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  • Film the Police? Not in Spain. Spain's Ley Mordaza - or "Gag Law" went into effect July 1st 2015 severely limiting the rights of citizens to openly protest and to film police officers. Morgan Hargrave July 13, 2015
  • The 2014 Human Rights Citizen Video – Year in Review Police brutality, forced evictions, political protests and migrant abuse. A look back at 2014's human rights struggles through citizen footage. What videos did we watch, and what impact did they have? WITNESS December 10, 2014
  • This Week on the Human Rights Channel: Western Sahara, Spain, Ukraine Advocacy groups use raw footage to spotlight the repression of anti-drilling protests in Western Sahara and violation of migrant rights the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Plus, citizen and activist videos document the continued destruction of Donetsk. WITNESS October 23, 2014
  • Footage from the Melilla Border Shines a Spotlight on Spain’s Treatment of Migrants The European Council and United Nations condemn Spain's treatment of migrants after a Melilla-based migrant rights group documents border guards striking border crossers on the fence and carrying them back to Morocco. WITNESS October 21, 2014
  • The Human Rights Video Weekly: Drones Strikes in Yemen, Slavery in India Rare video from Yemen where a drone attack killed members of a wedding party in December; a community correspondent in India helps free men and women from slave labor. WITNESS March 5, 2014
  • New Laws Threaten To Restrict Filming of Police Actions Worldwide Social upheaval is surging through the world--protests against economic protests rock Europe, protests against politics boil in the Middle East. Governments are responding with new laws to suppress citizens' right to film police. Will they succeed? WITNESS February 4, 2013