Prolonged war leaves irreparable scars in Yemeni children's mind

STORY: Prolonged war leaves irreparable scars in Yemeni children's mind DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a rehabilitation center for war-affected children in Sanaa, Yemen STORYLINE: The protracted war in Yemen not only brings physical suffering to millions of children but also inflicts a kind of pain that last longer-- psychological trauma. "Many children displayed aphasia or other symptoms of PTSD after they went through heavy bombings. They were overwhelmed by horror and fear," said Suad Al-Haimi, the director of the Al-Tahadi Association for the Disabled in the capital Sanaa. In the rehabilitation center, dozens of children were playing. Many of them talked in sign language, while others were very shy and always tried to avoid eye contact. There are also many children who suffer from dyslexia or even intelligence disabilities because of various traumas during the war. Haimi said she expanded the healthcare wards to accommodate mor

Sergey Dvortsevoy, Marek Hovorka

Sergey Dvortsevoy, Marek Hovorka

The 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners in Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 28, 2019. The best Czech documentary is Solo by French director Artemio Benki, the award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Fonja of German director Lina Zacher (pictured). The jury of the Between the Seas section gave their award to Romanian film Teach, and Belgian Aphasia was appraised as the best documentary debut. The Contribution to World Cinema Award went to Kazakhstani director Sergey Dvortsevoy, the author of this yearｴs festival spot. The festival trophy of the 23rd annual Ji.hlava IDFF was designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. Director Sergey Dvortsevoy receives CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CINEMA AWARD (right) from President of Ji-hlava Film Festival Marek Hovorka. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

Lina Zacher

Lina Zacher

The 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners in Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 28, 2019. The best Czech documentary is Solo by French director Artemio Benki, the award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Fonja of German director Lina Zacher (pictured). The jury of the Between the Seas section gave their award to Romanian film Teach, and Belgian Aphasia was appraised as the best documentary debut. The Contribution to World Cinema Award went to Kazakhstani director Sergey Dvortsevoy, the author of this yearｴs festival spot. The festival trophy of the 23rd annual Ji.hlava IDFF was designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

Irina Malcea of Luna Film

Irina Malcea of Luna Film

The 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners in Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 28, 2019. The best Czech documentary is Solo by French director Artemio Benki, the award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Fonja of German director Lina Zacher. The jury of the Between the Seas section gave their award to Romanian film Teach - pictured producer Irina Malcea, and Belgian Aphasia was appraised as the best documentary debut. The Contribution to World Cinema Award went to Kazakhstani director Sergey Dvortsevoy, the author of this yearｴs festival spot. The festival trophy of the 23rd annual Ji.hlava IDFF was designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei.

Lina Zacher, Cristi Puiu

Lina Zacher, Cristi Puiu

The 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners in Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 28, 2019. The best Czech documentary is Solo by French director Artemio Benki, the award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Fonja of German director Lina Zacher (pictured right)). The jury of the Between the Seas section gave their award to Romanian film Teach, and Belgian Aphasia was appraised as the best documentary debut. The Contribution to World Cinema Award went to Kazakhstani director Sergey Dvortsevoy, the author of this yearｴs festival spot. The festival trophy of the 23rd annual Ji.hlava IDFF was designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. Member of jury Cristi Puiu (left). (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

Lina Zacher

Lina Zacher

The 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners in Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 28, 2019. The best Czech documentary is Solo by French director Artemio Benki, the award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Fonja of German director Lina Zacher (pictured). The jury of the Between the Seas section gave their award to Romanian film Teach, and Belgian Aphasia was appraised as the best documentary debut. The Contribution to World Cinema Award went to Kazakhstani director Sergey Dvortsevoy, the author of this yearｴs festival spot. The festival trophy of the 23rd annual Ji.hlava IDFF was designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei.

ARTEMIO BENKI

ARTEMIO BENKI

The 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners in Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 28, 2019. The best Czech documentary is Solo by French director Artemio Benki (pictured), the award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Fonja. The jury of the Between the Seas section gave their award to Romanian film Teach, and Belgian Aphasia was appraised as the best documentary debut. The Contribution to World Cinema Award went to Kazakhstani director Sergey Dvortsevoy, the author of this yearｴs festival spot. The festival trophy of the 23rd annual Ji.hlava IDFF was designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)

ARTEMIO BENKI

ARTEMIO BENKI

The 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners in Jihlava, Czech Republic, October 28, 2019. The best Czech documentary is Solo by French director Artemio Benki (pictured), the award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to Fonja. The jury of the Between the Seas section gave their award to Romanian film Teach, and Belgian Aphasia was appraised as the best documentary debut. The Contribution to World Cinema Award went to Kazakhstani director Sergey Dvortsevoy, the author of this yearｴs festival spot. The festival trophy of the 23rd annual Ji.hlava IDFF was designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. (CTK Photo/Lubos Pavlicek)