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Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989
The Student Protestors of Tiananmen Square

  By Witnify • April 17, 2014 Uncategorized
Zhenglianjie

See footage of the beginning of the protests in Tiananmen Square that began after 100,000 students gathered on April 21, 1989 to honor the death of Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.

Tagged   Politics and History, Protest, Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989
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Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK’s Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence

  By Witnify • April 2, 2014 Uncategorized
Library of Congress

Hear an excerpt from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech on the Vietnam War from April 4, 1967. Protests against the war broke out in major cities across America the day after this speech.

Tagged   Civil Rights, Martin Luther King Jr., Protest, Vietnam War
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Occupy Wall Street
Reporter on Why Politicians Are Afraid of Occupy

  By Virginia Choi • March 28, 2014 Uncategorized
Michael Fleshman

Chris Hedges, a writer covering news on the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, describes what he sees in New York during the Occupy Wall Street protest movement: “This is really where the hope of America lies.”

Tagged   Occupy Wall Street, Politics and History, Protest
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Syrian Civil War
Syrian Rebels on Their Common Goal

  By Witnify • March 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Soldiers fighting for the Syrian Free Army explain why they support the rebel force and share what they hope to accomplish from the conflict. Continue reading

Tagged   Military, Politics and History, Protest, Syrian Civil War
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Syrian Civil War
Soldiers of the Free Syrian Army

  By Witnify • March 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this subtitled video, soldiers who fight in the Syrian Free Army share their reasons for joining and explain their current situation. Continue reading

Tagged   Politics and History, Protest, Syrian Civil War
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Syrian Civil War
The 8-Year-Old Syrian Boy Fighting For His People

  By Witnify • March 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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See the war torn life of Ahmed, an 8-year-old boy from Aleppo, who fights with his uncle now that his parents are dead. Continue reading

Tagged   Mass Tragedy, Politics and History, Protest, Syrian Civil War
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Syrian Civil War
Director Marcel Mettelsiefen on the Children Caught in the Civil War

  By Witnify • March 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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Director Marcel Mettelsiefen discusses the horrors that children in Syria are facing in the middle of the civil war and children share their experiences on the front line in their backyard. Continue reading

Tagged   Politics and History, Protest, Syrian Civil War
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Vietnam War
[Text] Mayor Asks For Ohio National Guard’s Aid During Kent State Protests

  By Sarah Dejak • March 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this historical document, Mayor of Kent, Ohio is appealing to the Ohio National Guard for their help against student wide protests against the Vietnam war occurring at the Kent State University campus. Continue reading

Tagged   Gun Violence, Kent State Protests, Letter, police, Politics and History, Protest, Vietnam War
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2014 Crimean Crisis
A Ukrainian Soldier Shares His Thoughts on the Invasion

  By Witnify • March 4, 2014 Uncategorized
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"We don't want fratricidal war," says a Ukrainian soldier as he awaits the Russian invasion of Crimea, Ukraine, and adds, "We're preparing for the worst."
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Tagged   2014 Crimean Crisis, 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, Military, Politics and History, Protest
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2014 Crimean Crisis
Ukrainian Citizens & Soldiers React to the Russian Invasion

  By Witnify • March 4, 2014 Uncategorized
ukrainecap3

Vice reporter Simon Ostrovsky interviews Ukrainian civilians and base commanders as he covers Russia's military intervention of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, which began on February 26, 2014. Continue reading

Tagged   2014 Crimean Crisis, 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, Military, Politics and History, Protest
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