Friday, 7. December 2007

Rights Watchman Uses Satellite Photography to Monitor Abuse in Crisis Zones


During the first two days of the military crackdown in Burma this September, horror stories leaked out of the country via Internet and cell phone: the junta firing into crowds, monks bloodied by beatings, activists burned alive. But on the third day, silence. Web and mobile connections went dead, and Lars Bromley realized, "Oh, jeez, I'm going to have some of the only looks at these cities."

wired.com

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