30 Mar Videos Capture Dissident Voices in Cuba
Update | WITNESSCritics of Castro’s government face a surge in targeted repression despite talks of normalized relations between Cuba and the US.
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21 Aug Live From Ferguson: Videos, Detentions & Attempts at Defining the Press
Uncategorized | WITNESSCitizens 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?
25 Jul Citizen Videos Used as Propaganda Tools in Israel-Palestine Conflict
Uncategorized | WITNESSThe use of citizen video as a propaganda tool by both sides in the Israel-Palestine conflict leaves viewers manipulated and confused.
27 Jun Consent, Privacy and A Video of Sexual Assault from Tahrir Square
Uncategorized | WITNESSA new video from Tahrir Square underscores the importance of consent and privacy when reporting on sexual abuse.
16 May The Ethics of Curating Citizen Video
Uncategorized | WITNESSWhen 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.
27 Feb Video Exposes Police Abuse in Venezuela (Or is it Mexico? Or Colombia?)
Uncategorized | WITNESSOne video’s journey across Latin American protest movements underscores the challenge of monitoring and verifying activism online.
22 Feb In Kiev, Abuse of Power Against Protesters, Medics, and Journalists
Uncategorized | WITNESSWhile videos recent violence were the most dramatic we’ve seen from the Euromaidan protests, they are only the latest to document clashes in Kiev. In late January, several videos emerged exposing excess use of force by authorities.
28 Dec 2013 in Human Rights Citizen Videos
Uncategorized | WITNESSIn 2013, the Human Rights Channel curated nearly 2300 videos from 100 countries. Collectively, they reveal not only *what* citizen journalists filmed this year, but *how* that video was seen and used.
18 Sep Images of the Syrian War That Were Never Supposed to Be
Uncategorized | WITNESSIn the two and a half years Syria has been engulfed in war, numerous voices have tried to compel the world to take notice and take action. But the message that caught the world’s attention came not from any political leader or organization. It came by way of YouTube.
05 Aug Abuse by Viral Video: Break the Cycle with Identity Protecting Tools
Uncategorized | WITNESSA viral video from Russia makes inadvertent accomplices of viewers and LGBT activists. How can the online community expose abuse while avoiding further harm?
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