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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.
WITNESS
February 18, 2014
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Sahrawi Fish Deal Protests Brutally Beaten Down
Despite Moroccan authorities’ attempts to silence political protests by Western Saharan activists, their videos give voice to widespread anger regarding a recent trade deal.
WITNESS
January 24, 2014
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The Human Rights Video Weekly: Documentation of Bombing Campaign in Nuba Mountains of Sudan
This week we feature videos from the disputed territory of Western Sahara, the home of a political activist in Cuba, the fields of rural France, and the Nuba Mountains of Sudan.
WITNESS
October 29, 2013
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The Human Rights Video Weekly: Cambodia To See Another Wave of Mass Protests
This week we're watching for major protests in Cambodia, creative protests in Saudi Arabia, and documentation of human rights violations in the Western Sahara and Brazil.
WITNESS
October 22, 2013
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Use Video and Technology for the Defense of Earth and Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous communities and broader climate justice movements have long been confronting capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy, and related forces of exploitation and destruction. Indigenous-led resistance to these threats has woven ancestral wisdom with emerging tools and tactics– including audiovisual technology. Visuals evincing the deterioration of the planet have strengthened demands for urgent, globally coordinated responses to […]
WITNESS
April 22, 2022
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Response Tactics to Internet Shutdowns in Latin America
Read the original post in Spanish by Indira Cornelio. Translated by Natalia Guerrero. This blog is part of WITNESS’ global campaign ‘Eyes on Internet Shutdowns: Documenting for Human Rights’. As we face a rising number of internet shutdowns across the globe, this post highlights tactics employed by our friends and allies across Latin America. Internet […]
Indira Cornelio
November 23, 2021
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Curating citizen media for human rights?
Review these critical questions before designing a platform for curating eyewitness footage of human rights abuses.
WITNESS
September 12, 2017
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Guest Blog: Meet Two Sahrawi Media Activists
A dispatch from the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, where media activists traveled to train on human rights documentation.
WITNESS
April 29, 2016
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What WITNESS Learned in 3 Years Curating Human Rights Videos on YouTube
The policies, practices, and technology that allow human rights videos by citizens to expose abuse are constantly evolving and our strategies must keep up.
WITNESS
July 27, 2015
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Yemeni Blogger Reflects on Experience at Video for Change Workshop
Rooj Alwazir, a participant at WITNESS' recent video for change convening in Istanbul, shares experiences from the gathering of 20 filmmakers, educators and human rights defenders.
WITNESS
March 9, 2015
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World Cup Final Four Not the End for Human Rights Defenders
As the World Cup comes to a close, a new campaign highlights the courageous and critical work of Human Rights Defenders from the nations represented at the tournament.
WITNESS
July 8, 2014
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Human Rights Video Weekly: Chemical Attack in Syria, Algerian Elections, Saudi Online Activists Arrested
Venezuelan developers respond to verification issues with a camera app while Syria suffers another chemical weapon attack. Next week's elections cause Algerian media suppression, and Saudi online activists threatened with arrest.
WITNESS
April 16, 2014
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Video Documents Aftermath of Drone Strike Which Hit Wedding Party in Yemen
A Geneva-based human rights organization filmed interviews with villagers about a U.S. drone that hit a rural wedding procession in December 2013, killing at least 12 and injuring the bride.
WITNESS
March 19, 2014
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The Death of a Bahraini Prisoner
The recent death of a Bahraini detainee puts spotlight on authorities' inhumane treatment of prisoners.
WITNESS
March 4, 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.
WITNESS
February 25, 2014