Albania – I Am Birmingham

INTERVIEW: Birmingham photographer Pogus Caesar turns his lens on history and life

Rangzeb HussainMay 5, 2022May 6, 202201 mins

Birmingham artist and photographer Pogus Caesar reflects on a life behind the camera and the inspirations that compel him to produce material which continues to arouse debate decades after it was produced. Pogus Caesar took time out from his busy schedule to chat to I Am Birmingham as a second edition of his emotionally searing book ‘Handsworth…

Pranvera Smith and Flamur Daka have been jailed for at least 4 years each

Fraudulent charity bosses jailed for illegal trafficking racket exploiting undocumented migrants

Staff ReporterOctober 29, 202001 mins

A woman who set up a bogus charity purporting to help asylum seekers was secretly smuggling undocumented migrants into the UK and exploiting their labour to enrich herself. Turning a blind eye as scores of migrants worked in cannabis farms to pay for her ‘charitable’ services, Pranvera Smith established ‘Freedom to Stay’ in 2014 and ran the Birmingham-based group…