest with other homeless drug addicts. She died last week from Aids-related heart failure. We return to film her funeral.
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Artists draw inspiration from being locked in a Romanian jail
1. Wide of prison entrance
2. Close of eye looking looking glass in gate - gate opening
3. Various of prison yard with convicts
4. Close of barbwire
5. Mid of prisoner having his hair cut
7. Various of guard opening metal door and artists walking through
8. Close of artists walking past cells
9. Close of prison art poster
10. Close of chisel cutting wood
11. Various of wooden sculpture being carved
12. Mid of painter and sculptor working
13. Close of water colours and brush
14. Various of two prisoners painting
15. Close of painting
16. Close of brushes
17. Various of artist Patrick Cauvin from Haiti at work
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Patrick Cauvin, artist
I want to help some person in detention to follow a new road in their lives, and I think that when we help them it's a good opportunity.
19. Various of paintings
20. Mid of two prisoners
21. Various of prison guard watching prisoners
22. Close of prison officer's badge
23. SOUNDBITE: (Romanian) Ovidiu, prison guard
They live exactly like the others, and I approach the art and artists the same because of their special way of behaving.
24. Various of Moroccan artist Mountassir Chemeo
25. SOUNDBITE: (French) Mountassir Chemeo, artist
The ideas are encouraged here, maybe we are stressed a little, and maybe this is the reason of the work, it is a lot of black and parallel bars.
26. Various of paintings
27. Various of German artist Gerd Messmann
28. SOUNDBIT: (German) Gerd Massmann, artist
It is a special opportunity for me to work along with other prisoners here and this makes me happy.
29. Close of Massmann painting
30. Various of Italian artist Paolo Pompei painting and measuring barbed wire
32. Various of Pompei painting wire
34. Close of printing machine
35. Various of Szaban Gyorgy looking at print
36. SOUNDBITE: (Hungarian) Szaban Gyorgy, artist
So, this artist's workshop therefore inspires me as we are the good ones, the ones who entered (stepped in) from outside and the bad ones are those who are inside convicted. I'm very inspired by human badness and kindness, and talent and lack of talent. We who are talented are trying now to represent the life of the people in jail (prison). It is very inspiring to me the way the prisoners live here and the way those who are free can create freely in a closed place.
37. Various of finished prints
38. Various of Herbert Stoger painting
39. Close of work
40. SOUNDBITE: (German) Herbert Stoger, visiting artist from Austria
What seems to me to be interesting that you are imprisoned and still free, to cope with such a state of affairs, and with the life in prison and to have an idea of how things could look like.
41. Close of painting
42. Various of Ovidiu showing cell keys and giving instructions
43. UPSOUND: (Romanian) prison guard
you have to walk in line and respect the rules.
44. Mid of Ovidiu unlocking door
45. Various of artists walking out of door
46. Zoom out from painting titled 'The Prison Eye' to corridor
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Artists from around the world are taking part in a new project in Romania.
Dubbed 'Prison Art', the artists have agreed to be locked up for two weeks.
While 'inside', they will be creating all kinds of works inspired by their experiences.
STORYLINE:
A group of artists from around the world is taking part in an unusual art project in Romania.
Rather than decamping to a quiet location to find inspiration, these artists are moving into a Romanian jail.
Located 400 kilometres north of capital Bucharest, the jail is one of the oldest and toughest in the country.
For two weeks, six artists from Austria, Germany, Hungary, Morocco, Haiti, Italy and Romania, are going to live and work in the prison.
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Romania's 'sewer people' evicted from tunnel network
Police have a raided network of tunnels and sewers in Bucharest, home to a community of drug addicts. Bruce Lee, who led the underground community has been arrested along with 5 others. .
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AP Exclusive: Inside Romania's Secret CIA Prison
For years, the CIA used a government building in Bucharest, Romania as a makeshift prison for its most valuable detainees. There, it held al-Qaida operative Khalid Sheik Mohammad, the mastermind of 9/11, and others in a basement prison. (Dec. 8)
Lock Nick Civetta picks ball out of scrum vs Romania 2018
USA lock Nick Civetta picks the ball up out of a retreating scrum but the referee Christoph Ridley deems it not to be hands in the scrum during the match against Romania in November 2018 at Ghencea Sports Complex in Bucharest.
Romania - Ex-prison commander to go on trial charged with crimes against humanity
Ex-prison commander to go on trial charged with crimes against humanity
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Bucharest - 11 July, 2014
1. Old photos of former prison commander Alexandru Visinescu in his house
2. Various of Visinescu holding photo showing his mother and his adoptive parents
Former prison commander charged with torture and causing deaths of 12 prisoners in first trial of commander of Communist lock-up
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3. former Romanian prison commander Alexandru Visinescu exiting court
4. Cutaway of marble plaque that reads (Romanian) Romania, Court of Appeal, Bucharest.
FILE: 11 July 2014
5. Various of old photos of Visinescu as young officer
6. Visinescu looking though his wardrobe in his house in Bucharest
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A former Romanian prison commander, who was charged with torturing and murdering prisoners during the communist regime will go on trial on July 14th 2014, becoming the first prison commander to face justice since the regime collapsed 25 years ago.
