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Is publishing political pamphlets in Paris risky?

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Down with la Phar-Macronie at Covid protest in Paris © 2021 Mark Anning photo
Publishing political pamphlets in Paris, especially for a photographer, can be a venture fraught with risks and challenges, given the sensitive nature of political...

Who owns photographs posted on social media?

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Copyright symbol
The ownership of images on social media can be a bit complex and is often governed by the terms of service of the particular...

A quick update on the Julian Assange story

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John Shipton, Julian Assange's father. © Mark Anning photo 2020
Julian Assange is an Australian journalist, computer programmer, and founder of WikiLeaks, a non-profit organization that gained international prominence for its role in publishing...

1 Julian Assange exposed Rules of Engagement flaws

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Saeed Chmagh, right, and Namir Noor-Eldeen
As a former Reuters photographer, I felt compelled to investigate the deaths of two Reuters staff, driver Saeed Chmagh and photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen, at...

Covid anti-vaccine pass sanitaire Paris protest

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Down with la Phar-Macronie at Covid protest in Paris © 2021 Mark Anning photo
As the world locked down to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, I headed to live in one of the most densely populated...

Where did the term “Woke” come from? What does Woke mean?

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The Scottsboro Boys soon after their arrest
What does Woke mean? The expression "stay woke" first emerged in the spoken afterword of the 1938 song "Scottsboro Boys," a protest song by...

Era of Change: 1960s-70s Revolution & Welcome to Country

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The Block mural, Redfern © Mark Anning photo 2019
The first Welcome to Country ceremony was at the inaugural Aquarius Festival at Nimbin in 1973, conducted by the last known initiated men of...

The first “Welcome to Country” ceremony in Australia

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Smoking ceremony © Mark Anning photo
The first Aquarius Festival in Nimbin was celebrated in 1973. Among its notable achievements was the inaugural "Welcome to Country" ceremony that welcomed non-Indigenous...

Tibet government-in-exile Minister visits Australia

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Kalon Norzin Dolma
Kalon (Minister) Norzin Dolma, from the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) at the Central Tibetan Administration, is visiting Australia from 14 to...

SLAPP = Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation

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We will not be silenced. SLAPP lawsuit. Image courtesy of Greenpace
A SLAPP, which stands for "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation," refers to a type of legal action that is often filed by one party...