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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · 1d

Since the start of Israel's war on Gaza two years ago, Gaza’s Civil Defence has been under enormous pressure. The rescue workers know every mission could be their last.

Follow a civil defence worker as he saves people after Israeli airstrikes: aje.io/Rescue

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · 7d

Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza, George Azar didn’t know if his friend Raed was alive. After over a year of waiting for news about Raed, the two friends connect over a video call.

For more: aje.io/LockedOut

Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · 15d

Locked out of Gaza like all international journalists, Beirut-based journalist and filmmaker George Azar helplessly watches his dear friend Raed struggle to survive in Gaza.

For more: aje.io/LockedOut

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Do you have a white sense of guilt?"

Filmmaker Huibert van Wijk asks his Dutch father about adopting his brother from Indonesia. Once hailed as acts of kindness, intercountry adoptions are now being phased out across Europe. For more: aje.io/COTT

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Sep 2

Japanese student Shurina’s world shifts when she is cast as a Kamikaze pilot in a school play about World War II. As she prepares for her performance, she is forced to confront the brutal realities of war.

On the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, find out more here: aje.io/Japan

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Sep 1

Tim was a baby when he was adopted from Indonesia by a Dutch family. Now in his 50s, he opens up about the emotional scars of growing up adopted.

Find out more about the complexities of international adoption here: aje.io/COTT

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Aug 28

As gang violence engulfs Haiti, the country faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

In the gang-controlled area of Cite Soleil, Kareen Ulysse goes to extraordinary lengths to care for abandoned and orphaned babies at her family-run hospital. Find out more here: aje.io/Haiti

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Aug 24

As human rights lawyer Alfredo Romero faces many obstacles to free the unjustly imprisoned in Venezuela, he performs with his band at a music concert to spread awareness of detainees and give hope to family members.

Watch the full film here: aje.io/VFJ

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Aug 21

“…all Venezuelans who live in Venezuela are at risk.”

Following a harsh government crackdown on political dissent, hundreds of people in Venezuela remain imprisoned. But human rights lawyer Alfredo Romero is risking his own freedom to fight for those behind bars. For more: aje.io/VFJ

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Aug 15

Japanese student Shurina’s world shifts when she is cast as a Kamikaze pilot in a school play about World War II. As she prepares for her performance, she is forced to confront the brutal realities of war.

On the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in WWII, find out more here: aje.io/Japan

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Aug 5

"They aren’t even sparing journalists."

Photojournalist Jibon Ahmed risked his safety to document the deadliest day of the protests in Bangladesh on 4 August 2024, also known as 35th July. Watch 35th July: aje.io/35thJuly

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Jul 31

“They want Palestine without its people, and America is supporting them.”

A Palestinian villager talks to an Israeli rabbi about his experience of being pushed off his land by Israeli settlers. Watch the full film here: aje.io/PFA

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Jul 23

Issa Jabareen was imprisoned by Israeli authorities for 22 years. This is the moment he returns home for the first time since his arrest.

Get the full story here: aje.io/Ramallah

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Jul 20

"Sound and image are more eloquent than words. No one can alter it."

Armed with a camera, 19-year-old Donga captured the turmoil of the 2011 Libya uprising and the decade of conflict that followed. Now, he reflects on how events changed him and his nation. Watch Donga's Diary: aje.io/Donga

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Jul 14

In 1995, 8,372 men and young boys were killed by the Bosnian Serb army in Srebrenica. International courts ruled it a genocide.

Sifa Suljic, who lost many family members in the massacre, confronts a former mayor of Srebrenica who denies it being a genocide. Watch the full film: aje.io/Srebrenica

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Jul 11

Sifa Suljic breaks down as she looks for her brother’s remains. He is one of the around 1,000 missing victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.

On the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, find out more here: aje.io/Srebrenica

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Jul 10

The 1995 Srebrenica genocide is known as the worst mass atrocity in Europe since WWII. But what exactly happened?

Watch the full film for more: aje.io/Srebrenica

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Jul 6

"…Gaza is not some far away land that is too scary for you to contemplate."

Jewish journalist Antony Loewenstein is a leading voice speaking out against Israeli occupation and the ongoing war on Gaza. But some have branded him a traitor. Find out more about his story here: aje.io/NIMN

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Jun 25

Palestinian children struggle with the same trauma their mother felt growing up in the occupied West Bank where the constant threat of land grabs and demolitions plagues daily life.

Watch Rooted in the West Bank: aje.io/Rooted

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Jun 22

Hundreds of women were sexually abused during Nepal’s civil war from 1996-2006. They were silenced for decades. But not anymore.

Find out about the woman leading the fight for justice: aje.io/DeviKhadka

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Jun 20

Displaced by war in Ethiopia over four decades ago, Eshete found himself on the streets of New York City.

On #WorldRefugeeDay, follow his story as he finds his calling in caring for the City’s stray cats: aje.io/Eshete

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Jun 17

On the streets of New York City, an Ethiopian refugee shares his space with some unlikely companions – Winston Churchill, Princess Diana and Oprah.

Find out more in The Cat Man Eshete: aje.io/Eshete

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Jun 16

How did five Black women sue the Ku Klux Klan and make legal history?

Get the full story here: aje.io/HTSTK

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Jun 11

"…America is a capitalistic society and if there’s anything that America understands, it is money."

Renowned American civil rights lawyer Ben Crump shares what it will take to tackle racially motivated violence in the US today. For more: aje.io/HTSTK

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Witness Docs @ajwitness.bsky.social · Jun 3

Two Vietnam War veterans spent over 50 years searching for one another after they were separated following a mine explosion.

Watch The Volunteer to find out more about their story: aje.io/TheVolunteer

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