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99 Months
written by Ram Puneet Tiwary, fl. 2003 (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia), 2015, originally published 2014), 253 page(s)
On 15 September 2003, two Singaporean students at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Tony Tan Poh Chuan and Tay Chow Lyang, were brutally murdered in their apartment. More than eight months later, their housemate and fellow Singaporean, Ram Tiwary, was arrested for their murders. Although Ram proclaimed...
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written by Ram Puneet Tiwary, fl. 2003 (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia), 2015, originally published 2014), 253 page(s)
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On 15 September 2003, two Singaporean students at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Tony Tan Poh Chuan and Tay Chow Lyang, were brutally murdered in their apartment. More than eight months later, their housemate and fellow Singaporean, Ram Tiwary, was arrested for their murders. Although Ram proclaimed innocence, he was found guilty in 2006 and sentenced to life imprisonment. A successful appeal overturned the conviction and awarded hi...
On 15 September 2003, two Singaporean students at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Tony Tan Poh Chuan and Tay Chow Lyang, were brutally murdered in their apartment. More than eight months later, their housemate and fellow Singaporean, Ram Tiwary, was arrested for their murders. Although Ram proclaimed innocence, he was found guilty in 2006 and sentenced to life imprisonment. A successful appeal overturned the conviction and awarded him a retrial, which also resulted in a guilty verdict in 2009. But just two days after the second appeal in 2012, the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal overturned the 2009 conviction and acquitted him. He was released after spending 99 months in maximum security jail. What happened in the courtroom that compelled the most senior judges in the state to overturn two murder convictions within a day of the hearings? From the police claims of 'losing' evidence from evidence safes, revelations in the courtroom that the DPP had hidden crucial evidence from its own expert witnesses, solid leads that were inexplicably abandoned, detectives seemingly caught lying under oath and the Crown's theory of naked assassins, this is Ram's story of the 99 months that have left us with more questions than answers.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Ram Puneet Tiwary, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2014, 2015
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia)
Person Discussed
Tay Chow Lyang, Tony Tan Poh Chuan, Ram Puneet Tiwary, fl. 2003
Topic / Theme
Confinement > Supermax, Police misconduct, Criminal records, Acquittals, Law, Prison Policy, Conditions of Confinement, Australians, Singaporeans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Marshall Cavendish International (Asia)
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99%: Occupy Everywhere
directed by Michael Perlman, fl. 2003; produced by Michael Perlman, fl. 2003 (Pompton Plains, NJ: Bayview Entertainment, 2013), 1 hour 3 mins
This award-winning film, narrated by Lou Reed, has been broadcast on three US television stations including Participant Media’s Pivot TV, Direct TV Link and Free Speech TV. The film documents how private money in politics has undermined democracy and transferred income from 99% of Americans to multinational corp...
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directed by Michael Perlman, fl. 2003; produced by Michael Perlman, fl. 2003 (Pompton Plains, NJ: Bayview Entertainment, 2013), 1 hour 3 mins
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This award-winning film, narrated by Lou Reed, has been broadcast on three US television stations including Participant Media’s Pivot TV, Direct TV Link and Free Speech TV. The film documents how private money in politics has undermined democracy and transferred income from 99% of Americans to multinational corporations and the wealthy. Through personal stories of a diverse cross section of Americans, the film highlights a movement that address...
This award-winning film, narrated by Lou Reed, has been broadcast on three US television stations including Participant Media’s Pivot TV, Direct TV Link and Free Speech TV. The film documents how private money in politics has undermined democracy and transferred income from 99% of Americans to multinational corporations and the wealthy. Through personal stories of a diverse cross section of Americans, the film highlights a movement that addresses critical issues of our time including income inequality, jobs, the environment, gun safety, criminal justice, access to health care and education, money in politics and the big banks lack of accountability.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Michael Perlman, fl. 2003, Lou Reed, 1942-2013
Author / Creator
Michael Perlman, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Speaker / Narrator
Russell Simmons, 1957-, Jeffrey David Sachs, 1954-, Lou Reed, 1942-2013
Person Discussed
Russell Simmons, 1957-, Jeffrey David Sachs, 1954-
Topic / Theme
Democracy, Economic discrimination, Income, Social justice, Public health, Social movements, Political demonstrations, Occupy Movement, September 17, 2011-, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Bayview Entertainment
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100% Asphalt
directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2009), 26 mins
"100% Asphalt" is about a street that tells its own story. A street that shelters more than 200 million children with only asphalt, noise and rage for a home. “100% Asphalt” is a film from the heart, shot on the streets in the heart of the city, and revealing unspeakable truths. 26 minutes of testimonies from...
