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It’s been 2 weeks since our ‘Racism for Sale’ investigation dropped and I thought it might be worth sharing some of the fallout. ICYMI the basic story & links to the film are here…
First, a *lot* of ppl watched this film: > 2m on FB, >1.6m on Insta, >1m on YouTube in English & Chinese. Another 750k in Brazil.
This is a story about racist exploitation of kids, and it clearly resonated all over the world. @Lupita_Nyongo shared it too, which never hurts…
This is a story about racist exploitation of kids, and it clearly resonated all over the world. @Lupita_Nyongo shared it too, which never hurts…
People in #Malawi were legitimately outraged...
In February 2015 Russian politician Boris Nemtsov — a fierce critic of Putin — was shot dead on a bridge in the shadow of the Kremlin.
Five men were convicted for the murder, but the most urgent questions were never answered: who ordered the hit, and why?
Five men were convicted for the murder, but the most urgent questions were never answered: who ordered the hit, and why?
Now, a new film from our team at BBC Eye Investigations, working with @bellingcat and @the_ins_ru, reveals that, in the year running up to the murder, Nemtsov was being shadowed by a government agent linked to a secret assassination squad…
…the same assassination squad that poisoned @navalny
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On Nov 18, 2020, a Ugandan police truck sped down Kampala Road.
In the space of a minute or so, 7 people were shot.
At least 4 of them died.
Who were they?
Who shot them?
And why has no one been charged with their deaths?
#BBCAfricaEye investigates.
On Nov 18, 2020, a Ugandan police truck sped down Kampala Road.
In the space of a minute or so, 7 people were shot.
At least 4 of them died.
Who were they?
Who shot them?
And why has no one been charged with their deaths?
#BBCAfricaEye investigates.
Let’s start with some background.
These killings happened in the run-up to Uganda’s elections.
President @KagutaMuseveni was facing the most serious political challenge of his 35-years in power: a young opposition leader called @HEBobiwine.
These killings happened in the run-up to Uganda’s elections.
President @KagutaMuseveni was facing the most serious political challenge of his 35-years in power: a young opposition leader called @HEBobiwine.
Raised in the slums of Kampala, @HEBobiwine became a music star and then an MP before running for president.
He is channeling the hopes of many young Ugandans who say they’re tired of poverty, corruption, and of an old guard who has been in power for decades.
He is channeling the hopes of many young Ugandans who say they’re tired of poverty, corruption, and of an old guard who has been in power for decades.
On March 15 2020, a pipeline explosion in Lagos killed 23 people.
Nigeria’s state oil firm @NNPCGroup said the blast was caused by a truck that hit some gas cylinders.
It’s a story that absolves NNPC of responsibility. But is this story true?
#BBCAfricaEye investigates.
Nigeria’s state oil firm @NNPCGroup said the blast was caused by a truck that hit some gas cylinders.
It’s a story that absolves NNPC of responsibility. But is this story true?
#BBCAfricaEye investigates.
The blast was so powerful that many people assumed a bomb had gone off.
In an instant, 100,000 square metres of Lagos - schools, homes, businesses - were destroyed.
A warning: this thread contains disturbing images.
In an instant, 100,000 square metres of Lagos - schools, homes, businesses - were destroyed.
A warning: this thread contains disturbing images.
It hit Soba, a suburb of Lagos, on the morning of Sunday March 15.
At that moment, almost 300 children were gathering for morning mass at Bethlehem Girls College, just across the road.
The next second the school was gone.
At that moment, almost 300 children were gathering for morning mass at Bethlehem Girls College, just across the road.
The next second the school was gone.
Libya, Jan 2020. CCTV shows a group of young men in the last 5 seconds of their lives.
Moments later, they’re hit by a strike for which no one has ever claimed responsibility.
What hit them? Where did it come from? Which foreign powers are secretly fuelling Libya’s war?
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Moments later, they’re hit by a strike for which no one has ever claimed responsibility.
What hit them? Where did it come from? Which foreign powers are secretly fuelling Libya’s war?
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On Jan 4 2020, just after 9pm, around 50 cadets were doing routine drills at a military academy in Libya’s capital, Tripoli.
The next second, an explosion left 26 young men dead or dying on the parade ground.
Warning: we’ve cut out the strike, but this is distressing.
The next second, an explosion left 26 young men dead or dying on the parade ground.
Warning: we’ve cut out the strike, but this is distressing.
Tripoli is the base for Libya’s UN-recognised Govt of National Accord (GNA).
At the time of this attack, it was under siege from the Libyan National Army (LNA), which fights for a rival government based in the east.
At the time of this attack, it was under siege from the Libyan National Army (LNA), which fights for a rival government based in the east.
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On Jan 24, a ship called the Bana set sail from Turkey. But 400km off the coast of Libya, the Bana disappeared from the radar.
Where did it go?
What was it carrying?
And why does it matter?
#BBCAfricaEye investigates…
On Jan 24, a ship called the Bana set sail from Turkey. But 400km off the coast of Libya, the Bana disappeared from the radar.
Where did it go?
What was it carrying?
And why does it matter?
#BBCAfricaEye investigates…
This is why it matters.
Libya is now in the ninth year of a civil war that has brought misery to its people.
Libya is now in the ninth year of a civil war that has brought misery to its people.
Two main factions are fighting for control.
In the west, the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) holds the capital, Tripoli.
