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FIFA 2018: Denmark beats Australia 5 - 2 in national fan teams competition [Photos]

Danish soccer fans team has just won 5-2 to Australians today in an amateur match on Volga stadium in Samara, Russia. Denmark - Australia national teams will officially meet in group stages at FIFA 2018 World Cup on Thursday, 21st of July from 14:00 CET on Samara Arena.After the first matches, France and Denmark are ahead of Group C. Meanwhile, Danish fans seem to have an awesome time in Russia :)Danish fans beer break in Russia during FIFA World Cup 2018 :: Photos by Jens Fisker / IndieFrame

UN World Refugee Day 20th of June 2018 [IndieFrame Photos]

by Ioan Pupila 1 year ago

Today is United Nations official 'World Refugee Day' with a focus on thousands of families who flee for their lives each day. With recent zero tolerance for immigration in the US and Europe's closed borders, backed up by mainstream press interests, it's time to look into the perspective of citizen reporters and how they depict the situation in photos and videos.Children of rejected asylum seekers in Denmark - Photo: Lars Christian Vibild / IndieFrameDenmark is one of the EU's welfare states where refugees and asylum seekers have difficulties in being permitted to live a normal life, outside the refugee camps. IndieFrame photographer Lars Christian Vibild documented the impact of the issue on children who were born or lived most of their lives in Danish refugee camps. See hi

Latest photos and videos published from IndieFrame App by smartphone reporters

by Ioan Pupila 1 year ago

This week, IndieFrame smartphone reporters brought important updates in photos & videos to several media around the world. Let's have a look into the week's published and sold content, and into the type of content and perspectives media tapped into with help from IndieFramers:tensions in Athen's streets between Greece and Macedonia after FYROM official name change to 'Republic of North Macedonia'. Hundreds protested in Syntagma Square to show discontent with the new change. IndieFrame reporter Giorgos Panagakis was on spot and one of his demonstration photos got published by Danish publication Magasinet rØST Facebook page.The video shot by Alexandru Ujica - one of the oldest users who signed up to IndieFrame platform - was published today by Romanian national radi

Denmark's first driverless bus can safely transport hospital patients and visitors [Photos]

by Ioan Pupila 1 year ago

The patients at Sjælland University Hospital in Køge, Denmark, can now take the special bus line 249 when they go back and forth. It is Denmark's first driverless bus.The bus is the first of its kind to be tested at Sjælland University Hospital Køge in Denmark, and this is done in cooperation between Movia, Metroselskabet, Region Zealand and the Capital Region.:: All photos and description by Michael Johannessen / IndieFrame ::DOT. driverless bus from behindTesting announcement by Sjællands Universitetssygehus KøgeIndoors hospital bus station in KøgeHave more alternative and innovative transport photos on your camera or smartphone? Upload to IndieFrame App and let media know the story from your angle:Android -https://bit.ly/indieframeandroidiPhone - https://bit.ly/ind

Crown princess Mary of Denmark and Prince Joachim at Folkemødet 2018 [Photos]

by Ioan Pupila 1 year ago

Folkemødet is a public meeting and Danish political event that has taken place since 2011 in Allinge, Bornholm, for four days in mid-June. The purpose of the event is to gather all interest groups and individuals with an interest in democracy and politics in Denmark and in connection to worldwide politics and democratic issues. It takes place through informal conversations, talks and meetings. Bertel Haarder has called it "a political Roskilde Festival with less beer and more talk". [source: da.wikipedia.org]Teenagers dressed in re-designed supermarket plastic bags attend Folkemødet, 16.06.2018 - Photo: GUNDORPH media / IndieFrame Royal Danish Family attends and supports yearly event. Crown Princess Mary and Prince Joachim attended Folkemødet 201

Macedonia changes its name to end 27-year territorial dispute with Greece

by Ioan Pupila 1 year ago

June, 12th, 2018 -The government of Macedonia has struck an agreement with Greece to change the country’s name, bringing an end to a long-running dispute between the two nations. Greece objects that the "Republic of Macedonia" implies a claim to the whole geographic region of Macedonia, of which more than half is part of Greek territory.As a result of Greece’s objections, Macedonia was only admitted to the UN under the provisional name of FYROM - theFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - after it gained its independence in 1991 from the break-up of ex-Yugoslavia. The country name 'Macedonia' was also shared by the ancient Greek kingdom ruled by Alexander of Macedon. The historical side of the story added up to Greek's push towards FYROM final name change to 'Republic of Northern Maced

Tennis: Simona Halep to show off her French Open trophy in Bucharest [Photos]

by Ioan Pupila 1 year ago

Around 20K people have turned out to applaud Simona Halep for becoming the first Romanian tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title. The French Open 2018 trophy ceremony was held on National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Romania, June 11th 2018.The No. 1 ranked Simona Halep beat Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the 'Roland Garros' final in Paris on Saturday. Simona won her first major singles title.Simona Halep salutes cheering supporters in Bucharest - Photo: Ana Maria Zen / IndieFramePhoto: Ana Maria Zen / IndieFrame [get full photo rights]The event had a political twist: when Bucharest Mayor Gabriela Firea appeared on stage next to Halep, the cheers turned into jeers. Firea hit back, claiming civic groups organised by #Rezist anti-corruption activists and financi

Published from IndieFrame - Anglophone Cameroonians at flight in Nigeria

by Newsroom 1 year ago

At the beginning of the year, IndieFrame reporter Solomon Amabo documented in smartphone photos and videos, a largely ignored issue by world press: the human rights African crisis in Southern Cameroon and Nigeria. The systematic persecution of Anglophone minority Cameroonians by their Government, in connection to Ambazonia independence declaration, had implications concerning forced migration, freedom of speech issues, violence and a refugee crisis at the borders of neighbouring country, Nigeria.Solomon's photos were published yesterday, June 11th 2018, by the Danish magazine on asylum and migration, visAvis. You can read the full article here. Ajasso, Nigeria, 07.12.2017 - 'Refugee children who can't find their parents after fleeing violence in Souther Cameroon' / Photo and

Smartphone reports on Romania's government-backed protests

by Newsroom 1 year ago

The ruling Social Democrats (PSD) in Romania and thousands of their supporters rallied outside government headquarters in Bucharest on Saturday to protest alleged abuses of power by anti-corruption prosecutors. The rally was seen as a response by the ruling coalition to a series of large anti-government #Rezist street protests held against Social Democrat attempts to decriminalise several corruption charges by an emergency decree last year.Over 130.000 participate at the rally in Victoria Square, Bucharest, 09.06.2018 - Photo: Turcea Florian / IndieFrame Citizens using IndieFrame smartphone reporters app kept us informed on what happened in Bucharest this week-end::: See the video highlights uploaded by Mihai Ursu ::--According to several IndieFrame users that were part of the ra

LGBTQ rights in Eastern and Southern Europe [Pride Photos]

by Ioan Pupila 1 year ago

Thousands marchers protested against discrimination in Greece and Romania, June 10th 2018. Members of a LGBT police association turned out for the 14th edition of the pride parade in Athens. Since the leftist government took office in 2015, Greece has extended civil partnerships to same-sex couples, authorised sex changes from the age of 15 and legislated for children to be adopted by same-sex partners.A drag queen in front of the Greek parliament during the Athens pride parade. Photograph: Eleni Paroglou/IndieFrameGiant rainbow flag in Syntagma Square, Athens, 09.06.2018 - Photo: Christos Zormpas / IndieFrame3,000 people marched through the city centre, celebrating a ruling made by the EU’s top court earlier this week. The European court of justice ruled i