Belarus deports Swedish journalist

Paul Hansen / worldpressphoto.org
Paul Hansen / worldpressphoto.org

More than 50 journalists were detained on August 27 in the center of Minsk. The list of detainees also included Swedish journalist Paul Hansen. He was ordered to leave Belarus and will be banned from entering our country for five years, reports the Belarusian Association of Journalists.

Paul Hansen is a photojournalist working with the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter. In 2013, Hansen's photo of a burial ceremony in Gaza won the World Press Photo. The picture depicts a father carrying the bodies of two Palestinian children killed during an Israeli air raid.

We have gathered for you Paul Hansen's most famous photos. He also managed to publish a photo from Belarus in his blog.

Шведского журналиста, победителя World Press Photo депортируют из Беларуси
World Press Photo winning photo / worldpressphoto.org
Шведского журналиста, победителя World Press Photo депортируют из Беларуси
Ukraine / paulhansenphotojournalism.com
Шведского журналиста, победителя World Press Photo депортируют из Беларуси
Cuba / paulhansenphotojournalism.com
Шведского журналиста, победителя World Press Photo депортируют из Беларуси
Belarus. The burial of Mikita Kryutsou / paulhansenphotojournalism.com
Шведского журналиста, победителя World Press Photo депортируют из Беларуси
Afghanistan / paulhansenphotojournalism.com

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