Foreign Journalists Tell of Arrests and Beatings of Press Corps in Iran
I received a first hand report from an Iranian I know inside Iran that he was arrested and his cameras were taken away from him. Also this has appeared on […]
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Propaganda Wars and the Gaza Offensive
by Anne Holmes Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, who is working to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza said yesterday that slanted coverage of the war mocks world opinion. […]
NYC Pro and Anti-Israeli Rallies
Transcript from Democracy Now’s coverage of a counter-protest held the next day on the same spot by New York Jews: On Monday, a group called Jews Against the Occupation staged […]
Ending the War in Gaza
International Crisis Group A war neither Israel nor Hamas truly wanted turned into a war both are willing to wage. The six-month ceasefire that expired on 19 December was far […]
Karl Rove IT Guru Set to Testify Dies in Plane Crash
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Good Job America!
Christine King Farris, Martin Luther King Jr.’s sister, reacts to the news at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia (couldn’t find the credit) The above photograph is one of my […]
And Now for Something Completely Different II
On my recent trip to London, I had the great fortune of spending some time with a few admired and celebrated poets from Africa who were on tour in the […]
Protest by Fire
by Anne Holmes While I was in Afghanistan I met Hanifa, pictured above. She is nine years old. She was introduced to me by the doctor at Herat Regional Hospital […]
Korean Hostages to be Freed
It looks as though the Korean hostages may be freed today after a breakthrough in talks occurred yesterday between Taliban and South Korean officials. A five-point deal was struck, wherein […]
Korean Hostage Crisis
I had dinner with a friend who has been covering the news here for three years. He had just come back from a story up north, and spent the last […]
In Search of Bewaha
By Anne Holmes While I was waiting for my Afghan visa in Delhi, a friend of mine mentioned in passing something about a widow’s village in Herat province in western […]
Self-immolation in Afghanistan
by Anne Holmes Amine, pictured above, is 16 years old. She was forced to marry at the age of 14 but has many problems with her husband and his family. […]
Expulsion from Iran
© Anne Holmes I spent the day at the border with Iran near Herat in Western Afghanistan, observing the constant trickle of deportees arriving empty-handed. They were all men, mostly […]
South Korean Hostages
The Taliban abducted 23 South Korean aid workers, 18 of whom are women, last Thursday. The group reportedly boarded a local bus in Kandahar headed for Kabul, and were kidnapped […]
Mine Victims
© Anne Holmes I spent the last few days in hospitals around Kabul taking a visual survey of the types of war injuries the capital city treats. Many of them […]
Kabul
The national Afghan football team practices at the infamous stadium where Taliban performed executions in Kabul. © Anne Holmes I arrived in Kabul two days ago. My first impressions are […]
U.S. Military Deletes AP Photos
These are the words of Col. Victor Petrenko, chief of staff to the top U.S. commander in eastern Afghanistan, as quoted in Editor and Publisher: “”When untrained people take photographs […]
Thaksin Speaks to Anti-Coup Rally via Webcast
© Anne Holmes An estimated seven to ten thousand people rallied at Sanam Luang last night to watch a prerecroded webcast speech by ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Since June 2, […]
Women of Iran
© Anne Holmes I recently made a trip to Iran. Here is a collection of photographs of women. For more information, click on the large image. © Anne Holmes I […]
Boring Day
© Anne Holmes There was no violence and no opposition to be seen on the day the courts announced they would disolve Thai Rak Thai and ban its party leaders […]
May 30: Playground or War Zone?
The May 30 Constitutional Court decision is likely to be one of the most important events since the September 2006 coup. Various groups are pledging to stage massive protests in […]
Photographer Injured in South Thailand Bomb Blast
Veteran conflict photographer Philip Blenkinsop sustained minor injuries when a bomb exploded in South Thailand’s Yala province, early Tuesday morning. 11 others were injured in the blast. Violent incidents in […]
