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Peter Gabriel Reflects on His Album "So"
September 11, 2012 - Boston PhoenixAnd his work for causes like WITNESS and The Elders. Peter says he always wanted to "to follow the things that interest me, whether it was activism or world music or whatever. It led me to a lot of places I wanted to go but wasn't sure how to."
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Yvette Alberdingk Thijm interviewed on BBC's The Forum
September 1, 2012 - The Forum Radio ShowOur Executive Director was interviewed on BBC's "The Forum" radio show. The discussion topic was "revenge." It was rebroadcast on October 6, 2012 at 11am GMT time.
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The Video Revolution
August 29, 2012 - Center for International Media AssistanceThe latest report from CIMA focuses on the impact of social media and citizen journalism on news media in recent years and features points made in our "Cameras Everywhere" report.
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Our Nation's Children, Calling on a President to Avert the Climate Crisis
August 23, 2012 - Daily KosJulia Olson of our partner Our Children's Trust writes that youth in the US are calling on the executive branch to take action on climate change. The piece features the TRUST videos co-produced with WITNESS.
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Global Voices Advocacy Features our Tips for Activists Using YouTube's New Face Blur Tool
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Preparation of 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics Brings a Darker Side to the Story
August 13, 2012 - News PakistanAs the world turns its gaze from London to Rio, human rights abuses are exposed. Activist groups are calling attention to the unjust forced evictions of thousands of poor residents that are being carried out by the government to clear the way for infrastructure projects.
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Now to Rio, Full of Olympic 2016 Jitters
August 12, 2012 - Associated PressAs Brazil prepares for the 2016 Olympic games as well as the 2014 World Cup football tournament "a massive, pre-games infrastructure overhaul" begins. Contoversy already surrounds many of these efforts as NGOs and the UN call into question the legality of the eviction of families living on the land slated for the projects.
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Some Brazilians Not Happy About Olympics
August 12, 2012 - ForbesForced evictions carried out in Olympics preparations "undermine the mission and spirit of the games," according to WITNESS' Yvette Alberdingk Thijm. Many groups call for an end to these human rights abuses.
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Rio 2016: The Race Is on to Revamp Brazil's Party City
August 12, 2012 - BBC NewsControversy over forced evictions taints excitement over Olympic preparations in Brazil. "The Olympics don't have to mean the removal of anyone," argues Altair Guimaraes, resident of Vila Autodromo, a favela that is going to be demolished to make way for the new Olympic Park.
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Brazil Residents Face Evictions ahead of 2016 Olympics
August 12, 2012 - Reuters AlterNetAs many as 170,000 Brazilians are at risk of losing – or have already lost – their homes to make room for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. These forced evictions disregard human rights, leaving homes destroyed and lives disrupted.
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