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Moria, Europe's largest refugee camp, has become one giant shanty town. When Covid struck, those living in the camp felt abandoned as things turned from bad to worse.
Maurice Joyeux, from the Jesuit Refugee Service, and his friend Mortaza Behboudi chose this very moment to return to Lesbos, to find the forgotten people of the pandemic, surviving in this squalid and unsanitary camp.

Greece: Moria - A Living Hell

Moria, Europe's largest refugee camp, has become one giant shanty town. When Covid struck, those living in the camp felt abandoned as things turned from bad to worse.

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The self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia, separating from Georgia in the early 1990s, is a tiny state on the Black Sea recognised by only a handful of states.

Abkhazia: Russian or Georgian?

All her life, Loredana Rossi from Naples has only ever wanted one thing: to be recognised as a woman. She has fought so hard against transphobia because her experiences as a transgender person in Italy has been marked by stigmatisation, intolerance and ostracism.

Re: Loredana's Fight Against Transphobia

Tehran. March 1979. The legality of the new self-proclaimed Islamic republic was affirmed with a sham referendum. A polling station was set up in Khomeini's house and in front of the press, he showed up to vote surrounded by his doting relatives. 

Iran: The Heart of the Revolution

The legality of the new self-proclaimed Islamic republic was affirmed with a sham referendum

A Kiss on the Hand

Tehran. 1979. On the day of the referendum which would formalise and legitimise the new regime, photographer Reza Deghati was at the polling station installed at Khomeini's house. He noticed Khomeini's son had his father's ID in his hands. Deghati asked him if he could take a picture of it, and to his surprise, the son agreed.

On referendum day, Reza Deghati went to the polls at Khomeini's house

Icon of the Revolution

Qom. 1979. During Ashura, the most important celebration of Shia Muslims, the human body - normally totally covered - is exposed as devotees self-flagellate, scratch and cover themselves in mud. Did this man's deformed face herald the monster the regime had just given birth to?

During Ashura, devotees self-flagellate, scratch, and cover themselves in mud

The Mud Monster

Tehran. Niavaran Palace. 1979. There's a press conference in the Niavaran Palace, where the Shah and his family once lived. The palace is covered in a thick coat of dust, but everything appears almost as they left it. A mullah comes and sits on the chair. Satisfied, he puts his hands on the armrests and says, "We are the ones who took this throne."

The Palace Frozen in Time

Iran. Ahmadabad. 1979. The regime of the young Islamic Republic decided, against all odds, to celebrate the anniversary of the death of Mossadegh, a symbol of the struggle for democracy. Reza Deghati was allowed to photograph the room where he was buried. The women of his family were present, but already under the surveillance of the future guardians of the revolution.

Even in mourning, the eyes of the revolution are upon you

Guardians of the Revolution

Tehran. American Embassy. 1980. During the hostage crisis at the US Embassy, ​​an art installation was set up, denouncing how the United States puppeteers other countries. But perhaps the 'real' puppets having their strings pulled are the students themselves. 

Art installation denounced the puppeteer role of the US. But perhaps the 'real' puppets are these students...

Puppets of History

Tehran. 1979. When students took over the US Embassy, the gatehouse became a platform. It was there that they burned the American flag in front of the international press.

The students at the US Embassy burned the American flag in front of the international press

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