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| Format | Documentary |
| Presented by | Ghida Fakhry (2010–present) Former: Rageh Omaar (2006–10) |
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| Original channel | Al Jazeera English |
| Original run | November 2006 – present |
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Witness is a documentary television programme that airs on Al Jazeera English. Presented by Ghida Fakhry, the programme showcases documentaries commissioned from independent filmmakers around the world. The films focus on stories that receive less international coverage and "people at the margins of society."[1] The show occasionally features interviews with the filmmakers.
Witness was one of the first programmes on Al Jazeera English, and has been airing since the channel's inception in November 2006. It was presented by Rageh Omaar from 2006 to 2010. While the scheduling has changed over the years, currently there is at least one new episode each week which premieres on Tuesdays at 22:30 GMT (for half-hour episodes) or Wednesdays at 20:00 GMT (for one-hour episodes) and is re-aired throughout the week.[2]
The show has won multiple documentary awards and has received two International Emmy Award nominations.
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Witness premiered in November 2006 when Al Jazeera English was first launched and was presented by Rageh Omaar, who was recruited from the BBC.[3][4] Fakhry took over as presenter in 2010.[1]
In 2008, Witness was made available on U.S. channel Link TV.[5] Al Jazeera English is not widely available on U.S. television service providers.
Witness' coverage of the Red Mosque in Islamabad shortly before a government siege garnered an International Emmy Award nomination in 2008.[6] A special on two schools in the West Bank under Israeli occupation, Return to Nablus, received an International Emmy nomination in 2009.[7]
16 other documentaries featured on Witness have won awards at various international film festivals.[8]
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