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Berlin. 2018.
"Solidarität mit der Zivilbevölkerung in Yarmouk/Syrien".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2018.
"Solidarität mit der Zivilbevölkerung in Yarmouk/Syrien".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2018.
"Solidarität mit der Zivilbevölkerung in Yarmouk/Syrien".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2018.
"Protest in front of the Sudanese embassy in Berlin against regime ".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2017.
"Syrian Day of Rage".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2017.
"Mahnwache Solidarität mit al-Ghouta und Deir ez-Zor".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2019.
"Solidarität mit den Menschen in Idlib تضامناً مع أهلنا في إدلب".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
As one Syrian recently tweeted - Removing the Syrian People from their homes, towns & cities has become normal, instead of stopping #Assad sieges and bombing.
Possibly the worst war crime of the twenty first century has been the continued and deliberate assault on civilians in rebel held East Aleppo by Assad's regime forces, allied militia units from Iran, Iraq and Hezbollah as well as the continuous assault from the air by the Syrian and Russian air forces.
To call such air assaults indiscriminate would be wrong since they have clearly been targeted to maximize civilian casualties. Activists inside Aleppo have shown strong evidence of the use of chlorine and other gas against the civilian population and journalists and doctors have confirmed the deliberate targeting of hospitals, often with second strikes to kill the rescuers.
I rarely find myself in agreement with a Conservative MP but when Andrew Mitchell writes that "the Russians are committing war crimes and using their position as a veto-wielding member of the United Nations Security Council to shield themselves from international humanitarian law... they are hitting hospitals with bunker-busting bombs and attacking civilians cowering in cellars. They are using cluster and incendiary munitions" he is absolutely right but only a few on Britain's left seem willing to take to the streets to demand a halt the bombing with a few admirable exceptions.
On 17th December a crowd of over a thousand protesters marched through London to protest against the lack of any resolute Western action to secure a permanent ceasefire in East Aleppo and to prevent the continued bombing of civilians by Russian and Syrian aircraft.
They chanted "Down with the child killer Assad" and "Shame on war criminal Putin" and demanded the British government take action to halt the conflict and the suffering of thousands of children who remain besieged in the city.
Already two months ago Zeid Al Hussein, the UN high commissioner for human rights, had called the siege and bombardment of Eastern Aleppo "crimes of historic proportions."
Opposition activists in Aleppo have reported that Russian aircraft have persistently targeted hospitals and other civilian targets along with the continued use of barrel bombs by the Syrian airforce as Syria's tyrant Assad vowed to "clean" the city.
No ambulances, no working hospitals and no medical equipment remains to treat up to 30,000 civilians still trapped in the war zone.
There has also been criticism of American and British air strikes but some distance from Aleppo itself in other areas of Syria with an estimate of between 500 and 700 civilians killed as of April 2016 reported by the website Airwars and the United States admitting that its rules regarding collateral civilian damage are even laxer than those used in drone strikes ( Economist 4th October 2014 - "Unintended Consequences: Are US Airstrikes creating a Sunni backlash" ).
However the number of casualties from Russian air strikes appears to be much higher with claims of up to 8,479 non-combatants reportedly killed as of 11th October 2016 according to the monitoring website Airwars.
Yesterday Syria's were 2 for 1, but I guess they didn't sell well, so today they are giving them away!
Here is a rare piece of political graffiti in Doha, Qatar (at least in English) that showed up unexpectedly on a wall right across from our compound.
Berlin. 2017.
"Syrian Day of Rage".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Possibly the worst war crime of the twenty first century has been the continued and deliberate assault on civilians in rebel held East Aleppo by Assad's regime forces, allied militia units from Iran, Iraq and Hezbollah as well as the continuous assault from the air by the Syrian and Russian air forces.
To call such air assaults indiscriminate would be wrong since they have clearly been targeted to maximize civilian casualties. Activists inside Aleppo have shown strong evidence of the use of chlorine and other gas against the civilian population and journalists and doctors have confirmed the deliberate targeting of hospitals, often with second strikes to kill the rescuers.
I rarely find myself in agreement with a Conservative MP but when Andrew Mitchell writes that "the Russians are committing war crimes and using their position as a veto-wielding member of the United Nations Security Council to shield themselves from international humanitarian law... they are hitting hospitals with bunker-busting bombs and attacking civilians cowering in cellars. They are using cluster and incendiary munitions" he is absolutely right but only a few on Britain's left seem willing to take to the streets to demand a halt the bombing with a few admirable exceptions.