Much of the rest of the country is controlled by the Libyan National Army (LNA).
In the west, the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) holds the capital, Tripoli.
Much of the rest of the country is controlled by the Libyan National Army (LNA).
This week a #BBCAfricaEye investigation exposed widespread use of torture by the Nigerian security forces.
That investigation is here 👇
That investigation is here 👇
Videos from social media show that one torture method in particular—a technique known as #tabay—is routinely used against detainees.
A warning: this thread contains disturbing scenes including images of torture.
A warning: this thread contains disturbing scenes including images of torture.
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In 2019, #BBCAfricaEye found a series of disturbing videos—many too graphic to share—on social media.
They show detainees bound in a particular way. And almost all of them were filmed in Nigeria.
This is the story of #tabay…
In 2019, #BBCAfricaEye found a series of disturbing videos—many too graphic to share—on social media.
They show detainees bound in a particular way. And almost all of them were filmed in Nigeria.
This is the story of #tabay…
A warning - This film contains disturbing scenes including images of torture.
So what is #tabay?
In its simplest form, it is a method of restraint. The arms are forced back and tied at the elbows, cutting circulation to the hands. Sustained over hours this can be agonising.
But it’s just the start of a sadistic set of variations…
In its simplest form, it is a method of restraint. The arms are forced back and tied at the elbows, cutting circulation to the hands. Sustained over hours this can be agonising.
But it’s just the start of a sadistic set of variations…
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Sex for Grades - university lecturers harassing female students, pressuring them for sex in return for grades or admission - is a scandal that's gone on for decades.
You asked #BBCAfricaEye to investigate.
This is what we found.
Full doc:
Sex for Grades - university lecturers harassing female students, pressuring them for sex in return for grades or admission - is a scandal that's gone on for decades.
You asked #BBCAfricaEye to investigate.
This is what we found.
Full doc:
We began by listening to women at two of West Africa’s most prestigious institutions: University of Lagos #UNILAGNigeria & University of Ghana #Legon.
Their stories - stories of fear, stories of intimidation, stories about the naked abuse of power - were deeply disturbing.
Their stories - stories of fear, stories of intimidation, stories about the naked abuse of power - were deeply disturbing.
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On June 3, 2019, there was a massacre on the streets of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum.
This is the story of that massacre, told through the phone cameras of those who kept filming, even as they came under live fire.
#BBCAfricaEye
On June 3, 2019, there was a massacre on the streets of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum.
This is the story of that massacre, told through the phone cameras of those who kept filming, even as they came under live fire.
#BBCAfricaEye
#BBCAfricaEye has analysed more than 300 videos from Khartoum on 3 June.
Using these videos, we can bring you a shocking, street-level view of the violence that was inflicted on protesters that morning and the 1st direct testimony from men who say they took part in this attack.
Using these videos, we can bring you a shocking, street-level view of the violence that was inflicted on protesters that morning and the 1st direct testimony from men who say they took part in this attack.
A quick note on the background to these events:
In April, Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir was toppled by months of mass demonstrations.
Since then, protesters had been staging a peaceful, round-the-clock sit-in along Buri road, close to military HQ.
In April, Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir was toppled by months of mass demonstrations.
Since then, protesters had been staging a peaceful, round-the-clock sit-in along Buri road, close to military HQ.
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In the lead-up to Madagascar’s 2018 Presidential elections, teams of Russian 'tourists' and 'observers' were spotted on the island.
Who were these Russians? What were they doing in the country? And who was backing them?
#BBCAfricaEye investigates.
In the lead-up to Madagascar’s 2018 Presidential elections, teams of Russian 'tourists' and 'observers' were spotted on the island.
Who were these Russians? What were they doing in the country? And who was backing them?
#BBCAfricaEye investigates.
This is Madagascar. A jewel in the Indian Ocean.
It just had a key presidential election.
But there have been rumours of outside influence and suspicion of foreign funding on a large scale.
It just had a key presidential election.
But there have been rumours of outside influence and suspicion of foreign funding on a large scale.
It all started with the arrival of a group of Russians in March last year, 8 months before the election.
Most stayed in La Residence Ankerana, a secluded hotel in a quiet part of the capital Antananarivo.
Most stayed in La Residence Ankerana, a secluded hotel in a quiet part of the capital Antananarivo.
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For the past 2 months, disturbing images have been coming out of Sudan.
Images like this.
Who are these hit squads? Where are they taking people? And what happens to the people they target?
#BBCAfricaEye investigates...
#SudanUprising #تسقط_بس #مدن_السودان_تنتفض
For the past 2 months, disturbing images have been coming out of Sudan.
Images like this.
Who are these hit squads? Where are they taking people? And what happens to the people they target?
#BBCAfricaEye investigates...
#SudanUprising #تسقط_بس #مدن_السودان_تنتفض
Since Dec 2018, Sudan has been rocked by protests against the 30-yr rule of Omar al Bashir.
Demonstrators began by protesting a hike in food and fuel prices.
Now, they’re calling for the overthrow of the regime.
Demonstrators began by protesting a hike in food and fuel prices.
Now, they’re calling for the overthrow of the regime.
The crackdown has been brutal.
Sudanese security forces have used live ammunition on demonstrators.
According to human rights groups, they have killed more than 50 of their own citizens.
Sudanese security forces have used live ammunition on demonstrators.
According to human rights groups, they have killed more than 50 of their own citizens.
