10. Emin Özmen. Keferghan, Syria. Aug. 31, 2013.
2013年8月31日,叙利亚,摄影:埃明·厄兹曼
I took this picture on August 31 in Keferghan, a town near Aleppo, in northern Syria. It was the fourth and last execution of the day committed by Al Qaeda-linked ISIS militias.
8月31日,我在叙利亚北部阿勒颇附近的一个小镇拍下了这种照片。这天是和基地组织有关的民兵组织实施斩首行动的第四天,也是最后一天。
There were people of the village with their children, observing the scene in silence. A man, covered with black clothes except for his eyes, read his crimes for a long time. After the execution in Ehtemlat, the body was put on a pick-up and was taken to another village. The next was the execution in A'zaz, and the scene was repeated once again. The bodies were being taken from village to village. There was another execution right after A'zaz, and then Savran, and then Keferghan.
村里人和孩子们观看着行刑,不敢发出声音。一个浑身裹着黑布,只露出双眼的男子花了很长时间宣读他的罪行。行刑后,他的尸体被扔到一辆卡车上,带到另一个村子。接下来又一个人被处死。他们的尸体从一个村子被带到另一个村子。类似的场景一次次重复进行。
All the people who witnessed the executions seemed relieved. I was not even sure of what kind of a picture I was taking. I tried hard not to put my camera down. I only tried to record the events through my camera. I had to document what I saw, one way or another. This is a war, and I was in the middle of an unbearable moment.
所有看完行刑的人似乎都如释重负。我甚至不确定我在拍什么,我一直不停地拍照。我只想用相机记录这些事。我必须用一定的办法记录下我所看到的。这是一场战争,我无法承受这一时刻。