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International Women's Day, 2023

International Women’s Day 2023 – in honor, and respect, of strong women, around the world. Portrait of rape survivor, human rights activist, and author, Gambian, Fatou ‘Toufah’ Jallow. Image ©Jason Florio/Helen Jones-Florio ‘Gambia – victims, and resisters’ Instagram Instagram Instagram Instagram Twitter Facebook Facebook For assignment queries, photography prints, and image licensing –…

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Cool dude, The Gambia, West Africa - Image © Jason Florio

For regular updates on what we are up to, please visit our Instagram pages @jasonflorio @floriophotos @doors_helenjonesflorio @jasonflorio_photoprints Photographer, Jason Florio, making #Portraits4PositiveChange,Gambia © Helen Jones-Florio floriophoto.com Helen Jones-Florio at work, with her 4-legged assistant, The Gambia, West Africa. Image ©Jason…

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#ThePhotovilleFENCE @photoville Brooklyn, New York ‘Gambia-victims, and resisters’ by @jasonflorio & Helen Jones-Florio @floriophotos #Portraits4PositiveChange Thank you @jessicabal for the images from the current exhibition: which runs through April 16 – June 20, 2021 - DUMBO (Water Street, Old Fulton Rd & Washington St). . . . . . #jammeh2justice #documentaryphotography #jasonfloriophotography #helenjonesflorio #victimsofJammeh #survivors #Exhibition #neveragaingambia #trrcgambia #ukinthegambia #undpgambia #thefloriophotodiary #portraits #postcardsfromgambia #StoriesBehindDoors #Photoville #TheFence #DUMBO #humanrightsviolations (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/COx4TBvHCoO/?igshid=wfujeaokh6os

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Jan 21st 2017: Gambia Has Decided. The day the ex-President, Yahya Jammeh, finally left.

Jan 21st 2017: Gambia Has Decided. The day the ex-President, Yahya Jammeh, finally left.

On December 1st, 2016, the Gambian people voted out their autocratic President Yahya Jammeh, after 22 years in power, and elected Adama Barrow as their new president. Jammeh conceded defeat but a week later announced that he was annulling the election results and would not step down. A grassroots movement #GambiaHasDecided emerged in reaction. #GambiaHasDecided Activists initially set up…

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Exhibition: 'The Duty to Remember' - Human Rights Week, 2020

Exhibition: ‘The Duty to Remember’ – Human Rights Week, 2020

Exhibition: ‘The Duty to Remember’ – take an interactive stroll around a virtual 3D exhibition, featuring colour portraits by Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio – from ‘Gambia-victims, and resisters’, and black and white portraits by Muhammed Bittaye.

Image ©Jason Florio/Helen Jones-Florio (‘Gambia-victims and resisters‘)

Remembrance is an essential step in the transitional justice…

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Thank you to all the jurors of the International Photography Awards (@iphotoawards) 2020, for honoring our multimedia series, ‘Gambia – victims, and resisters‘ This honorable mention – in the Deeper Perspective category – is yet another step towards reaching a wider audience with this body of work, particularly for all the victims, resisters, and survivors who have been part of this ongoing project. We thank them for sharing their experiences with us @JasonFlorio and Helen Jones-Florio (@floriophotos @doors_helenjonesflorio @jasonflorio_photoprints). Copy link to view https://www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-204465-20 . . . . . #Portraits4PositiveChange #Gambia #victims #survivors #jasonfloriophotography #HelenJonesFlorio #documentary #neveragainGambia #Jammeh2Justice #portraits #TRRCGambia #UNDPGambia #UKintheGambia #VictimsofJammeh #photoawards #IPAphotoawards #honorablemention (at The Gambia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG2YOpAn6s6/?igshid=1l7213f98s4yy

