January 20, 2014

Vlucht naar Syrië full documentary

Here's the radio documentary I did about the Dutch humanitarian effort called "Help Syria Through the Winter" for NTR radio. I'll have an English transcript available soon.
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September 3, 2013

Barro Blanco documentary nominated for Prix Europa

The radio documentary about the Barro Blanco hydroelectric dam in Panama that I produced for NTR radio in Holland has been nominated for the Prix Europa, the European broadcast festival that will be held in Berlin in October.
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October 14, 2012

Barro Blanco

The Dutch semi-government bank FMO invests in a hydroelectric dam in Panama that is highly controversial because of environmental damage and the violations of human rights of the indigenous Ngobe people.
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October 31, 2011

Drugs Canal

Rivaling gangs and drug trafficking cause increasing murder rates in Panama. Okke Ornstein explored gang land, and went to the Darien gap at the border with Colombia, spoke with drug traffickers, the border police, and the indigenous population in the area.
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