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Interview with Karim Chrobog, director of War Child

Sameer Padania — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:24:27 -0700

In this April 2009 interview, Karim Chrobog talks about his documentary, War Child. The film follows Emmanuel Jal, a former child soldier in the Sudan now turned popular hip-hop artist. Karim discusses the importance of having an African speak about African issues, and talks about what viewers of War Child can do to support this cause.

Many thanks to Caitlin Clay, who edited and uploaded this video.

Urumqi 2009 Massacre Part 3

Sameer Padania — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:24:38 -0700

Originally uploaded to YouTube by user UYGUR2009.

Urumqi 2009 Massacre Part 2

Sameer Padania — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:15:51 -0700

Originally uploaded to YouTube by user UYGUR2009.

Urumqi 2009 Massacre Part 1

Sameer Padania — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:13:09 -0700

This footage, originally uploaded by YouTube user UYGUR2009, shows a large mass of people in central Urumqi during today's clashes.

Urumchidiki Qirghinchiliq 1 (Urumqi)

Sameer Padania — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:07:41 -0700

Footage of protests in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, earlier today - originally uploaded to YouTube by user ufreeus with the following text:
China's Xinjiang hit by violence
The city of Urumqi in China's restive Xinjiang region has been hit by violence with cars burned and traffic blocked, Chinese state media says.
An unspecified number of people also attacked passers-by and damaged property, Xinhua news agency said.
Police had rushed to the area to maintain order, the agency said.
Xinjiang, in the far west of China, is home to about eight million Muslim Uighurs, some of whom want independence.
The Xinhua report did not say how many people were involved, or suggest a motive.
But an eyewitness told a Reuters source in Beijing that the rioters were Uighurs, numbering in their thousands.
Uighur activists in Japan and Germany said the same - and said that there had been arrests, AFP news agency said.
China enforces tight controls in Xinjiang and rejects calls from its Muslim Uighur people for self-rule.
The US state department accuses Beijing of human rights abuses in the region.
In a report released earlier this year, it said that "severe cultural and religious repression" of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang had increased.
Dissidents were being detained and harassed, and tight controls on freedom of speech and the internet were being maintained, it said.
Uighur separatists, meanwhile, have waged a low-level campaign against Chinese rule for decades and there are sporadic outbreaks of violence.
But campaigners accuse China of exaggerating the threat to justify tough security clampdowns in the region.

urumqi oy ghan di

Sameer Padania — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:04:41 -0700

Originally uploaded by YouTube user ehsanakbar1 with the following text:
yaxa urumqi

Unruhen in China, Xinjiang, Urumqi am 5. Juli 2009 (2nd video)

Sameer Padania — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:00:26 -0700

Originally uploaded to YouTube by user uighurmuslim.

Unruhen in China, Xinjiang, Urumqi am 5. Juli 2009

Sameer Padania — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:49:23 -0700

Uploaded to YouTube by user uighurmuslim.

Uyghur Students Massacred By Chinese Communists Soldiers iReport com

Sameer Padania — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:46:12 -0700

Originally uploaded to YouTube by user ufreeus with the following text:
After the seious incident and massacre agains Uyghur workers in Guang Dong province Shao Guan city in 26.June.2009 until now there were no any answer from Chinese Communist Government, Today in Uyghurs region Urumqi(capital city of Eastern Turkistan) Tens of thousands Uyghur university students are on the street for their brothers and sisters who killed by chinese communists in Guang Dong province. Their Peaceful demostration brought them deadly price. According to non offical reports, 59 Uyghur students age around 9-22 are killed thousands are heavely injuried, 5000 are arrested, Chinese Communist used about 26500 their army soldiers to shoot all those Innocent Uyghur students. this massacre started around local time 14:30.

HRWIFF 2009 - Interview with John Biaggi, Festival Director (FULL version)

Sameer Padania — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:12:30 -0700

On the eve of the 2009 Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (HRWIFF) - the 20th edition - I went to interview its director, John Biaggi, about the history of the festival, what role the festival plays for Human Rights Watch, and how the festival can serve to create human rights impact. [Thanks to my colleague Christine Umali, who helped with the interview, and to WITNESS intern Caitlin Clay for editing this piece. We'll upload the fuller version in due course.]