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This video is beginning to kick up a storm due to its graphic content, including a rape scene and graphic violence. A hot debate has been sparked on Jonathan Glennie’s blog on the Guardian website. So, what is the fuss about? Well, the video re-enacts a true story from the conflict in the DRC, but [...]
Filed under: Campaigning, Film | Tagged: conflict, DRC, minerals, rape | Leave a Comment »
Obviously, some countries are more attractive than others as places to live, though much will depend on where you are from and what you like. However, some are not predisposed to peaceful, easy living. But even in the most economically destitute places on the planet the picture is far more nuanced than is often represented [...]
Filed under: Photography | Tagged: Africa, armed conflict, Asia, conflict, media, poverty, South Asia | Leave a Comment »
Ed Kashi does great visual story telling. With his work ‘Oil & Conflict in the Niger Delta‘ he not only told a compelling story but got together with OSI and Revenue Watch to put his images to targeted use. This time round he turns his lens to the legacy of Agent Orange in Viet Nam. [...]
Filed under: Multi-media | Tagged: Asia, conflict, environment, South East Asia, Viet Nam | Leave a Comment »
