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Wilderness photographer arrested for defending rare parrot habitat

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A celebrated wilderness photographer known for his stunning captures of Tasmania’s natural beauty has been arrested by authorities. Rob Blakers refused to leave a logging area in Tasmania’s Eastern Tiers, where critically endangered swift parrot habitat was being destroyed.

The Snow Hill coupe SH050B site, where logging has been ongoing for the past two weeks, has witnessed persistent protests from concerned community members determined to prevent the extinction of the world’s fastest parrot, the Swift parrot.

Man who bragged about being in the U.S. Capitol riot arrested for assaulting a photographer

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One of the most shocking events in the U.S. last year was the U.S. Capitol riots. On Wednesday 6 January 2021, hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol Building to protest the election results.

During the riots, multiple people were assaulted and injured, many of them being journalists. One of the men who attacked the police and an AP photographer was charged with an assault and has been arrested.

Egypt female TikTok influencers sent to jail over “human trafficking”

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A female TikTok influencer from Egypt, Haneen Hossam, recently had her content on the platform send her to jail. The only thing she did was what influencers generally do – she invited and taught other users to monetize their social media activity. For this, the young woman was charged with “human trafficking” and sentenced to three years in prison.

Woman (28) trespasses high school and poses as student to gain more Instagram followers

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Yes, this actually happened. A 28-year-old woman from Miami Beach trespassed a high school. She pretended to be a school girl looking for a registration office to pass through the security and then caused multiple incidents that eventually led to her arrest. And why? So she could gain more Instagram followers among the students.

At least a dozen arrested in nude balcony photoshoot in Dubai (NSFW)

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BBC News reports that 11 models from Ukraine – with some outlets reporting 40 models in total – have been arrested along with Russian photographer, Alexey Kontsov for what has been described as a “lewd” photoshoot on an apartment balcony in Dubai. The models face up to six months in prison with the photographer who organised the shoot potentially facing 18 months.

They were caught due to video footage being posted to social media by the photographer. It is believed that he initially told police that he was watching from a nearby apartment and not involved in the shoot but made the “fatal mistake” of posting the video online – a potential crime in the UAE. But videos and photos show footage from inside the apartment and on the balcony with the models, too.

Fire chief pulls a gun on photographer and realtor “due to their skin color”

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A fire chief from Alabama recently pulled out a gun on a real estate photographer and a realtor who arrived at the house he was selling. The man claimed that he thought a camera was a gun, he smashed it against the ground, and the victims claim that it was, in fact, all because of the color of their skin.

British photojournalist arrested for doing his job and covering a story

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Photojournalist Andy Aitchison (46) was recently arrested after photographing protests at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, UK. He was reportedly arrested on suspicion of criminal damage for taking photos. In other words – for doing his job. He believes it’s censorship, and some serious concerns have been raised about media freedom.

Photographer charged and beaten by police for shooting a lockdown enforcement in South Africa

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On 15 May, police officers in Meqheleng, South Africa reportedly beat photographer Paul Nthoba. He was photographing them for a local newspaper while they were enforcing the coronavirus lockdown. However, they allegedly attacked him verbally at first, and later physically – multiple times.

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