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  • Does Filming Police Violence Make a Difference? A Survey of Recent Cases From Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro, the West Bank, and Kingston, violent interactions between security forces and civilians are caught on camera. But many factors are at play when it comes to if, when, and how this footage is used in efforts for justice and accountability. WITNESS March 6, 2015
  • Interactive Documentary “Points of View” Showcases Citizen Video in Gaza and the West Bank POINTS OF VIEW uses an interactive documentary format to showcase citizen video shot by Palestinians working as part of the Camera Distribution Project, an initiative organized by B’Tselem (The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories). Sarah Stein Kerr February 6, 2015
  • Music Monday – Palestine Edition This Music Monday shares songs about resistance, truth, and international solidarity with Palestine. Sulafa Khalid Musa July 28, 2014
  • Citizen Videos Used as Propaganda Tools in Israel-Palestine Conflict The use of citizen video as a propaganda tool by both sides in the conflict leaves viewers manipulated and confused. WITNESS July 22, 2014
  • Music Monday – Gaza On Our Minds Edition This Music Monday features songs about peace and hope by musicians that are from Israel and Palestine, plus some internationally known musicians. WITNESS July 21, 2014
  • Human Rights Video From Israel and Palestine, Brazil, Syria An American teen describes being beaten in Jerusalem, Brazilian activists question police conduct, and an update on police abuse in South Africa. WITNESS July 9, 2014
  • Human Rights Video Weekly: Brazil, Kenya and Sri Lanka This week, in addition to videos documenting crack downs on the World Cup protests, we bring you footage from local media reports on violence in Kenya and Sri Lanka. Finally, we bring you an update on the rising tensions between Israel and Palestine instigated by a massive search for three missing seminary students. WITNESS June 17, 2014
  • What We’re Reading, May 9 Edition From human rights in Syria to the Central African Republic, with stops in digital archiving and tools for verifying video along the way. WITNESS May 9, 2014
  • 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
  • This Week in Human Rights Video: 5-Year-Old Detained by Israeli Defense Forces The detention of a 5-year-old highlights a widespread practice- the detention of children by Israeli forces and citizen videos show ethnic tension in Central Russia WITNESS July 15, 2013
  • Citizen Video for Journalists: How One Israeli Group Became a Trusted Source for News The West Bank and Gaza challenge the most seasoned reporters. But B'Tselem and its citizen reporters use meticulous context and unwavering integrity to make human rights into headlines. WITNESS May 6, 2013
  • Protecting yourself, your subjects and your human rights videos on YouTube Last week we started a blog series with YouTube, highlighting the role that online video is playing in human rights advocacy. And though activists around the world have shown how powerful YouTube can be as a tool to raise awareness of human rights violations, this kind of work opens up new risks, online and offline. Sameer Padania June 21, 2010