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  • How To Batch Export Videos from Telegram Updated October 2023 Telegram is a key platform for sharing audiovisual media that document human rights abuses – whether it is captured by officials, bystanders, journalists, activists, or perpetrators and their supporters. For example, it has been widely used by news outlets and officials in Ukraine to share information, by activists in Hong Kong to […] Yvonne Ng March 10, 2022
  • Eyes on Internet Shutdowns: Documenting for Human Rights This is the first of a series of posts to mark the official launch of WITNESS’s global campaign on internet shutdowns, that highlights community strategies for documenting human rights abuses during a shutdown. Visit the campaign homepage to stay updated about new resources. This blog post is available in Spanish, Arabic and Farsi. In an impassioned […] Meghana Bahar September 1, 2021
  • How to Burn Subtitles into Your YouTube Videos What Does “Burning In” Subtitles Mean? There are basically two ways to display subtitles in your videos. One method is to use a separate text file (e.g. a SRT file) that “plays” along with your video. This “soft subtitle” method is what allows users to turn subtitles on/off, or choose from multiple subtitles for the […] Yvonne Ng July 25, 2019
  • How Can Hyperlapse Videography Be Used for Human Rights? Hyperlapse is a videography approach that combines timelapse with motion, often with a first-person perspective. How could it be used for human rights? Sam Gregory February 3, 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
  • Format, Frame Size and More: Digital Video Basics for Activists We're launching a new video in our series for activists on video archiving and preservation, which covers digital video basics including file formats, encoding, and more. Yvonne Ng October 15, 2014
  • #Instagood Tips for Nonprofits Part 2 #Instagood Tips for Nonprofits part 2 reviews using video and explains why hosting a ‘takeover’ can diversify your nonprofit's storytelling. WITNESS July 31, 2014
  • Consent, Privacy, and A Video of Sexual Assault In Part 2 of our series on the Ethics of Curating Citizen Video, we discuss a video documenting sexual assault in Egypt. WITNESS June 25, 2014
  • Grupos en Colombia usan video frente a desplazamientos Entrevistas con activistas de derechos a la vivienda y líderes comunitarios de Medellín sobre los desalojos forzosos que están ocurriendo y cómo usan el video para preservar la memoria de lugares que desaparecerán y documentan violaciones a los derechos humanos. Laura Salas June 3, 2014
  • The Ethics of Curating Citizen Video When professionals are not the ones behind the cameras, how can we apply ethical standards to using video documenting human rights abuse? Our Human Rights Channel Curator weighs in on the current debate on the ethics of utilizing citizen media. WITNESS May 13, 2014
  • The Growing Role of Image Verification in Venezuela’s Protests A new mobile app addresses the challenge of verifying citizen footage. Plus, a politician brings citizen video of abuse to the Organization of American States. WITNESS April 11, 2014
  • Human Rights Video Weekly: Brazil, Papua New Guinea, and Mexico From the Papua New Guinean police force, to the heart of Mexico's cartel territory, to the occupied favelas of Rio de Janeiro, we share recent citizen videos from these locations and more. WITNESS April 1, 2014
  • Verifying Citizen Video: A Case Study from Aleppo – Part 3, Geo-Locating a Video In the final part of three-part series, we discuss how to use tools like Google Maps to corroborate location in videos through geo-location mapping, verifying critical facts of time and place. WITNESS January 9, 2014
  • Verifying Citizen Video: A Case Study from Aleppo – Part 2, Creating a Panoramic Image In part two of our three-part series, we cover how to create a panoramic image from video stills to reveal signifiers unique to the site and event depicted in the video. WITNESS January 8, 2014
  • Verifying Citizen Video: A Case Study of Destruction from Aleppo The first in a three-part series investigates how to identify a citizen video for verification. The case study uses a citizen video example taken in Aleppo, Syria. WITNESS January 7, 2014

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