Witness History Episodes Available now
How Peru Mistook Missionaries For Drug Traffickers
Hear from the American who survived being shot down in his plane over the Amazon jungle
The Takeover of NTV in Russia
NTV was the only nationwide independent TV channel in Russia. It was taken over in 2001.
America's 504 Disability Rights Protests
In April 1977, US disabled activists occupied a government building for nearly a month.
UK Sikhs Fight For Religious Rights
In 1969 Sikh bus drivers in Wolverhampton won the right to wear turbans on duty.
The Katyn Massacre
Tens of thousands of Polish officers were executed in the USSR during World War 2.
Ethiopia's Red Terror
In the 1970s Ethiopia's military regime launched a brutal campaign of repression
Egypt's Facebook Girl
Israa Abd El Fattah was one of the first Egyptian activists to use Facebook for protests.
The USA Enters World War One
America declared war on Germany on 6 April 1917
Princess Diana's Handshake with Aids Patient
In April 1987 Princess Diana opened the UK's first purpose built HIV Aids unit
The Nagorno-Karabakh war
One man whose family were made refugees during the Nagorno-Karabakh war tells their story
