The Second Prize stories of World Press Photo of the Year 2011
goes to Ebrahim Noroozi in section of Contemporary Issues from Iran for "Hangign in Iran"
Public hangings in Qazvin, 110 kilometers west of Tehran, where one of the executed, Mehdi Farahj, nicknamed ‘the driver of death’, raped and killed the first of five women. Public execution, such as hanging, is one of the Islamic punishments aimed at preventing such crimes as rape and murder and occasionally fraud. Official numbers for execution by hanging in Iran do not exist, but the country is alleged to have the second-highest execution rate in the world after China.
2012 WORLD PRESS PHOTO CONTEST
World Press Photo of the Year 2011
Samuel Aranda, Spain, for The New York Times
Spot News
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Yuri Kozyrev, Russia, Noor Images for Time
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Massoud Hossaini, Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse
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Li Yang, China, for China Daily
Honorable Mention
Salil Bera, India, The Week
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Koichiro Tezuka, Japan, Mainichi Shimbun
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Niclas Hammarström, Sweden, for Aftonbladet
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Eduardo Castaldo, Italy
General News
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Alex Majoli, Italy, Magnum Photos for Newsweek
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Lars Lindqvist, Sweden, Dagens Nyheter
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Toshiyuki Tsunenari, Japan, Asahi Shimbun
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Rémi Ochlik, France, IP3 Press
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Paolo Pellegrin, Italy, Magnum Photos for Zeit Magazin
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David Guttenfelder, US, The Associated Press for National Geographic magazine
People in the News
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Samuel Aranda, Spain, for The New York Times
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Tomasz Lazar, Poland
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Mohammed al-Law, Egypt, The Associated Press
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Yasuyoshi Chiba, Japan, Agence France-Presse
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John Moore, USA, Getty Images
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Jan Dago, Denmark, Jyllands-Posten
Contemporary Issues
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Brent Stirton, South Africa, Reportage by Getty Images for Kiev Independent
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Ilvy Njiokiktjien, the Netherlands
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Simona Ghizzoni, Italy, Contrasto
Honorable Mention
Shaofeng Xu, China, ChuTian Metropolis Daily
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Stephanie Sinclair, USA, VII Photo Agency for National Geographic magazine
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Ebrahim Noroozi, Iran, Jamejam Online
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Pedro Pardo, Mexico, Agence France-Presse
Daily Life
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Damir Sagolj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Reuters
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Johnny Haglund, Norway, Vi Menn
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Paolo Woods, the Netherlands
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Alejandro Kirchuk, Argentina
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Pietro Paolini, Italy, TerraProject
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Alexander Gronsky, Russia, Photographer.ru
Honorable Mention
Darcy Padilla, USA, Redux Pictures
Portraits
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Laerke Posselt, Denmark
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Guillaume Herbaut, France, Institute for Artist Management for Stiletto
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Denis Rouvre, France
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Donald Weber, Canada, VII Photo Agency
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Ton Koene, the Netherlands
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Simon Norfolk and John Burke, UK
Arts and Entertainment
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David Goldman, USA, The Associated Press
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Vincent Boisot, France, Riva Press for Le Figaro Magazine
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Pavel Prokopchik, the Netherlands
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Rob Hornstra, the Netherlands
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Emiliano Larizza, Italy, Contrasto
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Huimin Kuang, China, Huang Jianglu newspaper
Nature
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Jenny E. Ross, USA
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Joan Costa, Spain, for Malaspina Expedition
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Francesco Zizola, Italy, Noor Images
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Brent Stirton, South Africa, Reportage by Getty Images for National
Geographic magazine
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Carsten Peter, Germany, National Geographic magazine
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Paul Hilton, UK, Pew/Greenpeace International
Sports
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Donald Miralle, Jr., USA
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Ray McManus, Ireland, Sportsfile
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Henrik Brunnsgård, Sweden
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Alexander Taran, Russia
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Adam Pretty, Australia, Getty Images
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Tomasz Gudzowaty, Poland, Yours Gallery/Focus Photo und Presseagentur