The Observers

Nov 23 2024 24 ep. 7 mins 47
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A show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from our Observers around the world – all checked by our staff here in Paris. Saturday at 10:45am Paris time (8:45am GMT).

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LGBT harassment in Russia; destruction of monuments in the West Bank (16/12/2023)

Nov 23 2024 6 mins  
A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris. This show was broadcast on 16/12/2023.

Houthi rebels turn 'Israeli' ship into a tourist attraction, and uncontacted tribes in Indonesia under threat

Dec 11 2023 6 mins  
A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

North Gaza residents flee south, setting up camp in schools and hospitals

Nov 29 2023 6 mins  
A UN camp with no water for days, makeshift shelters in schools, and hospitals that are already overwhelmed... These are the conditions that residents from the northern part of the Gaza Strip find when they arrive in the south after fleeing the Israeli bombardment. The FRANCE 24 Observers team has been following two families who fled the north to seek refuge in the south. They've s

Palestinians evacuate northern Gaza to shelter at hospitals in the south

Nov 21 2023 6 mins  
A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

A wave of coordinated disinformation campaigns targets the Israel-Palestine conflict

Nov 14 2023 5 mins  
A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

An increase in settler violence in the West Bank and tensions at Israel-Palestine protests at US colleges

Nov 14 2023 6 mins  
A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

A map of verified images of the Israel-Gaza war, and how Iranian weapons entered Gaza

Oct 27 2023 6 mins  
A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

'They knocked on my door': Civilians caught in Sudan's civil war

Oct 19 2023 12 mins  
Six months into the Sudan conflict, civilians find themselves at the forefront of hostilities between the army and the Rapid Support Forces. This militia faction stands accused of engaging in a series of grave offences, including rape, unlawful seizure of property, and various forms of humiliation inflicted upon civilians—many of which may constitute war crimes. Leveraging hundre

Investigation: How a Haitian congregation tried to take down a gang

Oct 18 2023 6 mins  
On August 26, an evangelical pastor and his followers attempted to attack a gang in the north of Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, armed with sticks and machetes. The gang retaliated with firearms, killing at least 21 people. What exactly happened that day? Why did ordinary churchgoers go to confront an armed gang? The FRANCE 24 Observers team investigated in this special progra

Drug 'tranq' ravages Philadelphia, and refugee photographers share Rohingya plight

Oct 10 2023 6 mins  
A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from FRANCE 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.