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Latest update : 2018-07-16

Iran water shortages, street art in Yemen, and more

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

Riding the 'desert train', cleaning up Tunisia's coast, and more

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

2018-09-10 The Observers

A drone to save sea turtles, and synthetic drugs in Cairo

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

2018-07-09 The Observers

Revealed: the decomposing bodies in Kinshasa's morgue; and the dangerous conditions for migrant workers in Malaysia

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

2018-06-25 The Observers

The Moroccan teacher improving his pupils' lives; and Turkey's violent crackdown on students

A weekly news show produced with photos, videos and personal accounts from France 24 Observers around the world - all checked by our staff here in Paris.

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DEREK THOMSON Presenter

He has worked in online journalism since the early 1990s. In 2007, he co-founded the FRANCE 24 Observers - the project he always dreamed of!

GAËLLE FAURE Journalist

She is in charge of the Observers website in English, and occasionally presents The Observers TV show. She specialises in participatory journalism and the verification of amateur images.