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From Aleppo to Paris, photographer Ameer al Halbi tells his story

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On March 15, 2011, the Syrian revolution began. Ameer al Halbi covered the ensuing conflict as a photographer for several years, before fleeing his hometown of Aleppo and finding refuge in France. Once there, he continued to work as a photographer, driven by the same commitment and the same passion. He was even seriously injured at the end of 2020 while covering a protest in Paris. In this first-person report, he tells us about his relationship to photography, war and exile.

Added on the 11/03/2022 13:28:23 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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