videos tagged women's news

Since her mother died, Punam, a nine-year-od Tamang girl in Nepal has shouldered the responsibility for caring for her two younger siblings. She cooks for them, helps them dress and makes sure they get to school on time. Her father works an 18-hour day to feed his family. Despite her hard life, Punam is grateful that she can at least go to school - unlike some of her friends. This is a 3:41 min film excerpt 2007. Directed by Lucian Muntean and Natasa Stankovic. For more info: http://www.togethertv.org For i

A former girl-soldier guerrilla from Columbia (who is hiding her identity), a 15 yr old Columbian girl and a 12 yr old boy share their personal stories of leg amputation from landmine explosions. A May 2007 Cuadro a cuadro Ltda. video production. Excerpt 5:22 min.

Christi Morales looks back into Filipina History. Philippine Comfort Women were used as prostitues by Japanese soldiers in World War 2. An advocacy group is now asking for an apology from the Japanese government. From the Filipino Channel's Balitang America news program. June 2007. 1:51 min.

Diana Nammi, founder of the International Campaign Against Honour Killings, speaks at the Reclaim the Night march held in London, November 2007. Video 6:10 min.

Mariana van Zeller takes a look at the tradition of female circumcision in Africa. She travels to rural villages in Sierra Leone with an activist who faces a tough battle to put an end to the practice. Mariana began her journalism career in Portugal, where she was a producer and presenter for SIC TV. In 2001, she moved to NYC to attend Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism. A month into the program, Mariana was reporting live back to Europe on the events of 9/11. Her master's thesis on children asylum

Journalist, Zakia Zaki, 35, was one of the most prominent radio journalists in Afghanistan. She was an outspoken advocate for women's rights and media education for women in Afghanistan. She ran the radio network "Radio Peace." On June 6, 2007 Zakia was brutally slain by assassins who entered her home in the town of Jabal as Siraj, about 70km (40 miles) north of Kabul. This short video is a portrait of Zakia Zaki's work and life (also showing an interview Zakia made with former Afghan parliamentarian, Malal

Interview with award winning journalist, Silja J.A. Talvi, Sr. Editor at In These Times and author of the book "Women Behind Bars: The Crisis of Women in the U.S. Prison System." Video 28:15 min. Feb 24, 2008.