Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Don't Look—
Apparently, in the Sudan, it’s a crime to photograph a crime.
There’s no Valentine waiting for anyone coming to the country to report on or photograph the genocide in Darfur, in the country’s south.
The Hartford Courant reports today that:
“A Hartford Courant photographer working on a free-lance assignment in Sudan has been released by government authorities after being held in the country since April 26.
Brad Clift, who had been photographing refugees in the war-torn region of Darfur, reached the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Tuesday and was expected to fly out of the country by mid-week. Clift had been detained in the Darfur town of Nyala awaiting charges that he was taking pictures in Darfur without the proper travel and photography permits.”
One hopes we’ll hear more from Brad Clift when he returns to the US. He was courageous to travel there. People in Darfur pray that he’ll keep the faith and speak out after his return to the US.
Maybe his government will be forced to listen.
There’s no Valentine waiting for anyone coming to the country to report on or photograph the genocide in Darfur, in the country’s south.
The Hartford Courant reports today that:
“A Hartford Courant photographer working on a free-lance assignment in Sudan has been released by government authorities after being held in the country since April 26.
Brad Clift, who had been photographing refugees in the war-torn region of Darfur, reached the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Tuesday and was expected to fly out of the country by mid-week. Clift had been detained in the Darfur town of Nyala awaiting charges that he was taking pictures in Darfur without the proper travel and photography permits.”
One hopes we’ll hear more from Brad Clift when he returns to the US. He was courageous to travel there. People in Darfur pray that he’ll keep the faith and speak out after his return to the US.
Maybe his government will be forced to listen.
