California: Mobile Phones Capture Police Killing Unarmed Man
Mobile Phones Document Police Killing Unarmed Man - Oakland, California
Par: Chris Michael, Posté le: Jan 7 09
United States
Impunity, Juvenile justice, Police brutality
bart, california, oakland, oscar grant, police, San Francisco
As new information surfaces, I will update this post. In the meantime, please forward this post and videos far and wide and join the calls for justice.
- UPDATE 1.7.09, 18:20 EST: Officer Resigns.
- UPDATE 1.8.09, 10:00 EST: Report on Protest & Arrests.
Palestinian Activist: Civilians are Paying the Price in Gaza
Lubna Hammad is a Palestinian attorney, human rights activist, and member of Adalah-NY, The Coalition for Justice in the Middle East. In this conversation with WITNESS, Lubna offers her perspective on the current situation in Gaza amidst the 12-day Israeli military offensive that has already left more than 600 people dead, including many civilians. Lubna also calls on concerned citizens to take action and join protests that are happening around the world to call for an immediate ceasefire.
InfoWar over Gaza
Par: Sameer Padania, Posté le: Jan 7 09
Israel, Palestine
Armed conflict, Discrimination, Humanitarian
btselem, comics, graphic novels, information war, infowar, joe sacco, nablus, palestine, propaganda, social media
The information war being fought over Gaza is one of the most commented-on aspects of the current crisis - Israeli military footage, Twitter updates, Facebook groups, media interviews, blogs, the use of megaphone software like En savoir plus | 5 commentaires
Israeli strikes hit UN school and kill at least 30; Citizen media reacts
Citizen media follows the war in Gaza
Par: Priscila Néri, Posté le: Jan 5 09
Israel, Palestine
Armed conflict, Humanitarian, Violence
citizen media, civilian casualties, Gaza, Global Voices, Hamas, Ikbis, MobileActive, twitter
Several citizen media websites have been covering the fighting in Gaza, which has left over 500 people dead in the last 10 days. Here are a few of them:
1 - Global Voices' special coverage of Gaza Strip Bombings
2 - Ikbis, a regional video-sharing platform, created a special channel for people to people to upload videos and contribute to the coverage here
Spotlight on YOU: the images that you told us opened your eyes to human rights
Happy Holidays from the Hub team...
Par: Priscila Néri, Posté le: Dec 23 08
Hello and happy holidays! The blog's taking an end-of-year break till January 5th, but the Hub remains up-and-running throughout the holiday period. In the meantime, we wanted to invite both our old and new friends of the Hub community to:
* Take part in our latest project by answering: What image opened *your* eyes to human rights?
Open Call for Hub Interns & Volunteers
Par: Chris Michael, Posté le: Dec 23 08
WITNESS uses video and online technologies to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. We empower people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change.
Report-Back: What image opened your eyes to human rights?
Par: Chris Michael, Posté le: Dec 23 08
Global
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