On 17th December a crowd of over a thousand protesters marched through London to protest against the lack of any resolute Western action to secure a permanent ceasefire in East Aleppo and to prevent the continued bombing of civilians by Russian and Syrian aircraft.
They chanted "Down with the child killer Assad" and "Shame on war criminal Putin" and demanded the British government take action to halt the conflict and the suffering of thousands of children who remain besieged in the city.
Already two months ago Zeid Al Hussein, the UN high commissioner for human rights, had called the siege and bombardment of Eastern Aleppo "crimes of historic proportions."
Opposition activists in Aleppo have reported that Russian aircraft have persistently targeted hospitals and other civilian targets along with the continued use of barrel bombs by the Syrian airforce as Syria's tyrant Assad vowed to "clean" the city.
No ambulances, no working hospitals and no medical equipment remains to treat up to 30,000 civilians still trapped in the war zone.
There has also been criticism of American and British air strikes but some distance from Aleppo itself in other areas of Syria with an estimate of between 500 and 700 civilians killed as of April 2016 reported by the website Airwars and the United States admitting that its rules regarding collateral civilian damage are even laxer than those used in drone strikes ( Economist 4th October 2014 - "Unintended Consequences: Are US Airstrikes creating a Sunni backlash" ).
However the number of casualties from Russian air strikes appears to be much higher with claims of up to 8,479 non-combatants reportedly killed as of 11th October 2016 according to the monitoring website Airwars.
Possibly the worst war crime of the twenty first century has been the continued and deliberate assault on civilians in rebel held East Aleppo by Assad's regime forces, allied militia units from Iran, Iraq and Hezbollah as well as the continuous assault from the air by the Syrian and Russian air forces.
To call such air assaults indiscriminate would be wrong since they have clearly been targeted to maximize civilian casualties. Activists inside Aleppo have shown strong evidence of the use of chlorine and other gas against the civilian population and journalists and doctors have confirmed the deliberate targeting of hospitals, often with second strikes to kill the rescuers.
I rarely find myself in agreement with a Conservative MP but when Andrew Mitchell writes that "the Russians are committing war crimes and using their position as a veto-wielding member of the United Nations Security Council to shield themselves from international humanitarian law... they are hitting hospitals with bunker-busting bombs and attacking civilians cowering in cellars. They are using cluster and incendiary munitions" he is absolutely right but only a few on Britain's left seem willing to take to the streets to demand a halt the bombing with a few admirable exceptions.
On 17th December a crowd of over a thousand protesters marched through London to protest against the lack of any resolute Western action to secure a permanent ceasefire in East Aleppo and to prevent the continued bombing of civilians by Russian and Syrian aircraft.
They chanted "Down with the child killer Assad" and "Shame on war criminal Putin" and demanded the British government take action to halt the conflict and the suffering of thousands of children who remain besieged in the city.
Already two months ago Zeid Al Hussein, the UN high commissioner for human rights, had called the siege and bombardment of Eastern Aleppo "crimes of historic proportions."
Opposition activists in Aleppo have reported that Russian aircraft have persistently targeted hospitals and other civilian targets along with the continued use of barrel bombs by the Syrian airforce as Syria's tyrant Assad vowed to "clean" the city.
No ambulances, no working hospitals and no medical equipment remains to treat up to 30,000 civilians still trapped in the war zone.
There has also been criticism of American and British air strikes but some distance from Aleppo itself in other areas of Syria with an estimate of between 500 and 700 civilians killed as of April 2016 reported by the website Airwars and the United States admitting that its rules regarding collateral civilian damage are even laxer than those used in drone strikes ( Economist 4th October 2014 - "Unintended Consequences: Are US Airstrikes creating a Sunni backlash" ).
However the number of casualties from Russian air strikes appears to be much higher with claims of up to 8,479 non-combatants reportedly killed as of 11th October 2016 according to the monitoring website Airwars.
Berlin. 2017.
"Mahnwache Solidarität mit al-Ghouta und Deir ez-Zor".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
New Yorkers gathered on Friday the 16th at Washington Sq. Park to hold a peaceful protest and a candlelight vigil to stand in solidarity with Syrian people. Demanding to stop the slaughter of civilian targets and rescue workers. Stop the sieges and demand that the UN and the international community stop the war criminals. Save Syria! Save Aleppo! Stop the Massacres!, Stop the Genocide!
