Tchétchénie - dix ans de guerre, Heidi Bradner / Panos Pictures

Visa pour l’Image 2005

Hiver 2004-2005, la Tchétchénie entame sa dixième année de conflit, le plus long, le moins visible, le plus oublié d’Europe. Petit territoire d’une superficie équivalente à celle de la Haute Normandie, la Tchétchénie a survécu à deux invasions russes. La campagne de terreur à l’encontre de la population et le nombre de disparitions ont pris de telles proportions que les organismes chargés de veiller au respect des droits de l’homme parlent aujourd’hui de "crime contre l’humanité". Heidi Bradner est l’une des rares photographes à avoir couvert le conflit tchétchène depuis le début. Cette exposition reprend l’ensemble de ses travaux auprès de ce peuple qui, depuis dix ans, traverse un cauchemar.

<b></b><br />A wedding in Chechnya. By local tradition, the bride goes to the nearest water source in her bridal dress to collect water to bring to her new home as a symbol of bringing life ot the house.
© Heidi Bradner / Panos Pictures

A wedding in Chechnya. By local tradition, the bride goes to the nearest water source in her bridal dress to collect water to bring to her new home as a symbol of bringing life ot the house.
© Heidi Bradner / Panos Pictures

<b></b><br />Russia, Chechnya. Portrait of a Russian soldier in Chechnya who survived an ambush in which many of his colleagues were killed.
© Heidi Bradner / Panos Pictures

Russia, Chechnya. Portrait of a Russian soldier in Chechnya who survived an ambush in which many of his colleagues were killed.
© Heidi Bradner / Panos Pictures

<b></b><br />An elderly Russian woman, a resident of Grozny lie dead on Grozny snow covered streets after she was hit by an artillery attack. Many Russians residents had no relatives in Chechnya where they could refuge and leave the city during the bombing.
© Heidi Bradner / Panos Pictures

An elderly Russian woman, a resident of Grozny lie dead on Grozny snow covered streets after she was hit by an artillery attack. Many Russians residents had no relatives in Chechnya where they could refuge and leave the city during the bombing.
© Heidi Bradner / Panos Pictures