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directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2009), 26 mins
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"100% Asphalt" is about a street that tells its own story. A street that shelters more than 200 million children with only asphalt, noise and rage for a home. “100% Asphalt” is a film from the heart, shot on the streets in the heart of the city, and revealing unspeakable truths. 26 minutes of testimonies from abandoned children, left to their misery and destitution, and surviving on violence and drugs.
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Forward Film Productions, Najwa Kassem, fl. 1993
Author / Creator
Carol Mansour, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Forward Film Productions
Speaker / Narrator
Najwa Kassem, fl. 1993
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Illegal drugs, Children, Anthropology, Lebanese, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 Forward Film Production
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100 Best Practices in Combating Trafficking in Persons: The Role of Civil Society
written by Johns Hopkins University. Protection Project, in 100 Best Practices, Volume 1 (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University. Protection Project, 2012),
Source: www.protectionproject.org
Source: www.protectionproject.org
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written by Johns Hopkins University. Protection Project, in 100 Best Practices, Volume 1 (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University. Protection Project, 2012),
Source: www.protectionproject.org
Source: www.protectionproject.org
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Johns Hopkins University. Protection Project
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University. Protection Project
Series
100 Best Practices
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Human rights, Human trafficking, Sociology, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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100 Best Practices in the Protection of Migrant Workers
written by Johns Hopkins University. Protection Project, in 100 Best Practices, Volume 2 (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University. Protection Project, 2013),
Source: www.protectionproject.org
Source: www.protectionproject.org
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written by Johns Hopkins University. Protection Project, in 100 Best Practices, Volume 2 (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University. Protection Project, 2013),
Source: www.protectionproject.org
Source: www.protectionproject.org
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Johns Hopkins University. Protection Project
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University. Protection Project
Series
100 Best Practices
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Labor force, Migrant life, Sociology, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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100 Years of Silence: The Germans in Namibia
directed by Halfdan Muurholm and Casper Erichsen; produced by Halfdan Muurholm (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 1 hour 8 mins
One hundred years ago, the Herero people of Namibia were nearly exterminated by German colonial soldiers in what has become known as the first genocide of the 20th century. Herero men, women and children were rounded up like cattle and put into Germany's first ever concentration camps. Four years later, three-quar...
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directed by Halfdan Muurholm and Casper Erichsen; produced by Halfdan Muurholm (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 1 hour 8 mins
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One hundred years ago, the Herero people of Namibia were nearly exterminated by German colonial soldiers in what has become known as the first genocide of the 20th century. Herero men, women and children were rounded up like cattle and put into Germany's first ever concentration camps. Four years later, three-quarters of the entire Herero nation had perished at the hands of German colonialists. The Nazis used the experiences from the German conce...
One hundred years ago, the Herero people of Namibia were nearly exterminated by German colonial soldiers in what has become known as the first genocide of the 20th century. Herero men, women and children were rounded up like cattle and put into Germany's first ever concentration camps. Four years later, three-quarters of the entire Herero nation had perished at the hands of German colonialists. The Nazis used the experiences from the German concentration camps in Namibia as well as their experiments in "racial science" when they formulated the Final Solution during World War II a few decades later. Today the Hereros claim billions of euros from the German government in repatriation for the genocide. The experience of one family is described by a descendant, a 23-year-old Herero woman named Georgina. She has a fair complexion and a green tinge to her eyes. Georgina is aware of the fact that her great-grandmother was raped by a German soldier and now wants to confront the demons of her own genetic past. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Halfdan Muurholm
Author / Creator
Halfdan Muurholm, Casper Erichsen
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Herero and Namaqua Genocide (Namibia) (1904-1907), History curriculums, Ethnic cleansing, Internment camps, Genocide, Imperialism, Herero and Namaqua Genocide, Namibia, 1904-1907, History, Documentation of Crimes, Humanities, Germans, Herero
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Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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in Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Armenia, 1910-1929 (T-1192), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (21 February 1922) , 3 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
21 February 1922, 1922
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
News story
Topic / Theme
Ottoman Empire and Armenia (1914-1922), Humanitarian values, Government policy, Diplomacy, International relations, Politics & Policy, International Response, Transitional Justice, Armenians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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216 Beach Walk, Waikiki
directed by Alan Marcus, fl. 1991 (Privately Published, 2018), 32 mins
The film's title, 216 Beach Walk, Waikiki (2018, 30mins), refers to the former address of author Jack London during his period in Hawaii in 1915-16 when he was stimulating interest in the islands through his writings. By chance, the same location is now the back door of Trump Int’l Hotel Waikiki. In the film, hi...
