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The Human Rights Video Weekly: Citizens Documenting in Cambodia, Vietnam and Palestine
This week, our eyes are on civil movements in Southeast Asia and citizen video from Palestine prompting demand for an investigation.
WITNESS
January 14, 2014
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Violent Crackdown on Cambodian Activism
A new video shows incidents of "the worst state violence against civilians to hit Cambodia in 15 years."
WITNESS
January 10, 2014
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2013 in Human Rights Citizen Video
In 2013, the Human Rights Channel curated nearly 2300 videos from 100 countries. Collectively, they reveal not only *what* citizen journalists filmed this year, but *how* that video was seen and used.
WITNESS
December 23, 2013
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The Human Rights Video Weekly: Activist Kidnapped in Syria, Live Streaming Indigenous Community’s Standoff with Police in Brazil
Our last weekly update from the Human Rights Channel for 2013 features citizen video from Syria, Brazil, and Ukraine.
WITNESS
December 16, 2013
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In Honduras, Murder on the Eve of Presidential Elections
As violence and intimidation surrounded the Honduran elections, two activists from the leftist LIBRE party were killed.
WITNESS
December 13, 2013
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20 Citizen Journalists We Follow Who Covered Human Rights in 2013
On Human Rights Day, we've compiled a global list of citizen journalists we follow who cover human rights and share video. Please share the list and add to it!
WITNESS
December 10, 2013
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Police Violence Filmed as Thousands Protest over EU Agreement in Ukraine
Numerous accounts of police brutality have been caught on film documenting the violent protests that have been raging in the Ukraine since November 21st.
WITNESS
December 6, 2013
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Human Rights Channel Weekly Update: Protests in Ukraine and Thailand
This week protests in the Ukraine and Thailand threaten the stability of those two governments, while the next government of Honduras is up in the air following last month's contested elections. Drone footage, protest videos, and international observers bring us images of those and other human rights stories.
WITNESS
December 4, 2013
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Human Rights Channel Weekly Update: Protest Restrictions in Egypt and #16Days of Activism
In Egypt, protesters have taken to the streets to oppose a new law restricting freedom of association. Meanwhile contenders in Honduras' presidential election are both claiming victory, and WITNESS releases new video resources for the #16Days campaign.
WITNESS
November 26, 2013
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Saudi Arabia: A Crackdown on Undocumented Foreign Workers
The night of November 9, clashes broke out between Saudi authorities, civilians, and immigrants—predominantly Ethiopian—in Riyadh and carried on for several days resulting in hundreds of arrests, dozens of injuries, and reported deaths.
WITNESS
November 25, 2013
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Citizens Evacuate from One of Syria’s Most Targeted Towns
In a region wrought with conflict, it is hard to believe any one place could be called the “city of death,” but the Damascus suburb of Moadamiyeh has become just that.
WITNESS
November 22, 2013
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Corporal Abuse of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia
Rarely does documentation surface of the prevalent and tacitly acknowledged abuse migrant workers experience in Saudi Arabia, making this video circulating the internet particularly significant.
WITNESS
November 20, 2013
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Cairo’s Tahrir Square Monument
In the past week, citizen journalists have taken us from Cairo's Tahrir Square to garment worker protests in Cambodia and the Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka.
WITNESS
November 19, 2013
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Video Testimony of a “Sudan Revolts” Police Abuse Victim
Sixty-one-year-old Salah Dawoud did not actively take part in the wave of protests that swept across Sudan in late September. But, as he explains in this video testimony, he is a victim of the Sudanese government’s excess use of force.
WITNESS
November 14, 2013
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Police Officers on Trial in South Africa
In South Africa citizen video may help bring about justice for one case in the country's alarming pattern of police brutality. Cuba lobbies for a seat at the Human Rights Council and Sri Lanka attempts to stave off controversy ahead of an international summit.
WITNESS
November 12, 2013