http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/despair 2008-12-15T04:57:25Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/65171-cholera-fatalities-rise-in-zimbabwe-11-dec-08 2008-12-15T04:57:25Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AX9-jOjEXeY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AX9-jOjEXeY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/65171-cholera-fatalities-rise-in-zimbabwe-11-dec-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/83173" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The United Nations has increased its estimate of the number of people killed by cholera in Zimbabwe to nearly 800.</p> <p>More than 16,000 others have been infected with the disease, which has been spreading across the country since late August.</p> <p>There are now fears that neighbouring South Africa is under threat.</p> <p>Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/65171-cholera-fatalities-rise-in-zimbabwe-11-dec-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63367-life-begins-on-the-other-side-of-despair 2009-01-09T02:23:43Z kaffe <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fA3nbkzRtAE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fA3nbkzRtAE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63367-life-begins-on-the-other-side-of-despair"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79447" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>my tune</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63367-life-begins-on-the-other-side-of-despair">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62459-homeless-in-hong-kong-13-nov-08 2008-11-17T06:55:37Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iGogr62u1XU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iGogr62u1XU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62459-homeless-in-hong-kong-13-nov-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/77918" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The global financial crisis is hitting the poor in Hong Kong.</p> <p>As Al Jazeera's Aela Callan reports, the number of homeless is rising as more workers are laid off.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62459-homeless-in-hong-kong-13-nov-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46887-sudan-s-president-pledges-darfur-peace-25-jul-08 2008-10-28T03:31:18Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D2bwebF_JoQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D2bwebF_JoQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46887-sudan-s-president-pledges-darfur-peace-25-jul-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55430" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's president, says he's a peacemaker, and told Darfuris this during a visit to the region.</p> <p>His promises of roads and schools for the war-torn state, were welcomed with applause by the people of Darfur.</p> <p>Mohammed Adow was with al-Bashir when he arrived in the northern town of El Fasher, and stayed behind to gauge reaction.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46887-sudan-s-president-pledges-darfur-peace-25-jul-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46076-aid-agencies-fear-somalia-famine-18-jul-08 2008-10-28T03:29:45Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ej4KskAuCNc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ej4KskAuCNc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46076-aid-agencies-fear-somalia-famine-18-jul-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/53617" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Somalia has the worst humanitarian disaster in Africa.</p> <p>By the end of this year, 3.5 million people will be tottaly dependent on n food aid.</p> <p>Adding to the problems, Somalia is one of the world's most dangerous countries.</p> <p>Now the Dutch Navy, which has been escorting shipments, is ending its role.</p> <p>The World Food Programme says it may have to pull out.. because it can't protect its workers</p> <p>Zeina Awad reports.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46076-aid-agencies-fear-somalia-famine-18-jul-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/45502-migrants-crossing-the-sahara-12-jul-08 2008-10-27T15:31:01Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vCHnil6sTjM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vCHnil6sTjM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/45502-migrants-crossing-the-sahara-12-jul-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/52670" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Heads of state and government from countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea will meet in Paris to launch the Mediterranean Union project. </p> <p>On the top of the agenda is illegal immigration.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Casey Kauffman travelled to the northeast of Mali and met a group of migrants on the first leg of their journey across the Sahara.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/45502-migrants-crossing-the-sahara-12-jul-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/35707-the-problems-facing-bangladesh-16-apr-08 2008-10-24T21:29:47Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5gRFJp2bwgo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5gRFJp2bwgo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/35707-the-problems-facing-bangladesh-16-apr-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/39297" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Pressure is intensifying in Bangladesh for the interim government to end its state of emergency and release Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, the country's top leaders.</p> <p>Added to the political strife are the natural disasters that continue to plague the region.</p> <p>Last November, Cyclone Sidr devastated the southern coast of the country, killing at least 3,000 people.</p> <p>Tony Birtley reports on the problems facing the country.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/35707-the-problems-facing-bangladesh-16-apr-08">Watch the video</a>