Charlie Devereux

Charlie Devereux is a freelance journalist and photographer. He was a member of the openDemocracy editorial team from August to December 2005

Photography for the majority world

The photography agency Drik was set up in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1990 in a bid to challenge the western media hegemony. It was established to represent a group of photographers

By Charlie Devereux

/ 25 Apr 2007

Afghan revival

Listen to Charlie Devereux talk to Reza, photographer and founder of Aina (8.09mins) High bandwidth: 128kbps / Low bandwidth: 64kbps "The media world looks at humanity ... only through a

By Charlie Devereux

/ 10 Oct 2006

Bhutans outsiders in limbo

The broad leaves of banana trees obscure hundreds of rows of bamboo huts set out in compact grids that reach the fringes of the forest. The intersecting pathways are neatly

By Charlie Devereux

/ 19 Apr 2006

The making of the Man in Black

The repetition of a line of dialogue in the new Johnny Cash biopic, Walk The Line, gives the key to this films portrayal of a man who represented many

By Charlie Devereux

/ 3 Feb 2006

Unbecoming Citizens, Michael Hutt

Buy now: US, UK, Worldwide Unbecoming Citizens: Culture, Nationhood, and the Flight of Refugees from Bhutan by Michael Hutt Oxford University Press | August 2005 | ISBN 0195670604 Recommended by Charlie Devereux:

By Charlie Devereux

/ 22 Dec 2005

Chechnya: elections vs reality

On 27 November 2005 the people of Chechnya will go to the polls to elect a parliament in the capital, Grozny. The process is seen by the Russian Federation of

By Charlie Devereux

/ 25 Nov 2005

The Tyrannicide Brief: an extract

Have you clicked through from Arts & Letters Daily? Welcome! After reading this article, why not look at what the rest of openDemocracy has to offer? Click here Much has

By Charlie Devereux and Geoffrey Robertson

/ 31 Oct 2005

The tyrants flaw: Geoffrey Robertson interviewed

Have you clicked through from Arts & Letters Daily? Welcome! After reading this article, why not look at what the rest of openDemocracy has to offer? Click here Charlie Devereux:

By Charlie Devereux and Geoffrey Robertson

/ 31 Oct 2005

Liberias election: changing the picture?

Charlie Devereux: The Liberian elections were held yesterday for the first time in eight years. So far, it all seems to be about George Weah and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. How close

By Charlie Devereux and Tim Hetherington

/ 11 Oct 2005