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#StoriesBehindDoors, The #Gambia, April 14th, 2016 peaceful protests for electoral reform. This is the doorway to Lamin Sonko’s house, who was arrested with many others on that day: “They took our statements and then they took us to be tortured, to the NIA (National Intelligence Agency)...“do you know that we beat and kill soldiers, here?” an officer asked. Yes, but we are politicians, not soldiers, if you have to beat us to death, then do it...I am just fighting for my rights! They tied my hands behind me, to a wall, and then threw cold water all over my body…then they began to beat me, all over my body and my head. I thought I am going to die. Blood was bleeding all over my body. I was almost beaten to death…they filmed what they were doing to us and we were crying ‘why?’ “every day, we will bring you here to torture you again”, they told us" _ Mr. Sonko was arrested along with prominent activist of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), Solo Sandeng who, tragically, was beaten to death whilst in police custody. Image © Helen Jones-Florio - working in collaboration with photojournalist and filmmaker, @jasonflorio, on ‘Gambia - victims, and resisters’ #Portraits4PositiveChange, an on-going, long term series of portraits and filmed testimonies. https://floriophoto.com/PORTRAITS/The-Gambia---victims-&-resisters---a-work-in-progress/1/caption also @doors_helenjonesflorio @jasonflorio.photoprints . . . . . . . #TheGambia #WestAfrica #DoorsofAfrica #jammeh2justice #NeverAgainGambia #victimsofJammeh #doorshiding #doorsoutdoor #SoloSandeng #helenjonesflorio #photography #trrcgambia #visualstorytelling#neveragain#gambiadoors #UKintheGambia #LaminSonko (at Westfield, the Gambia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3jewyiAa5u/?igshid=1fptr3fijaxz9

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'We put nylon plastic on their heads and cover them up. We suffocated them one by one until they all died…’ Omar Jallow. The Gambia, West Africa: Revelations at the @trrc_gambia (Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission) over the past few days by members of former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh’s hit squad - 'The Junglers'. Lieutenant Malik Jatta and Omar Jallow (AKA Oya) confessed to their involvement in multiple killings on the command president Yahya Jammeh. Particularly pertinent to our on-going series of portraits/filming testimonies ‘Gambia - victims, and resisters’#Portraits4PositiveChange _ Image© @jasonflorio / words by Helen Jones-Florio (#StoriesBehindDoors).Part of a long-term project, which began in October 2016. #Teamwork. We continue... December _ Fatou Suwaa, widow of former army signal officer Mustafa Colley. In 2012 Mustafa was found with a broken neck at the wheel of a taxi he had bought to earn extra money. Reports in the press said General Saul Badjie heard that Mustafa had been discussing the murder of Sergeant Ello Jallow, who had been killed for allegedly having an affair with President Jammeh’s wife. Baji was then instructed by Jammeh to have Mustafa murdered by his hit squad, the ‘Junglers’. _ UPDATE: TRRC - July 2019 Omar Jallow (alias Oya), former Jungler, testifies: Staff Sergeant Jallow also admitted participating in the killing of Baba Jobe, Ndour Cham, 9 death row inmates, Haruna Jammeh (a brother to Yahya Jammeh), Mustapha Colley…read more on the blog https://photostellstories.org/2019/07/25/the-gambia-portraits-of-victims-and-the-trrc-update-july-2019/ _ Our thoughts and prayers go out to Fatou and all the family, Jason and Helen _ _ _ _ _ _ #NeverAgainGambia #Gambia#westAfrica #Jammeh2Justice #victimsofJammeh#dictatorship #documentary#portraits #jasonfloriophotography#TRRCgambia #UKinGambia#humanrights #helenjonesflorio #YahyaJammeh #VictimsofJammeh #truthreconciliationandreparationscommission #MustafaColley #Mile2Prison (at The Gambia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0fbQUiAJbH/?igshid=uusqw7r94w75

