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43 Photojournalists orchestrate their own protest in Brazil
1392 رویرهش22 جمعه- 1256 شماره/ سال متسیب Agroup of photographers covering the demonstrations against corruption on Sept. 7,Brazil's Independence “It is a clean, social manifestation of the desire for
in Brazil used their work to create a visual protest in Day, a g roup of photojournalists going by the name change,” Liohn said.
Sao Paulo. Foto Protesto SP revealed they had composed a A protest “against time,” the exhibit aims to help
As Brazilians in São Paulo prepared for protests demonstration of their own. Brazilians remember why they began demonstrating
“Everything happened quite quickly, I think it was and w hat has happened along the way.
about two weeks from the time Mauricio Lima had It is a visual act for the sake of remembrance and
the idea to having the pictures actually on the wall,” momentum.
said André Liohn, a Brazilian photojournalist who “ With our photography we can bring the idea back,”
has b een working in São Paulo covering the protests. Liohn said. “We can question what happened. We can
The group of 18 to 22 photojournalists decided to contribute, for the population to reflect about what
occupy the city’s public space to “reach the people happened and what should happen in the future.”
directly”—a horizontal demonstration that “brought Foto Protesto has received a lot of attention since
the people to the people” to establish contact and Saturday, he said, and is planning a meeting to decide
foster dialogue, bringing them closer to the country's on the group's second act of protest.
issues and to each other, without any interference -- globalpost.com
from political parties.
Afghanistan celebrates 1st international soccer title
Afghanistan beat India 2-0 Wednesday night to take
home its first international soccer title in the South
Asian Football Federation Championship.
The win united a divided nation, as young and old
celebrated in Kabul as they watched their national
team take home the trophy in Kathmandu, Nepal.
"I am extremely happy, and I am very proud," said
Waheedullah, who like many Afghans goes by one
n ame. "How I can explain my feelings? My friends
and I were just praying, praying to be champions. It's
one of the happiest days of my life."
Afghanistan was a founding member of the SAFFC,
but the Taliban's rule over the country from 1996 to
2 001 put a severe restriction on sports. It was only
recently that the team reemerged after the US ousted
the Taliban 12 years ago. -- globalpost.com
In touch with Iranian diversity
Vol. 20 / No. 1256 - Friday, Sept. 13, 2013
43
43 Photojournalists orchestrate their own protest in Brazil
1392 رویرهش22 جمعه- 1256 شماره/ سال متسیب Agroup of photographers covering the demonstrations against corruption on Sept. 7,Brazil's Independence “It is a clean, social manifestation of the desire for
in Brazil used their work to create a visual protest in Day, a g roup of photojournalists going by the name change,” Liohn said.
Sao Paulo. Foto Protesto SP revealed they had composed a A protest “against time,” the exhibit aims to help
As Brazilians in São Paulo prepared for protests demonstration of their own. Brazilians remember why they began demonstrating
“Everything happened quite quickly, I think it was and w hat has happened along the way.
about two weeks from the time Mauricio Lima had It is a visual act for the sake of remembrance and
the idea to having the pictures actually on the wall,” momentum.
said André Liohn, a Brazilian photojournalist who “ With our photography we can bring the idea back,”
has b een working in São Paulo covering the protests. Liohn said. “We can question what happened. We can
The group of 18 to 22 photojournalists decided to contribute, for the population to reflect about what
occupy the city’s public space to “reach the people happened and what should happen in the future.”
directly”—a horizontal demonstration that “brought Foto Protesto has received a lot of attention since
the people to the people” to establish contact and Saturday, he said, and is planning a meeting to decide
foster dialogue, bringing them closer to the country's on the group's second act of protest.
issues and to each other, without any interference -- globalpost.com
from political parties.
Afghanistan celebrates 1st international soccer title
Afghanistan beat India 2-0 Wednesday night to take
home its first international soccer title in the South
Asian Football Federation Championship.
The win united a divided nation, as young and old
celebrated in Kabul as they watched their national
team take home the trophy in Kathmandu, Nepal.
"I am extremely happy, and I am very proud," said
Waheedullah, who like many Afghans goes by one
n ame. "How I can explain my feelings? My friends
and I were just praying, praying to be champions. It's
one of the happiest days of my life."
Afghanistan was a founding member of the SAFFC,
but the Taliban's rule over the country from 1996 to
2 001 put a severe restriction on sports. It was only
recently that the team reemerged after the US ousted
the Taliban 12 years ago. -- globalpost.com
In touch with Iranian diversity
Vol. 20 / No. 1256 - Friday, Sept. 13, 2013
43
