Tag: visualizing dissent

On Friday, Al-Azhar Mosque was the scene of mass police intimidation against protesters who wanted to demonstrate against the Israeli excavations in Jerusalem.

Check this interesting quote at the end of a report by Al-Jazeera:

The few journalists present at the demonstration were instructed by security forces to leave immediately and not take photos of the clashes.
The ones who did not abide by the rules, including a photographer from the the Al-Masry Al Youm daily, were threatened by security forces. Sally, 23, told Al-Jazeera.net: “The police hate the cameras because they are scared that photos depicting them beating activists will end up on the blogs that everyone reads.”