Human Rights Photographer Charged as Part of Migrant Extortion Scheme
A human rights photographer who once worked for the Red Cross has been arrested and charged for allegedly being part of a gang that exploited migrants.
Shocking Footage Shows Uncontacted Tribe Being Met With Bulldozers
New footage shows the moment that members of an uncontacted tribe were met with bulldozers close to a nickel mine in Indonesia.
We Cry in Silence: A Photo Investigation of Human Trafficking
Award-winning photojournalist Smita Sharma has launched a photography book project that documents the vulnerability of young girls that are victims of human trafficking between Bangladesh, Nepal, and India.
Apple Threatened to Ban Facebook Over Human Exploitation on Instagram
Newly uncovered information shows Apple threatened to pull Facebook products, including Instagram, out of its App Store after a 2019 investigation revealed Facebook-owned apps were used for human exploitation and the trafficking of slaves.
Photographer Combines Protest and Social Media to Spur Social Action
Photographer Dinda Avena wants to inspire those who have experienced and survived violence, feel unsafe in public, who are suffering due to sexual identity, for those whose land is being seized, and for all marginalized communities to not let their voices fade away.
Canon ‘Locked Up’ Migrant Workers in Taiwan Amid COVID-19: Report
Electronics manufacturers in Taiwan including Canon and Foxconn supplier Innolux have been accused of "locking up" migrant workers amidst the COVID-19 outbreak taking place in the country.
Award-Winning Photojournalist Jailed For Photographing Refugee Camp
Abul Kalam is most well-known for his photography centered on documenting the life of refugees from Myanmar in Bangladesh. On December 29, he was arrested and allegedly beaten for photographing the controversial transfer of refugees to a remote island camp.
Travel Bloggers Detained in Notorious Iranian Prison for Flying Camera Drone
A travel blogging couple from Australia who disappeared suddenly from the Internet in June have been located in a notorious Iranian prison, where they are being detained indefinitely. The couple was apparently arrested by Iranian authorities in July after flying a camera drone without the proper permits.
Gruesome Photographs Smuggled Out of Syria Show Widespread Torture, Execution
Update on 12/16/21: This video has been removed by its creator.
A single courageous photographer could turn the tide of Syria's bloody civil war, after he snuck out of the country with thousands of images documenting brutal torture by the nation's totalitarian regime. (Warning: this contains graphic imagery.)
Canon and Nikon Lagging Behind in Fight Against the Use of Conflict Minerals
Conflict minerals are minerals supplied by war-stricken parts of the world in which armed conflict and human rights abuses are prevalent -- minerals that are essential in the manufacture of consumer electronics. There has been a huge push recently to eradicate conflict minerals from the gadget industry, since the trade of these materials lines the pockets of unscrupulous folk and directly funds violence.
The Center for American Progress's Enough Project is trying to get major manufacturers involved by releasing an annual ranking on how well those companies are doing in avoiding conflict minerals. The latest report, released earlier this month, shows that certain camera companies -- namely Canon and Nikon -- are lagging behind big-time when it comes to being involved in this matter.