Pushkin Square
Since december 4th 2011 and the legislative election, suspected of massive fraud, a protest movement has spread across Russia. Even though the opposition to the regime is nothing new, it is the first time in 20 years that as many people of all ages and background have gathered in the streets of the main cities.
Weddings without confessions
“A civil marriage not a civil war! ” While the youth from Tunis, Benghazi and Cairo were fighting against their dictator, the one from Beirut was marching this spring for… the right to get civilly married. As a matter of fact, in Lebanon, getting married is also a political issue. Indeed, in this small country of 4 million people, 18 religious communities are sharing the political power proportionally to their demographic size.
A meeting
(Français) Premier grand meeting de campagne de Nathalie Arthaud, porte-parole de Lutte Ouvrière et candidate à l’élection présidentielle de 2012.
The Kashmiri ‘half-widows’
In the conflict ridden valley of Kashmir, they’re called the half-widows. For many years, their husband have disappeared, sometimes without leaving a trace, sometimes arrested without any proof by the Indian army…
Sleepless in Beirut
Beirut isn’t what you think. It’s not only this city scarred by years of civil war or bombings. It can’t be summarized by its poor neighborhoods in the south, where the shi’ia militia is most popular. Beirut also reveals itself at night.
