Fiona Lawson-Baker

Executive Producer @AJWitness. Occasional retweeter.

[Witness Docs @AJWitness]

We are devastated by the death of one of Al Jazeera and the Arab world's most revered journalists, Shireen Abu Akleh who was shot by Israeli forces yesterday while on assignment in the occupied West Bank.

We extend our sincerest condolences to Shireen's family and friends.

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

Can the ICC play Yarly already?

[Witness Docs @AJWitness]

Many students in Northeast Nigeria risk their lives for education as Boko Haram continues to attack schools. But one man is determined to fight back.

On International Day to #ProtectEducationFromAttack, follow #ArchitectAhmad as he takes on Boko Haram: https://t.co/mmB4JfOhFf

[Al Jazeera PR @AlJazeera]

Al Jazeera finds it disturbing that Bangladeshi migrant worker Mohammad Rayhan Kabir has been arrested for choosing to speak up about some of the experiences of the voiceless and the vulnerable. 1/3

[Fiona Lawson-Baker @FionaLB17]

Al Jazeera shocked by the response from Malaysian authorities to its documentary ‘Locked Up in Malaysia’s Lockdown’ and worried about the safety of its staff | Al Jazeera Media Network https://t.co/bcZx7mjT5z

[Hasham Kabir Cheema @HashamKabir]

Thrilled to share my latest documentary on Pakistan, India, Farhan Virk and everything in between.

Big thanks to @AsadFaruqi (DOP), @FionaLB17, @ReemHadd, @horiaelhadad & @bakarkhanirani for going on this exciting journey with me 🥳

Watch here: https://t.co/tIPVds89fJ

[Sandford St Martin Trust @sandfordawards]

The winner of our Journalism Award is @AJWitness's The Feeling of Being Watched: Surveillance in a US-Arab Community.

The documentary's Editor, Rahab Haj Yahya, says it is "an example of journalism we aspire towards in our efforts to expose racial profiling".

#Sandford2020

[Witness Docs @AJWitness]

As protesters across the country demand justice for the police killing of #GeorgeFloyd and #BreonnaTaylor, we turn to @brucefranksjr in his fight against systemic violence and inequity. This is #StLouisSuperman: https://t.co/Gp1KBjJz67

[Witness Docs @AJWitness]

Days before the @WHO was expected to declare the end of the Ebola outbreak in the #DRC, a new case has been confirmed.

Filmmaker Arthur Pratt takes us through stories of everyday heroes battling the deadly 2014 outbreak in #SierraLeone. Full film: https://t.co/MsskcNYlmF

[Hot Docs Industry @HotDocsIndustry]

Despite #COVIDー19 & the postponement of #HotDocs2020, we are thrilled to announce that the Hot Docs Al Jazeera Short Pitch for @AJWitness will be hosted digitally—and we've extended the deadline to apply!

🔸New Application Deadline: March 31🔸
More info: https://t.co/78ysjU3SNw

[Witness Docs @AJWitness]

Congrats to the winners of the Witness pitch at @AIDCmelb ❤️ very strong pitches from some very talented filmmakers!

[Fiona Lawson-Baker @FionaLB17]

@AJWitness @AJEnglish @TheAcademy @brucefranksjr @SmritiMundhra @samikhanfilm @pohsi @itscheyennetan Big love to @thesheilanevins and the @mtv family. ❤️❤️❤️

[Fiona Lawson-Baker @FionaLB17]

Big love back! We are so proud of you Bruce!

[Fiona Lawson-Baker @FionaLB17]

Don’t miss this film on Witness. Find out more on @AJStream with @mmbilal and @malonebarry today.

[Witness Docs @AJWitness]

"I want to be my mother's child again."

An adopted teenager navigates the international adoption system to reclaim her identity and return home to Ethiopia. Full film: https://t.co/jVFjMLKk74

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Our latest documentary follows @TIME magazine's Person of the Year @mariaressa in her fight against disinformation.

Watch our live YouTube premiere on @AJEnglish along with a Q/A with filmmaker @YaaraBouTV: https://t.co/iIGFbN1liR

#DefendPressFreedom #HoldtheLine

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"People said I was a mad woman who doesn't value her life."

From hunting animals to hunting Boko Haram fighters, this is the story of Aisha Gombi. https://t.co/LO9MiYc6Bs

[Witness Docs @AJWitness]

Watch on @AJWitness this week: https://t.co/GbrgBz71oJ https://t.co/mhMXmwZfxw