From 1956 to 1963, Lieutenant Colonel Alexandru Visinescu ran the notorious Ramnicu Sarat prison, where Romania's pre-communist political leaders and others considered a threat to the communist regime were incarcerated.
Visinescu, 88 years old, was charged by the Romanian prosecutor's office with crimes against humanity for deaths that happened under his command.
He has pleaded not guilty and said he was turned into a scapegoat.
I only executed the order. But who gave the order?, he said.
Prosecutors said 14 people died under Visinescu's command.
Prosecutors also accused Visinescu of denying medical treatment and refusing to hospitalise severely sick prisoners.
Visinescu contests the number of deaths that prosecutors say happened under his command and denies mistreatment happened under his command that led to prisoners' deaths.
Some of the dead bodies found in the prison showed signs of malnutrition, according to doctors who signed the death certificates.
Speaking to The Associated Press on July 11th, Visinescu seemed to be more relaxed than he was a year ago, when he cursed journalists outside his home, shortly after his story made headlines in the media.
Some prison survivors during the communist regime believe the delay in bringing perpetrators to justice has been a cynical tactic by some of Romania's new rulers to avoid responsibility, as many held senior positions during the communist regime.
Former prison survivor Octav Bjoza, who is now the head of the Association of Former Political Prisoners in Romania, said there were 40,000 political prisoners when communism ended in the country, but only 3,000 of them are still alive today.
(There are) people who in different times and places lived the same horrors, the same famine, lacking basic hygiene conditions and medical assistance, tortures, beatings, chains on their feet, forced labour, famine. They all have the same thing in common: murder, said Bjoza.
Former prisoner Valentin Cristea, who was incarcerated in Ramnicu Sarat while Visinescu was commander, said hoped some of the families of the dead and tortured that are still alive with get some closure from the trial.
Historians say one-fifth of the 500,000 who were imprisoned died under harsh conditions during Romania's communist rule.
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A former Romanian prison commander appeared in court on September 24th to face charges of torture and causing the deaths of 12 political prisoners, in the nation's first trial of a commander of a communist jail.
Alexandru Visinescu, who ran the Ramnicu Sarat prison from 1956 to 1963, is charged with crimes against humanity.
He did not take the stand in court, but listened attentively to the proceedings.
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Behind the scenes: Meet Bruce Lee, king of Romania's tunnel underworld
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Paraic O'Brien went to Bucharest to meet the people who live underground. Here he explains how it came about and what happened when he was there.
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Goodbye to Gravity - The Day We Die (Live in Club Colectiv, Bucharest, Romania, 30.10.2015)
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Aceasta este prima melodie din concert. Tragedia s-a întâmplat dupa 30 de minute. Sunetul din camera a fost foarte prost, eram langa boxa, este practic inutilizabil iar scopul principal sunt imaginile, de aceea am pus melodia de pe disc.
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VERSURI:
Let go and beg for freedom
Another row jumping into the flame
Loose lips are shifting leaders
From here on out everyone is to blame
I'm looking up to my company
A full blown artillery
Keep the sights on the enemy
And bust the lid off anarchy
Your condescending demeanor has all gone wrong
Figured you should have known this all along
We're not numbers we're free, we're so alive
Cause the day we give in is the day we die
Behold, a credo wavering
A sleight of hand is the dogma they preach
Beneath, a conscience’s fading
To even out all your steady beliefs
Stand your ground in the battle zone
Filled with life, bone and scorn
Clench your fists, I'm battle prone
Pull the trigger and set the tone
Your condescending demeanor has all gone wrong
Figured you should have known this all along
We're not numbers we're free, we're so alive
And the day we give in is the day we die
Pull that trigger
Fuck all your wicked corruption
It's been there since our inception, but we couldn't see
All the times we've felt so hollow
As our hopes were hanged in gallows
All this time we've been locked away
And there was nothing left to say
Until today
We're not numbers we're free, we're so alive
And the day we give in is the day we die
Refugee Crisis: Romania dealing with rising migrant numbers
European leaders have been struggling for years to find a common policy on refugees and asylum seekers. Romania is facing a rush of migrants as smugglers test new routes. In the west of the country, Laurentiu Colintineanu reports on what policy failure really means for people on the ground.
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Bucharest mayor arrested in corruption probe
Romanian prosecutors said on Sunday (Sept. 6) they had opened a criminal investigation against the mayor of the capital Bucharest on suspicion of taking bribes, the latest in a series of high-profile corruption cases in the country.
Prosecutors said Sorin Oprescu was part of a group of civil servants who awarded public works contracts to companies in exchange for receiving some of the earnings back as bribes.
