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Non-custodial archiving: U Texas and Kigali Memorial Centre Non-custodial archival practices and the UT Libraries Human Rights Documentation Initiative partnership with the Kigali Memorial Centre WITNESS October 30, 2009
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage: Archiving for Human Rights Today is World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, started in 2005 by UNESCO in order to help "build global awareness of the various issues at stake in preserving audiovisual heritage." These issues include deterioration and loss due to time, handling, improper storage, format obsolescence, and poor documentation, and they continue to threaten much of the world’s moving image heritage. Yvonne Ng October 27, 2009
Archiving Project: Burma Humanitarian Mission This report is from Jenn Blaylock, NYU Moving Image Archiving & Preservation Program: As my time interning at WITNESS Media Archive comes to a close I thought I’d share the details of the archival project that I’ve been working on with the archival blogosphere. Simply put, I organized and digitized a collection of over forty-six […] WITNESS May 6, 2009
Upcoming events: archiving, open video, oral history and more There are a number of recently-announced conferences or workshops coming up in 2009 which are worth checking out: SOIMA 2009: Safeguarding Sound and Image Collections November 17 – December 11, 2009 New Delhi, India This 4-week course will provide an overview of issues related to the preservation and access of sound and image materials e.g., […] WITNESS March 17, 2009
Archiving cellphone video Earlier this week amateur cellphone video surfaced corroborating that casualties suffered in the August 22 US airstrike on the Afghan village of Azizabad were much higher than the military has been willing to admit. The Times published a piece by Carlotta Gall "Evidence Points to Civilian Toll in Afghan Raid," which also includes a link to some of the video (edited due to graphic content). WITNESS September 12, 2008
Verify & Resist: Building Visual Investigations in Post-Authoritarian Bangladesh In January 2026, 25 people gathered in Dhaka to focus on strengthening the Bangladesh Protest Archive (BPA) and thinking more rigorously about how its material could turn into visual investigations capable of carrying legal and public accountability. The BPA is a collective, community-led effort dedicated to preserving documentation of human rights violations committed during the […] WITNESS June 10, 2026
Exposing Power, Defending Democracy Freedom, Truth, and the Power to Speak Kenyan novelist and theorist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o argued that freedom is not merely the absence of physical chains, but the capacity to name, narrate, and control one’s own story. Internet shutdowns have become a strategic tool by threat actors to erase memory and bury mass atrocities in the […] WITNESS April 9, 2026
The silence cannot stand: Iran’s shutdown of truth and the fight for documentation Widespread protests erupted across Iran on 28 December 2025, initially ignited by a catastrophic collapse of the national currency. However, what began as demonstrations against currency devaluation has evolved into calls for fundamental political change. Authorities imposed an internet shutdown one week ago, creating a near-total communications blackout that has severely restricted documentation of ongoing […] WITNESS January 30, 2026
عندما تكون الحقيقة مستهدفة: قتل الصحفيين ومحو الذاكرة في فلسطين متوفر أيضاً بالإنجليزية في 25 أغسطس/آب 2025، أسفرت الغارات الإسرائيلية على مجمع ناصر الطبي في خان يونس عن مقتل ما لا يقل عن خمسة صحفيين، من بينهم الصحفية المستقلة في وكالة أسوشيتد برس مريم داغا، والصحفي في قناة الجزيرة محمد سلامة، ومصور وكالة رويترز حسام المصري، والصحفي المستقل في وكالة رويترز معاذ أبو طه، بالإضافة إلى […] WITNESS September 12, 2025
When Truth Is Targeted: The Killing of Journalists and the Erasure of Memory in Palestine Read the blog in Arabic here. On August 25, 2025, Israeli strikes on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis killed at least five journalists, including Associated Press freelancer Mariam Dagga, Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Salama, Reuters cameraman Hussam al-Masri, and Reuters freelancer Moaz Abu Taha, along with medics and patients. The attack, carried out […] WITNESS September 12, 2025
Filming The Uprising: Revisiting How Bangladeshi Youth Used the Right to Record to Overthrow an Authoritarian Regime This blog was written by our partner, Shoeb Abdullah, with contributions from the WITNESS team. বাংলা সংস্করণটি এখানে পড়ুন। On August 5, 2024, a monumental shift occurred in Bangladesh’s political landscape when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who had ruled the country for over 15 years, was forced to flee with her sister, Sheikh Rehana, […] WITNESS August 19, 2025
Bearing Witness: The Power of Community-Led Documentation in West Papua This blog was written by our partner, Yokbeth Felle, with contributions from the WITNESS team. Baca versi Bahasa Indonesia di sini. Across West Papua, the struggle for justice is ongoing—and often silenced. In the face of repression, community-led documentation efforts have become a lifeline for truth, memory and resistance. From hidden archives to grassroots films, […] WITNESS July 17, 2025
Menyaksikan Kebenaran: Kekuatan Dokumentasi Berbasis Komunitas di Papua Blog ini ditulis oleh Yokbeth Felle, dengan kontribusi dari tim WITNESS Asia-Pasifik. Read the English version here. Di seluruh Tanah Papua, perjuangan untuk keadilan terus berlangsung, namun sering dibungkam. Di tengah represi, upaya dokumentasi yang dipimpin oleh komunitas menjadi jalur penting untuk menjaga kebenaran, memori, dan perlawanan. Dari arsip yang tidak terpublikasi hingga pendokumentasian akar […] WITNESS July 17, 2025
Video sebagai Bukti: Pedang Bermata Dua dan Kekuatan Suara Komunitas di Papua Read the English version here. Blog ini ditulis oleh Yerry Niko Borang, dengan kontribusi dari tim WITNESS Asia-Pasifik. Pada 17 Oktober 2024, sekelompok pembuat film, dan aktivis pembela hak asasi manusia, mayoritas dari Papua, yang beragam berkumpul secara daring untuk mengikuti webinar yang diselenggarakan oleh WITNESS berjudul “Pengarsipan Video Hak Asasi Manusia: Paradoks Bukti dan […] WITNESS December 20, 2024
Video as Evidence in West Papua: A Double-Edged Sword and Why Community Voices Matter On October 17, 2024, WITNESS hosted a webinar, "Human Rights Video Archiving: Paradox and Impunity in West Papua" exploring the challenges of using video evidence in the fight for human rights justice in Papua. The discussion covered how video documentation, despite its powerful potential, often faces manipulation, impunity, and digital security risks. Featuring activists like Bernard Koten and Raka Sudisman, the webinar highlighted the importance of community-led documentation, secure archiving, and ongoing solidarity for justice WITNESS December 20, 2024