Political Photo-essays http://www.photografree.net en Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:00:00 +0100 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:00:00 +0100 On January 19th a small group of demonstrators paid a visit to a small and unimpressive area near the international airport of Toulouse. You might not know to look at it that it might be the turning point of the lives of not only the 126 detainees that are currently imprisoned there, but also of thousands of people that might pass through it in the future. photografree.net documented the feeling of helplessness that overcomes anybody in the sight of the Terminus Cornebarrieu. http://www.photografree.net/en/gaza09/index.php Wed, 14 Jan 2008 13:00:00 +0100 On January 19th a small group of demonstrators paid a visit to a small and unimpressive area near the international airport of Toulouse. You might not know to look at it that it might be the turning point of the lives of not only the 126 detainees that are currently imprisoned there, but also of thousands of people that might pass through it in the future. photografree.net documented the feeling of helplessness that overcomes anybody in the sight of the Terminus Cornebarrieu. http://www.photografree.net/en/corne/corne.php Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:00:00 +0100 With another year having passed it was time to update the portfolio presented on the website. You now can find a selection of the finest 6 black and white and 4 color photos from photografree.net. http://www.photografree.net/en/portfolio/ Wed, 19 Aug 2007 20:00:00 +0100 The organisation People to People International has organised an exhibition of photos dealing with racism and similar subjects, for which three photos of photografree.net have been chosen. The exhibition takes place from august 13th to 23rd and 24th respectively in Plovdiv as well as in Berlin. All the details can be found on the website. http://www.photografree.net/en/expo.php Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:00:00 +0100 Of 21.000 hectares of genetically manipulated corn in France, more than 15.000 are found in the region Midi-Pyrénées, which has thus become the most contaminated in France by GMO corn. The neighbouring farmers have no guarantee to be informed if the adjacent fields are cultivated with this type of corn and thus fear the contamination of their products. The Confédération Paysanne called for a demonstration in front if the administration in Toulouse the 24 july. It demands the publication of GMO-parcels as intended by the reglementation. http://www.photografree.net/ Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:50:00 +0100 photografree.net presents the first edition of its postcard collection. The card shows a photograph taken during the student protests in may 2006 in Toulouse. It is a standard postcard of 10*15 cm, 400g with a brilliant coating. All the details (and how to get the cards) can be found on the website. http://www.photografree.net/ Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:50:00 +0100 In the city of Toulouse 140 families of paperless immigrants with children attending school are awaiting a decision on their status. The Réseau Education sans Frontières organized a demonstration to sensitize the population of these persons' situation. http://www.photografree.net Fri, 31 Mar 2007 15:40:00 +0100 March 25th the presidential candidate for the extreme right Jean-Marie Le Pen came to Toulouse in the course of his election campaign. The area of the congress hall had been cleared by the police in advance. But in the afternoon the situation escalated and violence shook the streets of the southern french city. This photo essay allows unique insights to the events. http://www.photografree.net/en/lepen/lepen.php Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:30:00 +0200 On saturday Amnesty International gathered to protest against the detainment camp at Guantanamo Bay, which had been opened five years ago. http://www.photografree.net/en/guant/index.php Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:00:00 +0200