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====Date: [[:Category:1998|1998]]==== | ====Date: [[:Category:1998|1998]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:South America|South America]]==== | ====Region: [[:Category:South America|South America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | ====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Print Journalism|Print Journalism]], [[:Category:Photography|Photography]]==== | ====Medium: [[:Category:Print Journalism|Print Journalism]], [[:Category:Photography|Photography]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Miguel Periera de Melo | '''Artist:''' Miguel Periera de Melo | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Brazilian law enforcement | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Brazilian law enforcement | ||
'''Dates of Action:''' November 1998 | '''Dates of Action:''' November 1998 | ||
'''Location:''' Para, Brazil | '''Location:''' Para, Brazil | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' Photographs of bodies piled onto trucks after a police massacre in 1996. <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' Photographs of bodies piled onto trucks after a police massacre in 1996. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' Melo was gunned down, and later died, in anticipation of his testimony at a trial involving 159 police officers accused in the massacre of landless farmworkers in Eldorado de Carajas in 1996. Melo's photographs attracted worldwide attention. <P> | '''The Incident:''' Melo was gunned down, and later died, in anticipation of his testimony at a trial involving 159 police officers accused in the massacre of landless farmworkers in Eldorado de Carajas in 1996. Melo's photographs attracted worldwide attention. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' Melo died in the hospital the day after he was attacked. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' Melo died in the hospital the day after he was attacked. <P> | ||
'''Source:''' Index on Censorship, 1/99 | '''Source:''' Index on Censorship, 1/99 | ||
Revision as of 18:17, 3 February 2012
Date: 1998
Region: South America
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Print Journalism, Photography
Artist: Miguel Periera de Melo
Confronting Bodies: Brazilian law enforcement
Dates of Action: November 1998
Location: Para, Brazil
Description of Artwork: Photographs of bodies piled onto trucks after a police massacre in 1996.
The Incident: Melo was gunned down, and later died, in anticipation of his testimony at a trial involving 159 police officers accused in the massacre of landless farmworkers in Eldorado de Carajas in 1996. Melo's photographs attracted worldwide attention.
Results of Incident: Melo died in the hospital the day after he was attacked.
Source: Index on Censorship, 1/99