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directed by Alan Marcus, fl. 1991 (Privately Published, 2018), 32 mins
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The film's title, 216 Beach Walk, Waikiki (2018, 30mins), refers to the former address of author Jack London during his period in Hawaii in 1915-16 when he was stimulating interest in the islands through his writings. By chance, the same location is now the back door of Trump Int’l Hotel Waikiki. In the film, high-rise developments serve as magnified totems for a heavily congested urban environment fueled by Waikiki’s fabled touristic appeal....
The film's title, 216 Beach Walk, Waikiki (2018, 30mins), refers to the former address of author Jack London during his period in Hawaii in 1915-16 when he was stimulating interest in the islands through his writings. By chance, the same location is now the back door of Trump Int’l Hotel Waikiki. In the film, high-rise developments serve as magnified totems for a heavily congested urban environment fueled by Waikiki’s fabled touristic appeal. The film questions this interpretation of a paradisiacal paradigm in what could otherwise be termed a post-traumatic site, drawing on the creation and toxicity of the Ala Wai Canal as a potent metaphorical comment. This research project received funding from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Alan Marcus, fl. 1991
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Privately Published
Person Discussed
Jack London, 1876-1916
Topic / Theme
U.S. Annexation of Hawai'i, 1898, Ecology, Hawaiians, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © Alan Marcus, 2018, all rights reserved
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444 Days: Selected Records Concerning the Iran Hostage Crisis 1979-1981
written by United States. National Archives and Records Administration (District of Columbia: United States. National Archives and Records Administration, 2017),
Source: www.archives.gov
Source: www.archives.gov
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written by United States. National Archives and Records Administration (District of Columbia: United States. National Archives and Records Administration, 2017),
Source: www.archives.gov
Source: www.archives.gov
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
General reference website
Author / Creator
United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Topic / Theme
Iran (1940s - Present), Hostages, Iranian Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981, Diplomacy, Americans, Iranians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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731: Two Versions of Hell
produced by James T. Hong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 28 mins
This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives t...
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produced by James T. Hong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 28 mins
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This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives the perspective of the Chinese government and describes the horrors and atrocities that occurred during World War II at the facility. Th...
This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives the perspective of the Chinese government and describes the horrors and atrocities that occurred during World War II at the facility. The second half, using almost the exact same footage, describes Unit 731 from the Japanese revisionist perspective which is largely supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan. Although its cruel experiments on living people produced thousands of casualties, this activity is still denied by a number of Japanese historians and politicians. Generational change has contributed to the escalating history problem between Japan, China, and the two Koreas. Not only were the majority of Asians born and educated after the war; as a result of the education they received in their own countries, their memories and ideas of the war have become more divergent. Usage of the same shots in both parts of the film ironically demonstrates the potential to misuse film images for political purposes. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James T. Hong
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Prisoner of war camps, Prisoners of war, Propaganda, Torture, War crimes, History curriculums, War, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, Great Leap Forward, China, 1958, War and Violence, Medicine, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Chinese, Japanese, 20th Century in World H...
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Prisoner of war camps, Prisoners of war, Propaganda, Torture, War crimes, History curriculums, War, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, Great Leap Forward, China, 1958, War and Violence, Medicine, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Chinese, Japanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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