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#Gambia - #Portraits4PositiveChange - Image ©Helen Jones-Florio: @jasonflorio making a portrait of Bintu, who was detained for five days, beaten and raped by three masked security officers at the Gambia Police Intervention Unit (PIU) HQ, after being arrested during a May 9th 2016 rally to demand the release of illegally detained protesters from previous rallies held on April 15th/16th, 2016. When asked if she would prefer that we keep her identity anonymous her adamant reply was “No, this was done to me, and I want justice…these men should be punished” From the series ‘Gambia - Victims and Resisters of a Regime’ @floriotravels/@florio_gallery _ A Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) began this month in The Gambia to investigate ex-president, Yahya Jammeh’s, 22-year authoritarian rule whereby mass human rights violations took place. A momentous, and historical, time for Gambia, and Gambians to be able to speak so freely once again. For the past two years, I have had the privilege of being able to photograph and record testimonies of victims, and resisters of the Jammeh regime. Bintu is just one of many… this is a work-in-progress. You can see more on my website: https://floriophoto.com/PORTRAITS/The-Gambia---victims-&-resisters---a-work-in-progress/1/caption _ If you would like to be part of #Portraits4PositiveChange, please check out https://www.gofundme.com/gambiavictims-of-a-regime (or use the link in my IG profile) _ _ _ #jasonflorio#gambia#jammeh2justice#westafrica#GambiaCentreforVictimsofHumanRightsViolations#portraits#YahyaJammeh#dictatorship#democracy#gambiahasdecided#victimsandresisters #victimsofjammeh #everydayafrica #helenjonesflorio#GambiaTRRC #humanrightsabuses@trrc_gambia #humanrights (at Banjul, Gambia) https://www.instagram.com/floriotravels/p/BsqUfFwA22V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lzhwlxy7e7kb

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#Gambia - #Portraits4PositiveChange © @jasonflorio: Bintu was detained for five days, beaten and raped by three masked security officers at the Gambia Police Intervention Unit (PIU) HQ, after being arrested during a May 9th 2016 rally to demand the release of illegally detained protesters from previous rallies held on April 15th/16th, 2016. When asked if she would prefer that we keep her identity anonymous her adamant reply was “No, this was done to me, and I want justice…these men should be punished” From the series ‘Gambia - Victims and Resisters of a Regime’ @floriotravels/@florio_gallery _ A Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) began this month in The Gambia to investigate ex-president, Yahya Jammeh’s, 22-year authoritarian rule whereby mass human rights violations took place. A momentous, and historical, time for Gambia, and Gambians to be able to speak so freely once again. For the past two years, I have had the privilege of being able to photograph and record testimonies of victims, and resisters of the Jammeh regime. Bintu is just one of many… this is a work-in-progress. You can see more on my website: https://floriophoto.com/PORTRAITS/The-Gambia---victims-&-resisters---a-work-in-progress/1/caption _ If you would like to be part of #Portraits4PositiveChange, please check out https://www.gofundme.com/gambiavictims-of-a-regime (or use the link in my IG profile) _ _ _ #jasonflorio#gambia#jammeh2justice#westafrica#GambiaCentreforVictimsofHumanRightsViolations#portraits#YahyaJammeh#dictatorship#democracy#gambiahasdecided#victimsandresisters #victimsofjammeh #everydayafrica #helenjonesflorio#GambiaTRRC #humanrightsabuses@trrc_gambia #humanrights (at Banjul, Gambia) https://www.instagram.com/floriotravels/p/BsqUtzKArQH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p49mpb32v7pv

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The Gambia: Government White Paper is out. Ex-Gambia President Jammeh will be prosecuted.

The Gambia: Government White Paper is out. Ex-Gambia President Jammeh will be prosecuted.

