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Photos that insult ‘the whole Uzbek nation’

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Photographers and filmmakers staged demonstrations at Uzbek embassies in Moscow and Paris on Thursday in support of Uzbek photographer Umida Akhmedova, who was prosecuted in her homeland for "nonconformist" art.

Photographers and filmmakers staged demonstrations at Uzbek embassies in Moscow and Paris on Thursday in support of Uzbek photographer Umida Akhmedova, who was prosecuted in her homeland for "nonconformist" art.

© Photo : ferghana.ruPhotographers and filmmakers staged demonstrations at Uzbek embassies in Moscow and Paris on Thursday in support of Uzbek photographer Umida Akhmedova (pictured), who was prosecuted in her homeland for "nonconformist" art.
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Photographers and filmmakers staged demonstrations at Uzbek embassies in Moscow and Paris on Thursday in support of Uzbek photographer Umida Akhmedova (pictured), who was prosecuted in her homeland for "nonconformist" art.
© Photo : Umida AkhmedovaA series of photographs entitled Women and Men: From Dawn to Sunset and a documentary called A Burden of Virginity that she made together with Oleg Karpov were the reason for the trial. Photo by Umida Akhmedova
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A series of photographs entitled Women and Men: From Dawn to Sunset and a documentary called A Burden of Virginity that she made together with Oleg Karpov were the reason for the trial. Photo by Umida Akhmedova
© Photo : Umida AkhmedovaThe film and photographs were made with grants awarded by the Swiss Embassy. Photo by Umida Akhmedova
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The film and photographs were made with grants awarded by the Swiss Embassy. Photo by Umida Akhmedova
© Photo : Umida AkhmedovaThe series of photographs reflected different aspects of Uzbeks’ lives in their country and the film showed the problems faced by young women in a society full of customs and traditions. Photo by Umida Akhmedova
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The series of photographs reflected different aspects of Uzbeks’ lives in their country and the film showed the problems faced by young women in a society full of customs and traditions. Photo by Umida Akhmedova
© Photo : Umida AkhmedovaExperts accused Akhmedova of placing piles of clothes or bags in her pictures’ backgrounds that “spoiled the image’s mood,” for creating a “pessimistic mood” in her series of photographs and for portraying life “as very ugly,” including by “intentionally stressing the rough and tumble of life.” Photo by Umida Akhmedova
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Experts accused Akhmedova of placing piles of clothes or bags in her pictures’ backgrounds that “spoiled the image’s mood,” for creating a “pessimistic mood” in her series of photographs and for portraying life “as very ugly,” including by “intentionally stressing the rough and tumble of life.” Photo by Umida Akhmedova
© Photo : Umida AkhmedovaAccording to a panel of experts “any foreigner who sees this picture will definitely think that in Uzbekistan young women are forced to get married and that is why they cry. A foreigner unfamiliar with Uzbekistan will conclude that this is a country where people live in the Middle Ages.” Photo by Umida Akhmedova
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According to a panel of experts “any foreigner who sees this picture will definitely think that in Uzbekistan young women are forced to get married and that is why they cry. A foreigner unfamiliar with Uzbekistan will conclude that this is a country where people live in the Middle Ages.” Photo by Umida Akhmedova
© Photo : Umida AkhmedovaThe series of photographs entitled Women and Men: From Dawn to Sunset and a documentary called A Burden of Virginity received a number of international awards. Photo by Umida Akhmedova
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The series of photographs entitled Women and Men: From Dawn to Sunset and a documentary called A Burden of Virginity received a number of international awards. Photo by Umida Akhmedova
© Photo : Umida AkhmedovaOn February 10, an Uzbek court found Akhmedova guilty of insulting "the whole Uzbek nation" with the series of photographs entitled Women and Men: From Dawn to Sunset and the A Burden of Virginity documentary. Photo by Umida Akhmedova
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On February 10, an Uzbek court found Akhmedova guilty of insulting "the whole Uzbek nation" with the series of photographs entitled Women and Men: From Dawn to Sunset and the A Burden of Virginity documentary. Photo by Umida Akhmedova
© Photo : Umida AkhmedovaPhoto by Umida Akhmedova
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Photo by Umida Akhmedova
© Photo : Umida AkhmedovaPhoto by Umida Akhmedova
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Photo by Umida Akhmedova
© Photo : Umida AkhmedovaPhoto by Umida Akhmedova
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Photo by Umida Akhmedova
© Photo : Umida AkhmedovaPhoto by Umida Akhmedova
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Photo by Umida Akhmedova
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