Tag: Hub Blog
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In Media Res: Ubiquitous video, local humiliation, networked dignity
Late last year I curated a week of posts for In Media Res, a superb project that brings anthropologists together to talk about online video. Writing fascinatingly alongside me were Sarah Van Deusen Phillips, Melissa Gira-Grant and Leshu Torchin. Here’s my post, originally published here: Shaky, grainy, traumatic footage filmed on mobile phones wielded by…
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Kenya: Landmark Ruling on Indigenous Land Rights
[Cross-posted from the WITNESS Hub Blog.] In a landmark ruling on February 4th, the African Union has condemned the expulsion of the Endorois people from their land in Kenya. The African Union’s General Assembly adopted a May 2009 decision by the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR), which found the Kenyan government guilty of violating…
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Haiti Earthquake – video and resources
We’re not tracking the Haiti earthquake ourselves, but here are a few links to those who are… – CitizenTube’s rolling playlist of Haiti videos on YouTube – The NYT’s list of those tracking the earthquake on Twitter – Reuters Alertnet’s live blog – Reuters’ own live updates – Washington Post’s live blog – Matisse mentions our friends at Global Voices Online…
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Google Unmuzzles Itself In China
[Cross-posted from the WITNESS Hub Blog.] Google has received brickbats a-plenty for its stance in China, where, in order to be permitted to operate by the Chinese government, the search company agreed to censor particular “sensitive” search results – Tiananmen, Dalai Lama, democracy, human rights, and so on. Last night, Google announced, via a blog…
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Bahrain: video testimony of abuses
As the latest Editor’s Picks on the Hub show, evidence is emerging of continuing abuses against individuals and human rights defenders in Bahrain. Through these testimonies (in Arabic) individuals report serious mistreatment, abuse and injury at the hands of the Bahraini police. Please ensure that these videos get wide circulation, and take action by supporting…
Sameer Padania 