Despite Threats of Censorship, Documentary Filmmakers Show Human Rights Violations in Western Sahara · Global Voices
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Stories about life in Western Sahara — a disputed territory controlled by the Moroccan government — are rarely told by people who live there.
In a militarized environment with aggressive controls on media and citizen reporting, few stories of Western Sahara reach audiences beyond the immediate region. But a new documentary film that charts one independent media group’s struggle to document human rights violations in Western Sahara has the opportunity to change this.
The film, 3 Stolen Cameras, had its world premiere at the DOK Leipzig Documentary Film Festival in Germany last November, despite threats of censorship and funding challenges.