Trafficantes: Foreign Women imprisoned in Brazil for drug trafficking.
By Jackie Dewe Mathews
“You cannot say any woman who does this is a greedy woman or a cheap woman. If you look at the women here and you listen to their stories, you will see these are mothers, sisters and wives. People that had decent lives but circumstances drove them to do this.” South African prisoner at Sao Paulo Capital Penitentiary for Women.
Sao Paulo Guarulhos International airport is the main exit point for drug mules carrying cocaine from South America to the rest of the world. With flight connections to 53 other countries, it is well positioned to supply the increasing global demand for cocaine. On average, five people a day are arrested there for international drug trafficking.
Less than 10 years ago the...
Ce festival qui a lieu tous les ans en Arles se veut un chantier d'expérimentations de la photographie contemporaine. Du 3 au 10 juillet, le festival Voies Off fête son 15e anniversaire en mêlant découvertes photographiques et rencontres conviviales... Au programme, des projections, la remise des Prix Voies off, une grande soirée Arlésienne et plus de 1.000 rendez-vous organisés lors des lectures de portfolio. En 2010, Voies Off a reçu 1100 candidatures en provenance de 60 pays. Parmi eux 66 dossiers ont été sélectionnés pour faire partie de la programmation des soirées de projections du Festival Voies Off....