Candlelit Vigil, Malta – Ports of Hope Ports of Hope – a candlelit vigil was held in Valletta, Malta, to honor the lives of those lost at sea, trying to reach a better life, and the need for solidarity – 5th July 2018. We feel the need to provide a space and opportunity to rememberContinue reading “Ports of Hope, Malta – candlelit vigil”
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American Photography 34 Slideshow – image ©Jason Florio ‘Destination Europe’
American Photography 34 slideshow – image ©Jason Florio – ‘Destination Europe‘. Shell-shocked West African migrants on board the rescue boat, in the Mediterranean Sea, as their rubber dinghy is set on fire in the background, to prevent the smugglers (who followed them) reusing it. Congratulations to all the photographers who were eventually chosen. Instagram – @jasonflorio /@floriotravels floriophoto.com
Solo Sandeng Memorial March, April 14 2018
The Solo Sandeng Memorial March, April 14th, 2018, The Gambia, took place to commemorate the prominent activist – of the opposition party, UDP, and youth leader – and other victims. Sandeng was murdered whilst in custody on this day in 2016, under the old dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh. His death sparked a national outcry and the beginning of theContinue reading “Solo Sandeng Memorial March, April 14 2018”
#ThrowbackSaturday: 30th December, 2014 – attempted coup, The Gambia, West Africa
In 2014, Jason Florio and I were living in the small West African country of The Gambia, when we were woken by an early morning phone call, on 30th December, from a Gambian friend who advised us to ‘stay off the streets’ as the sound of gunfire had been reported, coming from the vicinity ofContinue reading “#ThrowbackSaturday: 30th December, 2014 – attempted coup, The Gambia, West Africa”
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