The Search for Hidden Graves in Burundi
The search for hidden graves in Burundi; remembering the AMIA bombing; chinese wordplay, the destruction of Donetsk airport and teaching a violin to speak Arabic.
The Search for Hidden Graves in Burundi
大象传媒 Africa's Maud Jullien and Bujumbura reporter Ismail Misigaro had to overcome suspicious villagers, obstructive officials and a lot of mud to investigate reports of military executions in Burundi. The army said that 95 rebels were killed in a five-day battle in the remote north-west. But after rumours that some rebels had been executed after surrendering, Maud and Ismail set off to look for hidden graves.
Remembering the Amia Bombing
Controversy has swept across Argentina following the death of Prosecutor Alberto Nisman who had been investigating the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires in which 85 people died. Natalio Cosoy of 大象传媒 Mundo was there that day. He recalls his memories of the aftermath of the bombing from helping to clear the wreckage to joining demonstrations calling for justice.
Chinese Puns
China's print and broadcast watchdog has banned the use of puns in state media. 大象传媒 Chinese's Howard Zhang gives a crash course in Chinese wordplay and explains why punning could be seen as such a subversive activity in China.
Watching the Fall of Donetsk Airport
You know that your city is in trouble when your gleaming international airport is reduced to smouldering rubble. Donetsk airport has been the focus of intense fighting in eastern Ukraine since May as pro-Russian separatists tried to seize it from Ukrainian government forces. Last week the Ukranian forces retreated from the terminal. Anastasiya Gribanova of 大象传媒 Ukranian grew up in Donetsk she shares her thoughts on what it means to see an icon of the city in ruins.
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大象传媒 Arabic's Music Box
大象传媒 Arabic celebrate their 77th anniversary at the weekend and as part of the festivities they are putting together a special programme of their musical highlights over the years. Nadeh Najjar, presenter of 大象传媒 Arabic's Music Box shares some of her favourite moments.
(Photo: Discarded flip flop shoes in Burundi )
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