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Mayor of Perpignan refuses to present an award to photojournalist Loay Ayyoub at a festival

Disciplinary Sanction / Pressure, Cultural and Artistic CensorshipLegal procedures: Yes, no further action
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DATE

August 31, 2024

LOCATION

Perpignan (France)

TARGETED PERSON/INSTITUTION

Loay Ayyoub

DOMAIN/FIELD

Journalism / Media

RESPONSIBLE FOR BAN

Louis Aliot, The mayor of Perpignan

The mayor of Perpignan, Louis Aliot, refused to present an award to Loay Ayyoub, criticising an exhibition that he considered to be overly focused on Palestinian suffering. The organizers of Visa pour l'Image, the international photojournalism festival, disputed these allegations and defended the editorial independence of the work on display.

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