To raise awareness and inspire action, OSI created the Eyes on Zimbabwe portal for individuals to learn about the crisis in Zimbabwe and to take action in support of the people of Zimbabwe. According to the organisers, the centerpiece of the effort is 'Zimbabwe: The Fight to Free a Country,' which organisers describe as a video documenting the abuses of the government through the words and images of the Zimbabwean people which "combines footage from inside Mugabe's police state with testimony from torture survivors, activists, and lawyers who have witnessed the regime's repression first hand."

 

To help share information about the situation in Zimbabwe, the website provides:

 

· the eight-and-a-half minute documentary video;

 

· a 30-second preview video with embedding code;

 

· a detailed summary of the crisis in Zimbabwe;

 

· a timeline of events leading up to the current state of affairs in Zimbabwe; and

 

· graphics with embedding code linking to the video.

 

The website also features links to additional information resources, such as news articles and a petition and letter to the United Nations (UN) that people can fill in online. This petition urges the UN Security Council (UNSC) to investigate human rights abuses, monitor the upcoming elections, and convene a UNSC meeting to address the situation in Zimbabwe.

 

People are invited to spread the word about the campaign, and to include links to the online portal from their own website. The project blog aims to provide up to date information about the situation in the country.

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