Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Falling victim to gun violence

STORY: Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Falling victim to gun violence DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:05:37 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KAY KADIEM, High school graduate in Austin area 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID MADDEN, Pianist in Austin 4. STANDUP 1 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BERTHA SAENZ, Relative of a victim of Uvalde school shooting 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): DON FOLDON, American citizen 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, Lecturer, United States Int'l University-Africa, Kenya 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SWETA KUMAR, Resident of Virginia 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): JIM HARRINGTON, Priest of a church in Austin 10. SOUNDBITE 8 (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Venezuelan sociologist 11. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, Lecturer, United States Int'l University-Africa, Kenya 12. SOUNDBITE 10 (Arabic): MOKHTAR GHOBASHY, Deputy chairman of Cairo-based Arab Center for Political and Stra

Racism, political self-interest spawn rampant gun violence in U.S.: expert

STORY: Racism, political self-interest spawn rampant gun violence in U.S.: expert DATELINE: June 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Caracas CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Sociologist STORYLINE: Antonio Gonzalez Plessman, Venezuelan sociologist, has said that the unchecked gun violence in the United States is the result of racial injustice and the self-interest of powerful gun lobbying groups in the country. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Sociologist "I would say that the particular nature (of shootings) in the U.S. has to do with certain situational factors. An interesting fact is that 70 percent of firearms are found within the white male population. There are more white people who use these firearms. We are talking about a society that is structurally racist, in which just 60 years ago, there were laws that validated racism. And this racism continues in the structure of the country and culture. It

Gun violence exposes structural racism in U.S., say experts

STORY: Gun violence exposes structural racism in U.S., say experts DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. 2. various of scenes of shooting incidents in the U.S. 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Human rights activist in Venezuela 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SUZAN ISMAIL, Lebanese lawyer 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English) : STEPHEN NDEGWA, United States International University (USIU-Africa) in Kenya STORYLINE: As the U.S. is plagued with worsening gun violence, some observers say that mass shootings carried out by white supremacists expose structural, generational racism in the society. Last month, a heavily armed 18-year-old white man shot and killed 10 people and injured three others in Buffalo, New York, 11 of them African Americans. U.S. President Joe Biden denounced white supremacy as "a poison running through our body politic." However, as a recent Washington Post-Ipsos poll shows, more than half of African Ame

5 killed in hospital campus shooting

STORY: 5 killed in hospital campus shooting DATELINE: June 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in U.S. 2. STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Human rights activist in Venezuela 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ISMAIL, Lebanese lawyer 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, United States International University (USIU-Africa) in Kenya STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent "At least four people were killed in a hospital campus shooting on Wednesday evening in Tulsa, the second-largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma, authorities said. The gunman is also dead, police said. The shooter was reportedly armed with a rifle at the Natalie Medical Building, a physicians' office building on the St. Francis Hospital campus, Tulsa Police Department said on social media. More than 17,000 people have died in gun-related episodes across the U.S. over the past five months, including

Shooting incident in U.S. shows lack of arms control: analysts

STORY: Shooting incident in U.S. shows lack of arms control: analysts DATELINE: May 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Human rights activist in Venezuela 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) : STEPHEN NDEGWA, United States International University (USIU-Africa) in Kenya STORYLINE: A shooting incident that killed 19 children and two adults at an elementary school in the small town of Uvalde, Texas, has sparked a public outcry in the U.S. Some analysts say that this incident also shows a lack of arms control in the U.S., and the resulting "indiscriminate" sale of weapons is an obstacle to preventing future mass shootings. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Human rights activist in Venezuela "I would say that the particular nature (of shootings) in the U.S. has to do with certain situational factors, and this is the idea that it is so easy to access firearms and munitions, as well as the fact there are no efficien

U.S. inaction on gun control fuels mass shooting tragedies: observers

STORY: U.S. inaction on gun control fuels mass shooting tragedies: observers DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: Caracas CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of people mourningpics of the schoolvarious of street view in U.S.SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Human rights activist in VenezuelaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, United States International University (USIU-Africa) in Kenya STORYLINE: A day of turmoil and grief gripped America's public schools Thursday, as thousands of students staged walkouts across the country to protest the Uvalde shooting in Texas that killed 19 elementary school children and two adults on Tuesday. Some observers say that the U.S. government's inaction on gun control has led to the recurrent gun violence in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Human rights activist in Venezuela "Now, what is the truth behind this? The real face of the United States is that the country is the primary producer of guns