BBC World News – 26th May, 2022 “I believe justice will be done…it was welcoming news to hear that ex-president, Yahya Jammeh, will finally be prosecuted” Ayeshah Harun Jammeh – Gambia Victims Centre Talking to the BBC about the release of The Gambia government’s white paper. Ayeshah, one of many victims of the former 22-year regime of Jammeh, father and aunt were killed by Jammeh’s ‘Junglers’…

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#portraits4positivechange - the #Gambia. Yesterday we photographed Yusepha, who was shot in the back by #YahyaJammeh regime security forces during a peaceful student protest in 2000. He is paralyzed from the neck down. Photo: copyright @Helen Jones-Florio @floriotravels _ Please check out our #GoFundMe page - link in our profile - for more info on this project, or to donate/share) _ - #thegambia #victimsandresisters #gambiacentreforvictimsofhumanrightsviolations #portraits #yahyajammehregime #photojournalism #advocacythroughphotography #humnarightsviolations #transitionaljustice #april200protests #jasonfloriophotographer #Banjul#helenjonesflorio #documentary #multimedia #everydayafrica (at Kanifing) https://www.instagram.com/floriotravels/p/BrCp8-sgCqq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1oge6uj9e78vs

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Hi everyone, just a quick update to let you know that we are in full-on pre-production mode for our next mission to The #Gambia - arriving Friday 30th November! BIG thanks to everyone for their generous support, and words of encouragement, for ‘Gambia - Victims, and Resisters of a Regime’ #Portraits4PositiveChange and our #GoFundMeCampaign (link in our profile) _ Flight tickets x2 √ Passports x2 √ Gambian Dalasi √ Cameras x2 √ _ Amazingly, we are well over halfway towards reaching our goal amount 🙏 We will keep the GoFundMe page running for a while longer so that we can check off more of our essential on-the-ground expenses...and, also so that we can add updates for all of our donors. Please check out our page to read more in-depth about why this project is so important to us. https://www.gofundme.com/gambiavictims-of-a-regime _ We'll keep you posted on here, too, as things progress! As always, please do feel free to share our #GFM page with your friends/colleagues/Family #GivingTuesday ❤️ _ Abrakah bakeh and 'nyato ('thank you', and 'later'!) @Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio (@floriotravels / @florio_gallery) xx Portraits4PositiveChange _ _ #victimsofJammeh#photography#westAfrica#humanrightabuses#jasonflorio#helenjonesflorio#victims#dictatorship#documentary#photography#fundraiser#SmilingCoast #Jammeh2Justice #HRW #YahyaJammeh #portraits (at Chobham) https://www.instagram.com/floriotravels/p/BqsO_aZgpMG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5s9d6p5ut4vd

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CAP-Prize 2020 & 2021 Winners Exhibition, Zurich - March-June, 2022

CAP-Prize 2020 & 2021 Winners Exhibition, Zurich – March-June, 2022

Cap-Prize 2020-2021 Exhibition, RieterPark, Zurich, 18 March-6 June, 2022 In this large-format open-air exhibition in Rieterpark, nine photographic series awarded the CAP Prize – the international prize for contemporary African photography – can be explored for the first time in Zurich. CAP-PRIZE Since 2012, the CAP Prize has been aimed at photographers whose work was taken on the African…

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Voices of The Gambia on Human Rights for Amnesty International Africa

Voices of The Gambia on Human Rights for Amnesty International Africa

The Voices of The Gambia – we recently went out on the streets of The Gambia to film a series of vox pop interviews for Amnesty International Africa, talking to Gambian’s about their views on the human rights situation in their country today, in 2021. Voices of The Gambia on Human Rights Vox Pop interviews, The Gambia, West Africa. Footage by Jason Florio/Helen Jones-Florio (+voice-over by…

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Opening of 'Memory House', The Gambia, West Africa. Honouring the victims, and survivors of the former regime.

Opening of ‘Memory House’, The Gambia, West Africa. Honouring the victims, and survivors of the former regime.

Opening of ‘Memory House’, The Gambia, West Africa. Colour exhibition portraits © Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio from ‘Gambia-victims, and resisters’. Black and white exhibition portraits ©Bitzphotography. Opening of ‘Memory House’, The Gambia, West Africa. Portraits © Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio from ‘Gambia-victims, and resisters’ ANEKED – MEMORY HOUSE After some intense months…