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Writing rights
A new series of free digital events, ‘Transformative Testimonies: Writing and Human Rights’.
Accra/London: six decades of photography
A major survey of British-Ghanaian photographer James Barnor, whose career spans six decades, two continents and numerous photographic genres.
A pat or a slap for media coverage of Covid?
A year into living with Covid 19, it’s time to take stock of how well our media has served us.
Climate activism: breaking new ground
A four-day meeting on some of the key issues facing our movements today. It will provide a space to discuss, plan and strategise about how to build a powerful, effective and inclusive climate justice movement.
Voices from the Dalit community
A meeting to mark Dalit History Month: Memory, Militancy, and Resistance.
How the Dominican Republic made 200,000 people stateless
Documentary examining how over 200,000 people with Haitian parents were left without nationality, identity or homeland.
Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes
The story of a powerful West African kingdom and British imperial greed. The dispersal of the Bronzes and today’s debate about their future.
Women directors steal the festival show
This year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival highlights trailblazing women, activists, education as a tool for change and a special spotlight on Latin America, with eight of 10 films directed by women.
76 days on Wuhan’s frontline
Filmed inside four Wuhan hospitals when Covid-19 erupted, 76 Days shows healthcare workers and patients struggling to survive with resilience and dignity.
Migration: It’s not one-way traffic
The news headlines are full of stories of migrants trying to come to Britain. But for much of this country’s history, it’s been the other way round. And Britain’s emigration rate remains one of the highest in the world.
Theatre takes flight
Watching ‘Flight’, a drama about Afghan brothers seeking asylum in Europe, is like seeing “an astonishing 3-D graphic novel being unveiled”.
London’s Caribbean community: then and now
A TV series anchored in the Caribbean community’s experience in London “is a celebration of all that community has succeeded in achieving against the odds”.
London’s African film festival returns
Film Africa is back, showcasing 46 titles from 14 African countries.
The Casteless Collective
The Casteless Collective is an Indian protest music band that highlights social issues that society has tried to suppress.
The art of non-fiction
A controversial Colombian jungle highway, a candid look at the mayor of Ramallah (pictured); life in a Tehran juvenile detention centre; a street-level view of Ibadan; a Syrian refugee calamity: the Open City Doc Festival is back.
Making North African waves
‘Waves’ features the work of five contemporary artists linked to North Africa and its diaspora, as they explore regional and global themes.
Anti-Asian racism: time to act
When a friend of Jennifer Lim was punched in the eye in a London street because she was ethnically Chinese, Lim decided to act. Luckily, acting is her business.
Human Rights Watch Film Festival tries again
After sudden closure at the start of the Covid-19 shutdown, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival - online version - is back.
Thawra, she said
'Thawra, She Said' is "a night of eruptive and moving spoken word" plus short films from the Arab world, reflecting on intimate moments of resistance within a time of revolution.