Journalist Detained by US Military for Reporting

Anna Sussman writes for the San Francisco Chronicle on the detention of a local journalist by the US Military in Afghanistan
Journalist Detained for Reporting

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Missed a Backpackjournalist Broadcast?

Find and view all the BackPackJournalist TV features from Africa, Asia and beyond here.

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Food Uncertainties in Indonesia

Poor families in Indonesia are forced to make hard choices as the price of food continues to rise. Watch the BackPackJournalist short film on Current TV, the first in a series on the global food crisis.
Food Crisis: Hard Choices

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Peace still elusive in Uganda

In Uganda, Lord’s Resistance Army commander Joseph Kony continues to delay signing a peace agreement that would end Africa’s longest-running civil war.
Foreign Policy magazine’s blog recommends Jones/Sussman short film “A Civil War Ends?”
“…an amazing short documentary on the conflict that includes an interview [...]

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Last Interview with Slain Rebel Leader

Anna Sussman writes for CNN about one of the last interviews with slain Karen rebel leader Pa Doh Mahn Shar before his assassination.

Slain Karen Leader: Rebel effort is self defense

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The Khmer Rouge Trials

Perspectives from Cambodia on the long awaited Khmer Rouge Trials. Former Khmer Rouge leaders, Khmer Rouge defense lawyers and victims of the Khmer Rouge discuss their views on the long awaited attempt at justice.
Why has it taken so long? Why is it so expensive? Is there a presumption of innocence in a war crimes trial? [...]

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Women End Wars

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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's First Elected Female Head of State

Anna Sussman writes on the global movement for more female peace negotiators.

Liberia Stresses Need for Female Peacemakers

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A young Liberian girl at the International Women's Colloquium, Monrovia, Liberia

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Our Hairy Orange Friends

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Anna Sussman and Jonathan Jones report that the rush for environmentally-friendly fuel is having a devastating impact on the island’s endangered orangutans for The World’s Geo Quiz.

The Answer is Sumatra

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Rwanda on Trial

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How does a country recover from a genocide? In Rwanda, the government has implemented a traditional system of justice and reconciliation known as the Gacaca courts. The courts are expected to deal with the hundreds of thousands of people accused of participating in the 1994 genocide and promote reconciliation between genocide perpetrators and survivors. Jonathan Jones and Anna Sussman were granted rare access to videotape the proceedings. They also traveled to other parts of the country to investigate underlying ethnic tensions.

Rwanda on Trial

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