The Sierra Leonean Civil War

The series contains 54 raw and edited videos conducted 1995-2000. They document the later years of the civil war that left over 50,000 people dead, and much of the country's infrastructure destroyed. It includes recordings of site visits and research material, including interviews with victims of amputation squads, and child soldiers detailing the killings. Multiple programs contain political rallies, executions and the movements of the military and rebel troops. The series also features media monitoring of television news and reports from Sierra Leone Broadcasting Services, Associated Press Television news and Independent Television Network (UK), and documentaries, including reports on British involvement in the conflict, private militias, and Sorious Samura’s striking film "Cry Freetown", which uncovered the events of the most brutal period of the civil war in Sierra Leone.

Part of the International Monitor Institute Genocide Archive.