H&M ads inside the outdoor ice rink of Budapest

H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), a major Swedish fashion giant, posted an advertisement on the outdoor ice rink of Budapest while hundreds of textile workers in Cambodia demonstrated for their rights and demanded better pay and working conditions. The minimum wage for garment workers in Cambodia was raised to $75 a month earlier this year. H&M profits last year more than $2.6 billion.

Trucks overloaded with female garment workers. Last year approx 

50 garment workers were killed while travelling to or from their factories

Street photography

I just simple love wandering around with my camera without a specific destination and shoot. Yes, sometimes I'm carrying my camera without taking even a simple shot. I am not a kind of machine gun shooter and don't take a picture of everything. Using public transport and walking off my toes for a good shot means something like street photography for me. 

Requiem 1956 Hungary

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 or Hungarian Uprising of 1956

(Hungarian: 1956-os forradalom or felkelés) was a spontaneous nationwide revolt against the government of the People's Republic of Hungary and its Soviet-imposed policies, lasting from 23 October until 10 November 1956. It was the first major threat to Soviet control since the USSR's forces drove out the Nazis at the end of World War II and occupied Eastern Europe. Despite the failure of the uprising, it was highly influential, and came to play a role in the downfall of the Soviet Union decades later.

The revolt began as a student demonstration, which attracted thousands as they marched through central Budapest to the Parliament building, calling out on the streets using a van with loudspeakers via Radio Free Europe. A student delegation entering the radio building to try to broadcast the students' demands was detained. When the delegation's release was demanded by the demonstrators outside, they were fired upon by the State Security Police (ÁVH) from within the building. As the news spread, disorder and violence erupted throughout the capital.

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I took these pictures below at the very far part of the cemetery where the bodies of Hungarian Freedom Fighters 1956 lie in peace.

Hungary Recalls 1956 Uprising

Supporters of the Hungarian government gather to commemorate the 1956 uprising against Soviet occupation during a Peace March in Budapest, Hungary. The events is well-known throughout the world. 

The Armenian Genocide

I took these two photos about the Armenian Genocide in Jerusalem and Budapest. 

The Armenian Genocide also known as the Armenian Massacres and by Armenians as the Great Crime was the Ottoman government's systematic extermination of its minority Armenian subjects from their historic homeland in the territory constituting the present-day Republic of Turkey

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Jerusalem

 Budapest

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Budapest

I took these photos today at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Heroes' Square, Budapest. The square was crowded with tourists what is quite common, but the only thing that has surprise me the flags on the wreaths. Take a little closer look.  Do you can identify the flags? OK, I help you. Palestinian, Guatemalan, Maltese and Canadian. Only Canada represented in Hungary by an Embassy in Budapest. I don't find any media coverage about the event, but someones officially had to lay the wreaths. An army truck left the scene when I arrived and a red carpet was rolled up on the roof truck of a civilian car. One thing is sure. The International Day of Non-Violence is on 2 October (tomorrow), the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.

Koppány csoport attack on banks in Budapest

Koppány Csoport, supporters of Hungarian extreme right wing group Jobbik, put stickers on doors and windows of AXA (K&H), OTP and Raiffeisen Bank in Budapest, showing their solidarity with victims, decided to give up paying their loans and lost their homes. Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) activists using the location to collect signatures from their sympathizers.

Children of Mekong River

One of my favorite photo I took a few years ago in Phnom Penh about Khmer street children when they were playing in the Mekong River. I used film camera with black and white film.

Say hello to the elephant at Mith Samlanh

Many of the non profit NGO running projects to help break the cycle of poverty in Cambodia. One of the most famous is Friends-International. They supports many thousand of underprivileged children. If you are somewhere nearby the Royal Museum in Phnom Penh, walk strait into the street 13 until you see a colorfully  painted fence and say hello to the elephant. If you are getting thirsty or hungry, visit their restaurant called Romdeng located in street 174 and order a tasty Khmer dish, drink an ice-tea or coffee and enjoy the 35 Celsius degree. Your donation will be greatly appreciated.