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Under your skin: Tattoo artist inks cremated remains in art
AFP, Published on 27/10/2023
» OCEANSIDE (UNITED STATES) - When Scout Frank lost her mother, she knew she needed to keep her close -- and hit upon the perfect solution when she found she could have her ashes tattooed into her skin.
Tattoos cover up painful pasts for US sex-trafficking victims
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» MIAMI - Many tattoos carry a deeper meaning behind them. But for Emily, the "7" on her left leg represents a nightmare, a branding imposed by a pimp.
Catholics line up for free tattoos in Austria
AFP, Published on 17/04/2023
» VIENNA - "In God's hands" read several of the tattoos inked during a free-of-charge session over the weekend -- organised by none other than Austria's leading group representing Catholic nuns and monks.
Philippine gangs ink over tattoos to combat jail violence
AFP, Published on 03/12/2020
» MANILA - Heavily tattooed Philippine prisoners wince in pain as fellow inmates use improvised tattooing machines to cover up gang symbols -- an effort to reduce jail violence that sceptics say is only skin-deep.
South Korea's tattoo artists seek legalisation
AFP, Published on 09/09/2020
» SEOUL: South Korean tattooist Doy counts Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt and members of K-Pop band EXO among his celebrity clients, but his delicate, detailed designs could land him in prison.
Myanmar's last generation of tattooed headhunters
AFP, Published on 27/02/2020
» LONGWA (MYANMAR) - Ngon Pok remembers his father and grandfather returning triumphantly to his tribal village in Myanmar's far north with a human head -- and the agony of the tattoo he was given to celebrate their victory.
Skin in the game: Hong Kong protesters get inked
AFP, Published on 23/08/2019
» HONG KONG - As a tattooist's black ink fills the petals of Hong Kong's Bauhinia flower on her upper thigh, 'C' says the indelible act of rebellion will forever serve as a reminder of the city's summer of defiance.
Tattoos still give Japan the needle as Olympics loom
AFP, Published on 17/12/2018
» TOKYO - When Mana Izumi got her first tattoo at 18, she wasn't trying to rebel or shatter any taboos -- just copy Japanese pop diva Namie Amuro's beach-bronze "surfer chick" look.