The Observers Direct

Each month, our journalists go meet an Observer to take a closer look at events they have witnessed.

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Video: 200 kmh in a souped-up Peugeot – the secret world of Iran’s smugglers

They call themselves “shootis”, posting hundreds of Instagram videos of tuned-up engines, zooming past police checkpoints at 200 kmh, and crashing at high speed.
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Observers in Dakar: Three initiatives dedicated to Senegalese youth

Observers Direct: The fight against homophobia and transphobia in Cameroon

Migrants trapped at Belarus-Poland border call for help via videos, GPS coordinates

'Colombia: Silencing a Revolt': A video investigation

The Observers Direct - With our Observers... in Abidjan

Iran’s Hidden Slaughter: a video investigation by the France 24 Observers

OBSERVERS DIRECT: Standing up to slavery in Mali

OBSERVERS DIRECT: Avoiding a Future Food Crisis in Cameroon

OBSERVERS DIRECT: Fighting urbanization on Morocco's coastline

OBSERVERS DIRECT: With our Observers in Rio de Janeiro

In Mali, preventing domestic violence and building a school for the visually-impaired

In Mali, preventing domestic violence and building a school for the visually-impaired

Pet cheetahs are the latest status symbol in the Gulf countries

The Nigerians flown home from Libya after trying to cross to Europe

The people seeking peace after conflict in the Central African Republic

OBSERVERS DIRECT - Haiti: pastors and vodou, street theatre and robots

Observers Direct: With our Observers in... Saint Louis, Senegal

The hidden victims of Italy’s tomato harvest

Secrets of Senegal: the dangerous tips to “keep your man”

The youth challenge of Mayotte, France's youngest department
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