'Defamatory' Images Of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan sent a chilling warning to its photographers and artists this week by convicting, Umida Akhmedova, the acclaimed photographer and documentary filmmaker, in a slander trial that harked back to the days of Soviet censorship. See Umida's striking images below and read the news story here.

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THE acclaimed Uzbek photographer Umida Ahmedova has been charged with with causing "insult and slander against Uzbek people and traditions." for her work covering subjects such as poverty and inequality. Apparently Uzbek officials disapprove of her photos used her documentary
"The Burden Of Virginity" and the book "Customs Of Men And Women," which focus
on poverty and gender inequality in Uzbekistan.
An investigator at Tashkent's police department, told her that anyone who cooperated in the production of the coffee table book produced in 2007 under support of Swiss Embassy Gender Program, had been charged.

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