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2002 Dacia 1310 Cold Start - Bucharest, Romania, 4 July 2019
Starting up Mihaela, my 2002 Dacia 1310, in Bucharest on 4 July 2019 after three months. The brake fluid seems to be leaking a bit. . .
A Dacia is a rebadged French Renault 12 from the late 1960s. In France they were produced between 1969 and 1978 whereas in Romania they were pretty much the only car available from 1969 through 2004 when Romanians finally were able to take out bank loans and overnight started driving top of the range Mercs and BMWs.
Dacias are hands down one of the worst cars ever built and a true window into the perversity of the Ceausescu regime. Every owner had to become an adept mechanic himself to keep the car running. My experience has been no different and its been an absolute nightmare from the day I bought Mihaela in November 2014. Besides inordinate mechanical troubles, multiple stolen batteries because the hood doesn't lock like modern cars, the environmental tax was 750 euros alone that the peasant I bought the car from failed to mention. To date, she has cost me 6000 euros which just boggles the mind as I probably couldn't sell the car for anything.
Dacias have all but vanished in Bucharest as a recycling program in 2004-2005 took them off the streets, but they are still the main mode of transport in certain back of the beyond rural areas of Romania. I imagine that when they were brand new they drove a bit better, but with only 62 horse power and no power steering Dacias could never have been that great. The smell of oil mixed with cheap vinyl is the dominant impression with this car as you hold on tight trying to finesse the bastardized thing through city streets.
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888poker Live Bucharest Champion Darius Neagoe
The 2019 888poker LIVE Bucharest Main Event champion has been crowned and it was Darius Neagoe that will take home a huge pay day and a WSOP Main Event seat for his efforts. Last year it was his countryman, Andrei Racolta who shipped the event so they are going to keep the trophy on home soil in the Romanian capital.
Hosted in cooperation with Pokerfest Romania at the five-star InterContinental Bucharest, the €888 Main Event surpassed the guarantee and created a prize pool of €387,638 thanks to 505 entries in total, also topping the 469 entries of the previous year. After cutting a deal in heads-up with Nicolae, Neagoe had locked up €62,300 for his efforts and Nicolae was secured a payday of €59,900 before they battled for the title, trophy and 2019 WSOP Main Event package worth $12,600, courtesy of WSOP sponsor 888poker.
Old Elevator in Our Apartment in Bucharest, Romania
Riding down a cramped and old wooden elevator in Bucharest.
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Romania - Embargo Against Serbia Is Lifting
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The first evidence that the embargo against Serbia is ending can
be seen on the River Danube in Romania, which boasts the longest
border with Serbia. During the height of the embargo, European
monitors were based in the Romanian border town of Calafat to
ensure the sanctions were enforced. Following the peace deal
signed in Dayton, Ohio, the waterways have been opened and
Ukrainian barges, loaded with coal, are passing by unchecked. UN
monitors and Romanian troops are also relaxing on the road that
was known as the smuggling motorway during the embargo, when
Romanians used it to bring petrol into Serbia. Coaches and trucks
are already lining up along the border to be among the first to
cross into a sanction-free Serbia.
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CALAFAT, ROMANIA 23/11
GVs of hydro-power plant Iron Gates on the Danube between Romania
and Serbia
Locked gates opening like a symbol of free way
Barges crossing the lock
Western European Organisation patrol boats passing nearby
Ukrainian barges, loaded with coal, sailing by without being
checked
Barrier being opened on the motorway by Romanian border troops in
the presence of UN sanction mission, cars drive through
Romanian officers and UN monitors shaking hands
UN and Romanian patrol cars leaving checkpoint
Main border point with former Yugoslavia
Coaches and trucks lined up
Yugoslav passports being checked.
Trucks moving across border
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Experience a thrilling transit through the Iron Gates Locks on Danube River (Time-lapse video)
Iron Gates are a series of locks on the Danube River on the Romania/ Serbia border that were built when the wrier was dammed to create hydro-electric power for the two countries. The level of the river changes by over 115 feet and these locks carry river cruise boats and cargo boats to the alternative levels. The first series opened in the 1970s and the second in the 1980s. Its take a few hours to do both and I made this time-lapse while travelling in Emerald Waterways Emerald Dawn River Cruise Ship from Bucharest in Romania to Budapest in Hungary.
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SECRET CATACOMBS & The Black Church | Brasov, Romania's Dark Side
There is a dark side to Romania's beautiful mountain city, Brasov. One of its most recognizable landmarks, The Black Church, is haunted by scary legends that detail the death of a young boy, symbolized by a statue leaning over the church's roof. The city also contains a tunnel-like system of catacombs spanning underneath its floor. Rumors that soldiers were trapped and died inside these tunnels during the war exist, though they remain cloaked in mystery. Read more:
In this episode of Amy's Crypt I retell the dark legends assocaited with the Black Church of Brasov. I also embark on a journey to locate and uncover the secret catacombs of Brasov.
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