One of Livio Mancini's photographs was taken out of context by a Swiss magazine and used to incite fear and hatred of Roma. Here, he shows us the rest of the story.
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Posted in: Europe, Media & Arts, Rights & Justice
Topics: Die Weltwoche, discrimination, documentary photography, Kosovo, Livio Mancini, photography, Roma, switzerland, xenophobia
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More than 10 million Roma live in Europe and I am one of them. The prejudice against us goes back centuries. Racial incitement against the Roma, like the sensationalist cover photo by a Swiss magazine, is not a harmless, victimless misdeed.
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What happens when a photographer's images are taken way—way—out of context? After a particularly egregious editorial choice by a Swiss magazine, I asked photojournalist Ed Kashi to talk about visual ethics.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Justice
Topics: Die Weltwoche, discrimination, documentary photography, Ed Kashi, Laif, Livio Mancini, Marseilles, National Geographic, photography, Roma, switzerland, Will Cohen, xenophobia
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Advocates of France's ban on the full-face veil argued it would protect gender equality and help maintain public order. A year later, it has done neither.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Justice
Topics: burqa, burqa ban, equality, France, full-face veil, Helene Irving, Islamophobia, Muslims, niqab, women
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