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Rona Lorimer’s Journalist Portfolio

French strikes in the state of exception

French strikes in the state of exception

These notes, written between December 2019 and March 2020, chronicle the longest general strike in France's h…

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Images Against Images by Rona Lorimer

Images Against Images by Rona Lorimer

An essay on the Global Security Law, France 2020.

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Rewilding of Dreams

Rewilding of Dreams

Reports on a collection of dreams from the covid19 pandemic.

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Yellow-Vest Diaries | Commune

Yellow-Vest Diaries | Commune

Diaries of the Gilets Jaunes, in Paris and on the roundabouts, December 2018.

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Films as Lips and Teeth to Bite With: Godard at Cannes, at the ZAD, and Online

Films as Lips and Teeth to Bite With: Godard at Cannes, at the ZAD, and Online

The 1968 International Film Festival of Cannes fell right in the middle of one of the most turbulent periods …

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Marocko åtalar rappare – fruktar ny ungdomsrevolt

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By Rona Lorimer
| Flamman
När den marockanske rapparen Mehdi Black Wind greps anklagad för att ha förolämpat kungen såg många det som ännu ett angrepp på yttrandefriheten. Men åtalet handlar om mer än en rappare. Efter fjolårets Gen Z 212-protester har den marockanska monarkin trappat upp repressionen mot en ny generation regimkritiker – med hiphopen i skottlinjen.
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In Morocco, Royalist Authorities Silence Critical Rap Lyrics

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By Rona Lorimer
| Jacobin Verified
El Mahdi Lyoubi, aka Mehdi Black Wind, the Moroccan filmmaker and rapper, is currently being held in pretrial detention in Casablanca’s Oukacha prison, charged with defaming the king. His arrest has provoked international outrage, with multiple open letters signed by artists, filmmakers, and rappers, a viral social media campaign, and demonstrations in twelve cities calling for his immediate release.
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France’s Trial of “Left-Wing Terrorists” Is a Farce

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By Rona Lorimer, Harrison Stetler
| ZNetwork
The case was quick to fall apart, and the prosecution’s closing arguments sounded more like a defense of the case’s legitimacy rather than an exposé of the culpability of the accused. On October 25, the two state prosecutors spoke for a total of over five hours, saying so much and so little. In reality, many of the defendants were born long after the historical facts implicitly leveled against them in Chambre’s fire-and-brimstone speech.
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