Via a couple of posts on The Online Photographer, and a BBC story, I learned of the photography of Umida Akhmedova, of Uzbekistan.
Determined to destroy the reputation of Uzbekistan before most people have had a chance to form one, the authorities there have arrested her for "defamation and insulting Uzbek traditions." If convicted, she faces six months in prison, or three months at hard labor, for her 2007 collection of photographs of Uzbek people in their daily lives. [Click on the picture above for a better view of her alleged defamation. Then hit the back arrow to return here.]Here are 51 of the photographs. You be the judge.
1 comment:
So sad. I thought the pictures were wonderful!
all those beautiful faces, young and old, and the colors were incredible.
I do not understand how any of these photos could be considered "defamation.......
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