Possibly the worst war crime of the twenty first century has been the continued and deliberate assault on civilians in rebel held East Aleppo by Assad's regime forces, allied militia units from Iran, Iraq and Hezbollah as well as the continuous assault from the air by the Syrian and Russian air forces.
To call such air assaults indiscriminate would be wrong since they have clearly been targeted to maximize civilian casualties. Activists inside Aleppo have shown strong evidence of the use of chlorine and other gas against the civilian population and journalists and doctors have confirmed the deliberate targeting of hospitals, often with second strikes to kill the rescuers.
I rarely find myself in agreement with a Conservative MP but when Andrew Mitchell writes that "the Russians are committing war crimes and using their position as a veto-wielding member of the United Nations Security Council to shield themselves from international humanitarian law... they are hitting hospitals with bunker-busting bombs and attacking civilians cowering in cellars. They are using cluster and incendiary munitions" he is absolutely right but only a few on Britain's left seem willing to take to the streets to demand a halt the bombing with a few admirable exceptions.
On 17th December a crowd of over a thousand protesters marched through London to protest against the lack of any resolute Western action to secure a permanent ceasefire in East Aleppo and to prevent the continued bombing of civilians by Russian and Syrian aircraft.
They chanted "Down with the child killer Assad" and "Shame on war criminal Putin" and demanded the British government take action to halt the conflict and the suffering of thousands of children who remain besieged in the city.
Already two months ago Zeid Al Hussein, the UN high commissioner for human rights, had called the siege and bombardment of Eastern Aleppo "crimes of historic proportions."
Opposition activists in Aleppo have reported that Russian aircraft have persistently targeted hospitals and other civilian targets along with the continued use of barrel bombs by the Syrian airforce as Syria's tyrant Assad vowed to "clean" the city.
No ambulances, no working hospitals and no medical equipment remains to treat up to 30,000 civilians still trapped in the war zone.
There has also been criticism of American and British air strikes but some distance from Aleppo itself in other areas of Syria with an estimate of between 500 and 700 civilians killed as of April 2016 reported by the website Airwars and the United States admitting that its rules regarding collateral civilian damage are even laxer than those used in drone strikes ( Economist 4th October 2014 - "Unintended Consequences: Are US Airstrikes creating a Sunni backlash" ).
However the number of casualties from Russian air strikes appears to be much higher with claims of up to 8,479 non-combatants reportedly killed as of 11th October 2016 according to the monitoring website Airwars.
Berlin. 2018.
Protest anlässlich der jüngsten Massendemonstrationen im Iran.
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2019.
"Stoppt endlich den Massenmord in Idlib!".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2019.
"Solidarität mit den Menschen in Idlib تضامناً مع أهلنا إدلب".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2019.
"Stoppt endlich den Massenmord in Idlib!".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2017.
"Mahnwache Solidarität mit al-Ghouta und Deir ez-Zor".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
A free syria wristband and a rosary as shown in dropplets of water.
The dropplets are actually from Karo syrup positioned on a glass.
Trying out my new Nikkor 24-70mm in some macro photography. I was amazed how close to the subject the lens can focus. I am not using any extension tube or closeup filters. I used it on a DX body for even extra zoom. As a comparison, this lens at 70mm gave me a closer shot than my 18-200mm at 200mm.
This shot is 2:1 of the original image.
Anti-War activists gathered on March 19, 2021, the 18th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, at the Manhattan Bridge Plaza at Bowery and Canal holding banners and signs facing the late afternoon Friday rush hour traffic across the bridge as well as pedestrians in the neighborhood, to oppose the United States' endless cycle of war and militarism. (Photo by Erik McGregor)
Berlin. 2017.
"وقفة تضامنية مع أهلنا المحاصرين في الغوطة ودير الزور / Solidaritätskundgebung für die im Osten Damaskus' belagerten Menschen in al-Ghouta".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2019.
"Die syrische Revolution lebt - Großdemo zum 8. Jahrestag".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2017.
"Syrian Day of Rage".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2018.
Protest anlässlich der jüngsten Massendemonstrationen im Iran.
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2019.
"Die syrische Revolution lebt - Großdemo zum 8. Jahrestag".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2018.
"Mahnwache für verhaftete und verschwundene Menschen".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Berlin. 2017.
"Syrian Day of Rage".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Possibly the worst war crime of the twenty first century has been the continued and deliberate assault on civilians in rebel held East Aleppo by Assad's regime forces, allied militia units from Iran, Iraq and Hezbollah as well as the continuous assault from the air by the Syrian and Russian air forces.
