“Slanderous” photos
In the end of 2009 the Uzbekistan Agency on Press and Information has initiated a criminal proceeding against a talented documentarian photographer and the first camerawoman in the country - Umida Akhmedova. She was charged with the “slander and outrage against the Uzbek people” in her photos. She is threatened to be sentenced to 2-3 years of correctional works or to 6 months imprisonment. Enjoy some of Umida’s professional “illegal” shots.
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Wow! No one here. So, hi from Brazil.
OMG such a poor country thanks to 100 years of Russian occupation
What’s sad (or funny, depending on your point of view) is that they were doing much better as a part of the USSR.
Once the USSR was no more, all the ’stans* went straight to the dysfunctional state there are in now, with millions of people moving illegally to Russia for work. And there’s little hope things will get much better any time soon.
* - Kazakhstan may be an exception
Paula, my Brazilian godess, you are number 1! You go girl!
Well, the kids look happy and it just looks like rural life in a huge country. Lots of elderly too, so it’s not like Afganistan or Somolia. Imprisoning the photographer is a throwback to the bad old days though. Time for progression…
And Hi form Canada!
Prison for telling the truth, Lenin is smiling in his grave.
Onlu reason this country isn’t Afghanistan is because of the USSR.
Mr. Antisemit, go and die.
I can add to my impostor’s remarks this: very beautiful pictures!!!!!
this is what russia was like not so long ago, and still is in most rural areas [but the weather in often worse]
hope she will be fine!!
Oh for Heaven sakes that pig in last picture looks like he has eaten his meal and all the children’s meals as well. I say, he is the one who should go to prison the big gluten!
Excellent Photographs! Thank you for sharing them!
Oh and, Hello from Soviet Amerika!
I didnt see what you’ve mentioned on the last picture…
are you sure thats a pig?? are you sure?? are you sure?? are you sure?? are you sure?? are you sure?? are you sure?? are you sure??
For sure I’m sure! Now go die for that blonde girl in Porcelain being born post!
“gluten” hahahahahaha
i believe the word you are looking for is “glutton.”
though “gluten” gave me a laugh.
I don’t see why these arre illegal.
I really liked them, I especially loved the kids inside the pots. That was cute.
I cant for the life of me see what the issue is with the photos. Maybe its ones that were not published that the government has an issue with?
8nd
these is much picters yes
The pic with the green mountains looks like parts of Ukraine.
They depict it as a beautiful, yet technologically unadvanced country. It sounds about right to me. I fail to see this as slanderous as it does not say that they cannot move beyond where they are now. The real problem Uzbekistan has is not these photos, but rather their geographic location with respect to other industrialized nations that could become trading partners. If they can make it profitable for business to thrive, they too will no doubt see rapid economic expansion as has happened with other nations in the region that have liberalized their business law.
This looks like a nice place to live, albeit not First World.
And evidently harsh with the photographers too! Sad.
Slumlord governments always fear independent thinkers; most dangerous to them are women of that persuasion.
What idiots; it’s like cauterizing the left half of the brain and letting the right decide all actions.
Uzbek Government should be proud of its culture - Beautiful photos!
The photographer probably got in trouble because her photos throw “guess who” in a bad light. It’s the same mentality of yester-year… photography is seen as a form of speech, and when you’re not free to say what you want, you’re also not free to photograph what you want.
Probably why they want to give her a few years of “correctional” works.
I agree, these photos won’t give the country a bad image, but it’s leaders abuse against freedom of expression will give them a bad name, no doubt about that.
I don’t see anything wrong with any of the pictures. What I see is are beautiful portraits of life for some in Uzbekistan. Some happy, some sad. The leaders should encourage more of this, not less.
These pictures make me want to visit Uzbekistan.
Well, if that is the reality in that place, where is the problem depicting it ?
these are so beauitful. i love the colour
Geo or National Geographic should hire her.
I am in total agreement, I think these photos are absolutley amazing. I really like the one she took of herself
Which one is of her? Her photos are of people living life even if the conditions of their country aren’t the same as larger more advanced country’s. I think in a lot of ways these people are blessed, they still live in a world that has not totally lost touch with Mother Nature. She would be an excellent candidate for National Geographic to hire!!!
Hey! Your promised me slander! I see no slander here :p
Are you sure you posted the right pictures!? I can’t for the life of me find anything wrong with these photos! Whatever “slander”, your talking about isn’t in these photos!
Those are beautiful travel photos!
Hard Tymes
Some of these people look so poor!
The slander must be all the people smiling in those pics… maybe it is wrong to smile there? I don’t get it?! I see no crime!!! Just happy people in a friendly setting. It seems like a simple place that i would love to visit!
very sad
fouzia sweety
You gave tremendous positive points there. I did a search on the topic and found most peoples will agree with your blog.
As an American I ask: why? Are you so paranoid in this country that they are afraid of happy kids in pots? The people are not rich, but they are healthy and happy, I don’t get it.
Russia call the photogrpeher a slander, because, these pictures are JEWS people, living in extreme poverty in Russia due to the discrimination of that goverment against them. Hitler killed 6 million of JEWS, since then, they had been trating with rejections by the Russians neightbors, who most of the time beat on them, put them on jail, do not give to them decent jobs, and they have to be receiving help from the program: IN THE EGLE WINS, for to fly back to their contry Israel everytime that one sponsor pay for their tickes. Some of them die witout make it. I saw pictures more worst than that in a Jews-Russian Documentary long time ago. Please, don’t judge people if you do not have all the facts at hand.
I think these pics are an amazing view on their rural life. To put someone in jail for showing pictures of true life anywhere in the world is a crime…. There was no nudity, no crime, no illegal practices shown so why the big deal? If anything they should be thanked for documenting the history of the old ways of the country! The only way I can see this as criminal is if anyone shown in the pics had a personal problem with being shown and I dont see that stated anywhere. I guess we take it for granted in the US to be able to photograph and post as we please when we please… I think its unfair to the max. I hope that this doesnt go through as the punishment stated. Its only going to make the government look worse and more communistic than ever…
Wow.
This lady took some great pics…and they’re trying to throw her in jail for it???
……..Gotta hate Islam and their pedophile prophet, Mohommed!!!
This woman should be freed!
These are beautiful pictures..
shame on the censorship
How is this slander? They are all beautiful!
Why are they illegal?
Soendoro Soetanto
That the Uzbek authorities think these photos are “slander and outrage against the Uzbek people” tells more about the Uzbek authorities than about the photos.
Cool looking places…I think they would have awesome climate there…
These people are so beautiful..
I have no idea how the government of Uzbek thinks but I think they should be happy that this part of Uzbek still exists. Many of the countries out there have traded their cultural lifestyle for “better” things.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umida_Akhmedova
Nothing but the true life can move us the most!
awww…these are awesome photographs n such a talented artist is being thrown into jail?….wish i cud do sumthing fo her….
Nice pics…
Soendoro Soetanto
She may be guilty of attracting potential tourists with such wonderful photos beyond that I see nothing that I would call ““slander and outrage against the Uzbek people” in her photos”.
I live in the arts capital and top rated tourist town of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA and can tell you for a fact that her work would be a welcome addition.
This is her people. The government should be proud of and spotlight such an honest beautiful reflection.
I can’t see anything wrong with these photos. Some of them are very artistic. None are slanderous of anything? Am I missing something about context. Not all photos should be of city life. Do the authorities in Uzbekistan not know there is rural life, even in the United States?
Wow. Those pics are quite great. I cannot understand why they’re pressing charges against her.
I’d like to have some of them in bigger resolution.
Cheers from México.
It’s very good pictures, It’s showing nothing but the facts.