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Over 12 years the Russian army fought two brutal wars in Chechnya, leaving it as United Nations estimate, one of the most heavily land-mined countries on earth. More than 250,000 civilians were killed - a quarter of the country's population.

Thousands of children have died or lost their limbs after stepping on land mines or picking up unexploded ordnance or homemade bombs disguised as toys, videotapes or cigarette lighters, according to relief agencies. Chechen surgeon Khassan Baiev has put his own life at risk by returning to Grozny to help a generation of children damaged by this terrible legacy.  He works with seriously injured children and even though the conflict has now officially ended, thousands of unmapped landmines still kill or maim them every year.

Filmmaker Tim Tate accompanied Baiev, to record his struggle to care for the children with only the most basic of resources. His film is extraordinarily moving, but contains some harrowing images of injuries and operations.

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Rageh Omaar presents Witness, a half-hour daily documentary series which features short, specially commissioned or acquired films gathered from independent filmmakers.
 
Each documentary reveals the unknown lives of ordinary people, following their lives, telling their stories and portraying the challenges that confront them. Our witnesses are people in a situation or those who have observed them first hand.
 
The films cover conflict, belief, the past and the future and as well as bringing new stories to light they showcase the talents of a new breed of multi-skilled, frontline journalist. In the studio, Rageh will further explore the issues raised in the films, with expert guests on the subject matter and the filmmakers themselves.