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3 More Days to Support These Knight News Challenge Applications
The Knight Foundation’s Knight News Challenge is currently underway. We share a shortlist from among the 667 projects seeking to strengthen the Internet for free expression and innovation.
April 15, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Remembering Father Frans, Ukraine Clashes, Ethnic Violence in Myanmar
Dutch priest Father Frans is murdered in Homs, Syria on Monday, dynamics change in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, and ethnic violence escalates in Myanmar, affecting international aid workers.
April 8, 2014
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As World Cup Stadiums Go Up, Brazilians’ Homes Are Torn Down
Video from human rights groups and activists is shifting the attention to forced evictions carried out in the lead up to the World Cup.
April 8, 2014
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On #Rwanda20YRS Anniversary, Genocide Survivors Tell Their Own Stories
Originally published on the WITNESS Hub blog in 2009 this interview with Voices of Rwanda founder Taylor Krauss speaks to the power of personal testimony and the importance of memory and archives.
April 7, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Brazil, Papua New Guinea, and Mexico
From the Papua New Guinean police force, to the heart of Mexico's cartel territory, to the occupied favelas of Rio de Janeiro, we share recent citizen videos from these locations and more.
April 1, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Colombia, Egypt, and Syria
This week we bring you video from five continents on issues ranging from police brutality to refugee issues and economic rights.
March 25, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Crackdown on Journalists in South Sudan, Activist Arrested in Sri Lanka
As refugees escape from South Sudan and Central African Republic, they crowd into neighboring countries, causing shortages. Since media outlets often cannot reach these conflict zones, we rely on citizen video to see what is happening.
March 20, 2014
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The Video-For-Change Africa Network is Born!
WITNESS is pleased to announce the formation of the Video for Change Africa Network, a network for video activists to share their knowledge, materials and challenges with others working for social change in Africa.
March 11, 2014
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Citizen Video Captures Targeted Violence Against Mozabite Algerians
A new playlist on the Human Rights Channel captures targeted violence against Mozabite Algerians, a Berber minority group living in central Algeria.
March 6, 2014
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The Human Rights Video Weekly: Drones Strikes in Yemen, Slavery in India
Rare video from Yemen where a drone attack killed members of a wedding party in December; a community correspondent in India helps free men and women from slave labor.
March 5, 2014
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Activists Gather in Cape Town, South Africa for First Video-for-Change Convening in Sub-Saharan Africa
Activists from 13 different Sub-Saharan African countries are meeting today in Cape Town, South Africa to learn from one another during the first Video-for-Change Convening in Sub-Saharan Africa.
March 3, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Venezuela & The Verification Challenge
Just as citizen reporting and social media can illuminate human rights abuse, they can also facilitate the spread of misinformation, as we're seeing in videos circulated from Venezuela's protests recently.
February 25, 2014
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Video Exposes Police Abuse in Venezuela (Or is it Mexico? Or Colombia?)
One video's journey across Latin American protest movements underscores the challenge of monitoring activism online.
February 25, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Video Testimonies from North Korea, Bloggers Arrested in Vietnam
Citizen footage quickly became one weapon in the political crossfire in Venezuela. In addition to the protests in Venezuela, we've got our eyes on Kiev, Sudan, Vietnam, and much more.
February 19, 2014
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A Sahrawi Woman Dragged & Beaten by Moroccan Authorities
Moroccan security forces crack down on Sahwari independence protesters in Western Sahara, including a human rights activist, Leila Lili.
February 18, 2014
