People in the News, 3rd prize
The Fight for Tahrir Square
Jan Dago
<em>Jyllands-Posten</em>
<em>Jyllands-Posten</em>
06 February, 2011
A demonstrator lies in the tread of a tank, in order to prevent the Egyptian military from moving away a protective cordon of tanks that had been placed around Tahrir Square.
Jan Dago
Jan Dago was born and grew up in Denmark, where a childhood interest in visual expression began. At first, he made short movies, but the power of the still image gripped him more...
Cairo, Egypt
A demonstrator lies in the tread of a tank, in order to prevent the Egyptian military from moving away a protective cordon of tanks that had been placed around Tahrir Square. Peaceful demonstrations against the leadership of Egypt’s president Hosni Mubarak, on Tahrir Square in Cairo, turned violent in late January and early February, when Mubarak supporters attempted to storm the square and attack the protesters. Tahrir Square—with a high international profile, and large enough to accommodate masses of people—became the hub, as well as a symbol, of the protest movement. Although the police had previously clashed with protesters, the Egyptian army made it clear they would not fire on demonstrators, and eventually placed a cordon around the square.
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