Below you will find an example of an event the DVC was asked to verify. During the
geolocation process, the DVC managed to geolocate the site of the event, but the process was
not straightforward as pitfalls were encountered. See, for example, image 7 below.
5.1.1 Case Study
In this example, the DVC managed to geolocate the site of the event. The content below
depicted a protest in Guinea, which was dispersed by police. 30 people were allegedly
injured and eight killed during the protest. However, this was not possible to verify and
only one video showed policemen with guns. The excerpts from the report below shows
how the DVC was able to identify the location of the protest by analyzing geolocators and
maps.
Image 1.
This screenshot depicts the police in the
Guinean Capital, Conakry, using tear gas to
disperse the protest. Potential indicators in this
image are the “Total Gas” Station in the
background, as well as the structure in front of
it. Other indicators include the signs, and what
looks like train tracks in the background.
Image 2.
This screenshot clearly shows a sign saying
“Attention Au Train,” it is clear the location is
slightly different from the image above but it is
clear the police run towards the train tracks
followed by protesters (see image below). In
this case the train tracks and these signs are
important indicators.
Image 3.
This screenshot depicts the police running on
train tracks: a good indicator. The ‘Tele Centre’
sign at the forefront of the image can also be
helpful.
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