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Family and friends of Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier hold private funeral for the former dictator
Hundreds of people attended the funeral of former Haitian leader Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier on Saturday, displaying lingering respect for a man who was widely reviled for repression and corruption during his 15 years in...
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PREPARATIONS FOR THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST FINAL
As Azerbaijan's capital prepares to hold the Eurovision Song contest, security around the Baku has been tightened to ward off any possible anti-government protests.
The finals - in which British crooner Engelbert Humperdinck is touted as...
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INGUSHETIA: RUSSIA/CHECHNYA CONFLICT: ATROCITIES (V)
Russian/Nat
VOICED BY: Richard Vaughan
Russian warplanes bombarded the icy slopes of Chechnya's southern mountains on Friday as convoys of troops poured into the foothills to root out rebels.
As the fighting continues, allegations are...
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Rights group reports on Afghan prison abuse
1. Mid shot John Sifton in television studio
2. SOUNDBITE (English) John Sifton, Chief Afghanistan Researcher, Human Rights Watch
"The Pentagon has essentially not done enough to investigate those abuses and crimes, to get to the bottom...
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Syrian activists say situation "unprecedented", HRW on alleged use of cluster munitions
Istanbul, Turkey
1. Various of news conference held by Syrian activists
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Bassam al Abdullah, General Coordinator of Onsur:
"The situation in Syria is unprecedented today in the entire world. After two years of...
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EGYPTIANS PREPARE FOR MUBARAK VERDICT AND SENTENCE
Egyptians will learn the fate of their long time ruler Hosni Mubarak on Saturday, when a judge hands down a verdict in the trial linking him with the killing of nearly 900 protesters during the 18-day uprising that pushed him from power....
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Tehran residents light candles to show sympathy with Lebanese civilians
1. Wide of crowd of demonstrators
2. Close up of demonstrator's face
3. Girl lighting candles
4. Baby in front of picture of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah
5. Row of girls sitting in street in front of candles
6. SOUNDBITE:...
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Sec-Gen of Arab League Moussa meets Swedish foreign minister Bildt
1. Wide exterior of Arab League headquarters
2. Photo op of Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa meeting with Swedish foreign minister, Carl Bildt
3. Various of photo op
4. Cutaway cameraman leaving meeting room
5. Wide of...
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Myanmar - Myanmar frees 450 prisoners in amnesty / Obama and Clinton meet Suu Kyi / Ethnic violence in state of Rakhine
More than 80 dead as ethnic conflict destroys homes
Story No.: 864656
Sittwe, 28 Oct 2012
1. Close of still burning wood from remains of house in Pouttaw, a Sittwe township
2. Pull out from Buddhist pagoda to remains of houses
More video...
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US, Sudan and Human Rights Watch reactions
1. US Ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth walking into presser
2. SOUNDBITE (English)John Danforth, US Ambassador to the United Nations:
''A memorandum of understanding is an important step in that direction (peace). In...
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Summit putting spotlight on alleged atrocities committed during bloody civil war
The palm-flecked island nation of Sri Lanka plays host this week to leaders from dozens of Commonwealth nations at a summit.
It hopes the gathering will generate enough goodwill and photo opportunities to eclipse three decades of grim...
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Contentious draft bill to legalise child marriage sparks debate
A contentious draft law being considered in Iraq could open the door to girls as young as nine getting married, provoking outrage from rights activists and many Iraqis who see it as a step backward for women's rights.
The proposed law is...
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Lebanese politicians extend parliament term amid protests
Lebanese lawmakers have voted to skip scheduled elections for the second consecutive time amid deteriorating security conditions in the country.
It will overwhelmingly extend their mandate by another two years and seven months - and...
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Tatar minority allege abuse and discrimination under pro-Russian rule
Since Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine, the Tatar community living there has allegedly been harassed, discriminated and denied access to the Peninsula.
Armed men have shown up frequently and at odd hours to search the cinder-block...
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Female candidate, human right group ahead of elections
1. Wide shot of port and oil industry plants
2. Man walking through port wasteland
3. Crow on branch
4. Man walking with dogs
5. City street
6. Close up of election poster on house balcony
7. Farida Khalilova sitting on park bench
8....
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+4:3 Fears that Homs could become Syria's Srebrenica
Jib al Jandali, Homs, Syria - 5 March 2012
1. Wide of high rise building on fire from shelling with plumes of smoke rising from it in the district of Jib al Jandali, Homs
Karm al-Shami neighbourhood (near Baba Amr), Homs, Syria - 1 March...
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FM comments on NATO, EU human rights com on Georgia
1. Thomas Hammerberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights arriving at news conference, sitting down
2. Mid of media
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Thomas Hammerberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights:
++Includes...
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WRAP Rus troops nr Poti, demo; Geo Pres ADDS Stubb in Gori, clusterbomb presser
Outskirts of Poti
1. Two Russia troops on the ground and pointing their guns, on the outskirts of Poti
2. Various of Russian troops lying on ground behind mound of grass, pointing guns
3. Mid of Russian lying with back to camera, lying...
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WRAP Arafat on Mofaz, reax to human rights report, Ben Eliezer
Ramallah, West Bank
1. Exterior Yasser Arafat's headquarters
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic/English) Yasser Arafat, Palestinian Leader
(Responding to appointment of former army chief Shaul Mofaz as new defence minister)
(In Arabic) "This is not a...
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Lone protester supporting jailed environmental activist held by police
A lone protester was held by police in Sochi on Monday, after he held a one man demonstration against the three-year prison sentence given last week to an environmental activist Evgeny Vitishko.
David Khakim was protesting outside the...
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European investigator checks on alleged CIA prisoner planes
1. Exterior of Council of Europe building
2. Windows
3. Sign on door saying Council of Europe
4. Various set up shots of Dick Marty, head of Council of Europe investigation into alleged CIA prisons in Eastern Europe
5. SOUNDBITE:...
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UK: COURT DECIDES WHETHER TO EXTRADITE PINOCHET (3)
Span/Eng/Nat
Nearly a year after the arrest of Chile's General Augusto Pinochet, a British court is finally considering whether to extradite him so he can stand trial in Spain for alleged human rights abuses.
The court heard allegations...
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Official on Russia pullout, genocide claims dismissed
Crawford, Texas
1. Wide shot of National Security Council Spokesman Gordon Johndroe walking into room of reporters
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gordon Johndroe, National Security Council Spokesman
"It didn't take them really three or four...
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Rebel colonel gives update of the progress of the military effort
1. Pan of Colonel Ahmed Bani Military entering news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Colonel Ahmed Bani, military spokesman:
"When we talk about the negotiations, they''re taking place only to stop the bloodshed and we''ll continue them...