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  • WITNESS brings together voices to push back on dangerous EU “Dissemination of Terrorist Content” proposal What do human rights defenders, journalists, archivists, and digital rights groups from California to Lebanon to Southeast Asia have in common? We all agree that the proposed Regulation on Dissemination of Terrorist Content Online, currently moving through the Committee process in the European Parliament, is a serious threat to free expression online—and, paradoxically, to efforts […] Dia Kayyali January 28, 2019
  • Occupying Dhaka Inspiring widespread activism on social media, a nation-wide youth-led movement for road safety emerged across Bangladesh and in cyberspace, as students in Dhaka drove the city to a standstill. Meghana Bahar October 22, 2018
  • The Right to Record Recognized at the United Nations Last month, the United Nations Human Rights Council promoted the right to record explicitly in resolution A/HRC/38/L.16 — WITNESS explains what this means for activists and human rights defenders around the world. Dia Kayyali August 2, 2018
  • Deadly, deadlier: Rio favela under fire by joint Police-Army forces Last week in Brazil, military police joined lethal forces with the Brazilian Army for an operation in the Rio de Janeiro favela of Maré, leaving 7 dead. Residents using mobile phones captured the deadly use of helicopters and over one hundred bullets fired during the attack. Dalila Mujagic June 26, 2018
  • The Hunt for Digital Evidence of the Rohingya Genocide In documenting historical records of destruction or grievous danger to a peoples over time, digital trails are a human rights crusader’s best–sometimes most accurate–source of evidence. And yet at the same time, such data can fall into the wrong hands, putting the lives of the persecuted, and those fighting for their rights, at grave risk. […] Meghana Bahar November 29, 2017
  • Video Evidence and the Case for the Rohingya How eyewitness video and digital evidence verification work together to corroborate violence and destruction in Burma. Meghana Bahar October 5, 2017
  • Last Month in Video: August When WITNESS was founded in 1992, we wanted to get cameras in people’s hands. This wasn’t an easy task- at the time, cameras weren’t in every household, they weren’t cheap, and it wasn’t instinctive for people to reach for their camera. Now, video is everywhere, and it’s being made by everyone with a cell phone. […] Dia Kayyali September 8, 2017
  • Vital Human Rights Evidence in Syria is Disappearing from YouTube Thousands of videos showing human rights abuses in Syria, as well as the channels that feature these videos, are being removed by YouTube. Dia Kayyali August 30, 2017
  • Set your phone to ProofMode Why Proof? You see a wide pink sky and bushes in a relatively nondescript landscape. You hear an explosion in the background. The camera shakes as a man repeats, strangely calm, “Allahu akhbar.” A few seconds later, an explosion rocks the ground in front of the person filming, and the camera falls, sideways, to the […] Dia Kayyali April 27, 2017
  • #RecordingInProgress: Media, Tech and Social Justice This podcast brings together experts from Justice League NYC, Global Citizen, Race Forward, the Undisclosed podcast and WITNESS to discuss the role of social media and tech in the fight for social justice. Jackie Zammuto December 3, 2015
  • Maziar Bahari on Solitary Confinement, Freedom of Expression, and the Future of (Citizen) Journalism Maziar Bahari speaks to WITNESS about the new film "Rosewater" which tells the story of his solitary confinement and torture in an Iranian prison. Matisse Bustos Hawkes December 12, 2014
  • Live From Ferguson: Videos, Detentions & Attempts at Defining the Press Citizens and professional reporters have been thrown in jail while documenting protests and the police response, raising the question once again--Who IS a reporter anyways? WITNESS August 20, 2014
  • Effective Collaboration Between Journalists and Citizens When Using Citizen Video Human Rights Channel Curator Madeleine Bair authors a two-part blog series on ways in which citizens and journalists can work together to capture and curate user-generated content. Sarah Stein Kerr August 15, 2014
  • WITNESS Weekly Picks – August 8 Edition This week we feature articles on new innovations and practices in citizen journalism, data mapping and the protection of human rights. Sarah Stein Kerr August 8, 2014
  • Human Rights Videos from Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Stories from Syrian Migrants Tamil women’s groups express outrage about the rape of children by Sri Lanka’s military, Syrians face dramatic challenges migrating to Europe, and Nigerians report on the threat of Boko Haram’s attacks. WITNESS July 30, 2014

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