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Photo of the Day – ‘The Hunting’ traditional masquerades, The Gambia © Jason Florio

Aside from the more serious element to our work – particularly, what we are working on at the moment, ‘Gambia – Victims and Resisters of a Regime‘ #Portraits4PositiveChange – we have also been working on another long-term series of the traditional masquerades of The Gambia. Although the Gambia is a predominantly Muslim country, the animist-fuelled masquerade ceremoniesContinue reading “Photo of the Day – ‘The Hunting’ traditional masquerades, The Gambia © Jason Florio”

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‘Gambia – Victims and Resisters of a Regime’ Update

‘Gambia – Victims, and Resisters of a Regime’ #Portraits4PositiveChange We’ve been busy these last couple of months, working predominantly on the portraits of victims and resisters in our second home of The Gambia. This is a work-in-progress, which we began two years ago. We also got asked to make a documentary for Amnesty International, whichContinue reading “‘Gambia – Victims and Resisters of a Regime’ Update”

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The Gambia – The Victims and the Instigator. Portraits © Jason Florio

One man, many victims… The Gambia – torture, abuse, and dissent From 1994 -2017 Yahya Jammeh ruled the Gambia, West Africa as his own fiefdom, crushing dissent, and opposition with brutality. With Jammeh’s ouster and flight into exile, hundreds of Gambians now feel safe to come forward and speak freely about the crimes committed against them by his regime. This portraitContinue reading “The Gambia – The Victims and the Instigator. Portraits © Jason Florio”

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Touray was jailed for protesting during the Yahya Jammeh regime. An environmental activist, he was pulled from his house by President Jammeh’s henchman and jailed for protesting against illegal sand mining, run by Jammeh’s brother, that was having a devastating environmental impact and also destroying ladies vegetable gardens in Habib’s village. Jason Florio. SeeContinue reading “Photo of the Day: Victims of the Jammeh Regime, The Gambia – portraits ©Jason Florio”