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Screengrab of a 17-second video filmed in southwestern Colombia and posted on social media on September 21.

Four men executed in Colombian mangrove forest amid wave of massacres

Left: A video showing a civilian carrying a stick in defence as gunshots are heard in the background. Right: An IPOB member with a gunshot wound after the clash. (Source: Twitter.)

Nigeria: New clashes after security forces break up meeting of Biafran separatists

Screenshots from three videos shared on social media.

Armed thugs go after protesters in Bolivia

In a video that has gone viral, a mob reciting Hindu nationalist slogans beats a man lying on the ground, even as a police officer arrives. (Photos: Twitter)

Latest ‘cow vigilante’ attack in India: Beaten for shooing cows away from their field

Left: Youth volunteers protect a Hindu temple during riots on August 11. Right: The mob set fire to buildings and vehicles until 1 a.m. (Photos: Twitter)

India: Human chain protects Hindu temple amid riots over Facebook post

The photo on the left shows a group called Ukhavihera distributing food in Pemba. The photo on the right shows an organization called the Islamic Community of Mozambique (known by the acronym CIMO) handing out food in the district of Quissanga. Photos: Geo

Investigation: The rising number of Mozambique’s internally displaced people (2/2)

The image on the left shows a scorched home in Cabo Delgado. The image on the right shows people fleeing Mocimboa da Praia, which was attacked by insurgents on June 27. These photos were published by the collaborative media site Pinnacle News.

Thousands flee Islamist insurgents in northern Mozambique

Funerals followed an attack on the village of Gora Gan on July 20. (Photo: Twitter/Steven Kefason)

Videos of Nigerian wedding massacre, mass burials go viral amid call for end to ethnic violence

Screen grab of a video showing a man violently abusing a woman in Puerto Wilches, Colombia. The video was posted online on June 27.

Lockdown in Colombia leads to spike in domestic violence

The killing of Dilan Cruz marked a turning point in the protests in Colombia.

How a young protester's death became a symbol of police brutality in Bogota

Screengrabs of two videos showing a man who was set on fire in Hong Kong on November 11.

Hong Kong: Gruesome video of man set on fire marks escalation in violence

Screenshot of a video of the event, which has been circulating on social media since September 18, 2019.

Video: Palestinian woman shot and killed by Israeli soldiers at checkpoint

True or fake? Here are some images that have been taken out of context.

From bomb attacks to a deadly blaze: The fake news coming out of South Africa

Gold mine employees used WhatsApp to send these photos to the France 24 Observers team.

Killing at Turkish-run gold mine in Burkina Faso reveals tensions between local workers and expats

Tabrez Ansari, a 24-year-old Muslim man, was beaten to death by a mob in Jharkhand state, India, in the night between June 17 and 18.

Protesters in India condemn lynching of Muslim man

This video shows a security guard using his entire body to pin a young man to the ground. The guard suspected the young man of wanting to steal his gun. The young man died as a result of this assault. (Screengrab from YouTube)

Fury on Brazil's social media after security guard chokes young black man to death

Screengrab of a video that has been circulating on social media in Chad the past few days.

Security forces in Chad caught on camera whipping a woman

Screen capture from the video.

Interrogation using a snake: The torture method Indonesian police use against Papuans

Screengrabs from the video.

At Senegalese wrestling matches, the fans have started fighting as well

This is a screengrab from the second video below. The footage was shot on December 15,2018, in Kharpora Sirnoo, a village in the Pulwama district in the state Jammu and Kashmir in northern India.

Videos show Indian security forces opening fire on protesters

Brazil: A wave of homophobic attacks in wake of far-right candidate’s win

Screengrab of a video showing two transgender women being assaulted in Jounieh, a town in northern Lebanon on July 18, 2018.

Trans women attacked in Lebanon in broad daylight

Photos of these LGBT banners in Baghdad have been shared on social media since June 7.

In Baghdad, a daring poster campaign to defend LGBT rights

Screengrab of a video filmed in the southern part of Luanda on June 1.

Video shows Angolan policeman executing a man in the street

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