To call such air assaults indiscriminate would be wrong since they have clearly been targeted to maximize civilian casualties. Activists inside Aleppo have shown strong evidence of the use of chlorine and other gas against the civilian population and journalists and doctors have confirmed the deliberate targeting of hospitals, often with second strikes to kill the rescuers.
I rarely find myself in agreement with a Conservative MP but when Andrew Mitchell writes that "the Russians are committing war crimes and using their position as a veto-wielding member of the United Nations Security Council to shield themselves from international humanitarian law... they are hitting hospitals with bunker-busting bombs and attacking civilians cowering in cellars. They are using cluster and incendiary munitions" he is absolutely right but only a few on Britain's left seem willing to take to the streets to demand a halt the bombing with a few admirable exceptions.
On 17th December a crowd of over a thousand protesters marched through London to protest against the lack of any resolute Western action to secure a permanent ceasefire in East Aleppo and to prevent the continued bombing of civilians by Russian and Syrian aircraft.
They chanted "Down with the child killer Assad" and "Shame on war criminal Putin" and demanded the British government take action to halt the conflict and the suffering of thousands of children who remain besieged in the city.
Already two months ago Zeid Al Hussein, the UN high commissioner for human rights, had called the siege and bombardment of Eastern Aleppo "crimes of historic proportions."
Opposition activists in Aleppo have reported that Russian aircraft have persistently targeted hospitals and other civilian targets along with the continued use of barrel bombs by the Syrian airforce as Syria's tyrant Assad vowed to "clean" the city.
No ambulances, no working hospitals and no medical equipment remains to treat up to 30,000 civilians still trapped in the war zone.
There has also been criticism of American and British air strikes but some distance from Aleppo itself in other areas of Syria with an estimate of between 500 and 700 civilians killed as of April 2016 reported by the website Airwars and the United States admitting that its rules regarding collateral civilian damage are even laxer than those used in drone strikes ( Economist 4th October 2014 - "Unintended Consequences: Are US Airstrikes creating a Sunni backlash" ).
However the number of casualties from Russian air strikes appears to be much higher with claims of up to 8,479 non-combatants reportedly killed as of 11th October 2016 according to the monitoring website Airwars.
Berlin. 2017.
"وقفة تضامنية مع أهلنا المحاصرين في الغوطة ودير الزور / Solidaritätskundgebung für die im Osten Damaskus' belagerten Menschen in al-Ghouta".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.
Dem Aufruf des oppositionellen "Nationale Widerstandsrats Iran" (NWRI) zu einer Kundgebung und Demonstration durch das Regierungsviertel in Berlin sind rund 1300 Teilnehmer gefolgt. Angesichts der jüngsten, spontanen Massenproteste im Iran solidarisieren sich die Teilnehmer mit den Menschen im Iran und fordern ein Ende des Regimes in Teheran. Sie fordern zudem die Bundesregierung auf, die Menschen im Iran zu unterstützen und das Töten von friedlichen Demonstranten zu verurteilen. Zudem fordern die Veranstalter verschärfte Sanktionen gegen Funktionäre des iranischen Regimes durch die Europäische Union (EU). Sie erklären, dass die "religiöse Diktatur" beendet werden muss. Auch einzelne Unterstützer der syrischen Opposition sind unter den Teilnehmern.
Dem Aufruf des oppositionellen "Nationale Widerstandsrats Iran" (NWRI) zu einer Kundgebung und Demonstration durch das Regierungsviertel in Berlin sind rund 1300 Teilnehmer gefolgt. Angesichts der jüngsten, spontanen Massenproteste im Iran solidarisieren sich die Teilnehmer mit den Menschen im Iran und fordern ein Ende des Regimes in Teheran. Sie fordern zudem die Bundesregierung auf, die Menschen im Iran zu unterstützen und das Töten von friedlichen Demonstranten zu verurteilen. Zudem fordern die Veranstalter verschärfte Sanktionen gegen Funktionäre des iranischen Regimes durch die Europäische Union (EU). Sie erklären, dass die "religiöse Diktatur" beendet werden muss. Auch einzelne Unterstützer der syrischen Opposition sind unter den Teilnehmern.
Berlin. 2019.
"Berlin Für Idlib - We Are The Love".
Thorsten Strasas. - Wien | Berlin. - Photographers in Solidarity.