Experience of Doctors in Bahrain
Accounts from Dr Ghassan and his wife, Dr Zarah - two of the doctors on trial in Bahrain. With thanks to Frontline HRD. ----UPDATE: Following this video in 2011, Dr Ghassan and his wife were sentenced to prison for 15 and 5 years respectively. However following several retrials for many of the arrested medics by civilian and criminal courts, Dr Ghassan had his sentence reduced to 1 year whilst his wife was acquitted. A video of their reaction to the original sentences will be available soon.---- For more information about the medical professionals on trial in Bahrain visit www.frontlinedefenders.org.
Wedding of Fahad bhai (2013)
Wedding of Fahad bhai to Sanam.
A 3 minute silent protest brings Dhaka to a standstill during the 2013 Shahbag Protest
Incredible scenes took place across Dhaka, Bangladesh in early 2013 when thousands of people gathered at Shahbag Square and to the streets, bringing Dhaka to a standstill by forming human chains and standing in silence. The protesters demanded that Abdul Quader Mollah and others were sentenced to death after being found guilty of allegedly committing war crimes during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 which resulted in "East Pakistan's" breakaway from Pakistan and established Bangladesh as a sovereign nation.
Fighting for freedom and being arrested in China
Lu Yongxian describes the brutal conditions he has lived with and endured since the 1970s due to his work as a human rights campaigner in China. For more information on human rights issues in China visit www.hrichina.org and www.frontlinedefenders.org.
MyStory - Pre war and war time memories from Lancaster
A MyStory film uploaded by DHE Solutions. [ A higher quality version of this film with subtitles can be viewed here -http://www.mystories.eu/stories/story/88/show Born on Long Marsh Lane in Lancaster, Mrs Clegg describes her early years including watching her Grandfather Haaf netting the River Lune, watching Barrow-in-Furness being bombed and befriending the evacuees and refugees. She describes the poverty which affected many people brought on by the depression in the 1930s. www.mystories.eu www.dhesolutions.co.uk
MyStory - Training to be a Sailor at 12 years of age
A MyStory film uploaded by DHE Solutions. [ A higher quality version of this film with subtitles can be viewed here - http://www.mystories.eu/stories/story/62/show ] On seeing how well his uncle; a ships boatswain, lived on board ship, Bill pestered his parents to go away to sea. He started training on the training Ship 'Indefatigable' at the age of 12. When war came he joined the Merchant Navy becoming a signalman. He later moved to the Royal Navy. The training he received on the Indefatigable held him in good stead for his life as a sailor. www.mystories.eu www.dhesolutions.co.uk
Oldest Sioux drum footage (1884)
The oldest footage of Sioux drummers filmed in 1884.
MyStory - The benefits of telling your story
A MyStory Film uploaded by DHE Solutions. In this short film, Sister Zela Proctor talks about the benefits of sharing your stories. She elaborates upon the benefits to both the storyteller -- "it enriches the whole memory, it enriches your whole life", "...you deepen the experience by reflecting upon it" and the interviewer -- "it widens their horizons...", "to appreciate what they've come from..." , "what they have today is built on what went before..." whilst also commenting upon the value of the MyStory films as an educational resource -- "...a very valuable resource" "...a personal story of someone who experienced it first-hand". www.mystories.eu www.dhesolutions.co.uk
MyStory - Growing up and working on a Lancashire Farm
A MyStory film uploaded by DHE Solutions. Mason Pye was born on a farm in very small local farming community, and spent his childhood helping his parents run a mixed farm of arable and livestock. During the Second World War farming in the UK was a reserved occupation which meant that workers had to stay on the farms and produce what was demanded of the war office. Mason describes his formative years up until his mid-twenties where he witnessed the effects of the war on farming and the horse giving way to mechanisation. Historical context Quernmore (pronounced "kwor-mer") is a small rural village just three miles from the City of Lancaster. With a population of a little over 500, it consists of a small number of residential properties, mostly farm houses, nestling in the bottom of a small valley. The valley has been farmed by a handful of families, many of whom have sustained this family tradition for more than three hundred years. www.mystories.eu www.dhesolutions.co.uk
MyStory - Finding Mother - An adoptee's journey to find his birth mother
A MyStory film uploaded by DHE Solutions Ltd. Born at Brettargh Holt near Kendal, Lancashire, Michael tells his story of being adopted at the age of three and a half after being transferred from Brettargh Holt to a children's home in Liverpool. Following the passing away of both his foster parents Michael began his journey to find his birth mother in his endeavour to piece together the early years of his life. His determination and reluctance to be deterred by the responses he received through the Catholic Adoption Society eventually resulted in him meeting his birth mother for the first time forty years later. From there on Michael kept in touch with his mother, through her time in a care home and for the last seven months of her life spent in hospital. Michael's is a truly heart-warming story which encapsulates the plight of a great number of adoptees who set out to track down their biological parents, a story which Michael summarises as "a wonderful story that has a happy end from a sad start". www.mystories.eu www.dhesolutions.co.uk