Through the Looking Glass: The Andijan Massacre
Through the Looking Glass uncovers the lost story of how armed forces gunned down a largely peaceful demonstration in Uzbekistan, in the heart of Central Asia. Demonstrators had been gathering daily in the eastern city of Andijan through 2005 to call for justice in this highly repressive state – but after almost 100 days the military moved in and opened fire, running down the demonstrators as they tried to get away. Around five hundred people are thought to have been killed.
Primary Title
- Through the Looking Glass: The Andijan Massacre
Date Broadcast
- Monday 31 May 2010
Start Time
- 09 : 10
Finish Time
- 09 : 35
Duration
- 25:00
Channel
- BBC World News
Broadcaster
- British Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- Through the Looking Glass uncovers the lost story of how armed forces gunned down a largely peaceful demonstration in Uzbekistan, in the heart of Central Asia. Demonstrators had been gathering daily in the eastern city of Andijan through 2005 to call for justice in this highly repressive state – but after almost 100 days the military moved in and opened fire, running down the demonstrators as they tried to get away. Around five hundred people are thought to have been killed.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary films--Great Britain
- Intrigue--Political aspects--Uzbekistan--History--21st century
- Political violence--Uzbekistan--History--21st century
- Revolutions--Uzbekistan--History--21st century
- Uzbekistan--History--1991-
- Uzbekistan--Politics and government--1991-
Genres
- Crime
- Documentary
- Politics
Contributors
- Monica Whitlock (Producer)
- Monica Whitlock (Cameraperson)
- True Heroes Films (Production Unit)
- Faction Films (Production Unit)
- Stephanie Meth (Editor)
Subjects
- Documentary films--Great Britain
- Intrigue--Political aspects--Uzbekistan--History--21st century
- Political violence--Uzbekistan--History--21st century
- Revolutions--Uzbekistan--History--21st century
- Uzbekistan--History--1991-
- Uzbekistan--Politics and government--1991-