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Photos Of The Week #49
![Pearl Harbor survivors embrace at a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Hawaii on December 7. (Getty Immages/AFP/John Moore)](https://gdb.rferl.org/a61e65c2-bb04-46ab-9963-15ccb9f75315_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pearl Harbor survivors embrace at a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Hawaii on December 7. (Getty Immages/AFP/John Moore)
![A pro-EU protester plays the piano near the presidential administration in Kyiv. (RFE/RL / Iryna Slelmakh)](https://gdb.rferl.org/dd0d9bc5-2359-48f2-a7aa-d3df45d9ef9f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A pro-EU protester plays the piano near the presidential administration in Kyiv. (RFE/RL / Iryna Slelmakh)
![A woman holds a sign at a gathering in memory of Nelson Mandela outside the South African High Commission across from Trafalgar Square in London. (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett)](https://gdb.rferl.org/0716c5a5-57c7-4f41-8aca-4bcad4208da8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman holds a sign at a gathering in memory of Nelson Mandela outside the South African High Commission across from Trafalgar Square in London. (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett)
![An Indian artist draws a miniature portrait of former South African President Nelson Mandela on his thumbnail as part of his homage in Siliguri. (AFP/Diptendu Dutta)](https://gdb.rferl.org/30c2436b-b1e8-49c2-b19b-d33bcde716f2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Indian artist draws a miniature portrait of former South African President Nelson Mandela on his thumbnail as part of his homage in Siliguri. (AFP/Diptendu Dutta)
![Two men hold EU and Ukrainian flags during a pro-European rally on Independence Square in Kyiv. (epa/Zurab Kurtsikidze)](https://gdb.rferl.org/d5fce0f5-74c6-4e0a-938d-8e4de81ba567_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Two men hold EU and Ukrainian flags during a pro-European rally on Independence Square in Kyiv. (epa/Zurab Kurtsikidze)
![A Ukrainian woman addresses Interior Ministry personnel during a rally to support EU integration in Kyiv. (Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko)](https://gdb.rferl.org/5f4b6f85-61a7-4a7c-b61a-eeeda8c4ceb0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian woman addresses Interior Ministry personnel during a rally to support EU integration in Kyiv. (Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko)
![Waves lash at the fish auction hall of the fishmarket in Hamburg harbor as the "Xaver" storm hits northern Germany. (AFP/dpa/Bodo Marks)](https://gdb.rferl.org/e40cb1f3-96ed-4159-a6e5-5657e343a046_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Waves lash at the fish auction hall of the fishmarket in Hamburg harbor as the "Xaver" storm hits northern Germany. (AFP/dpa/Bodo Marks)
![People walk on the North Sea beach near the German town of Norddeich. Germany's northern coast has been battered by a storm called "Xaver," which has brought strong winds and high tides to the region. (Reuters/Ina Fassbender) ](https://gdb.rferl.org/f587126b-c7b5-46ec-8251-74fcd6848776_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk on the North Sea beach near the German town of Norddeich. Germany's northern coast has been battered by a storm called "Xaver," which has brought strong winds and high tides to the region. (Reuters/Ina Fassbender)
![Mourners grieve during the funeral of their relative, who was killed in an attack by suicide bombers in Najaf, 160 kilometers south of Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters/Alaa al-Marjani)](https://gdb.rferl.org/54dd2823-4586-4640-bbd1-2e1c54da9468_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mourners grieve during the funeral of their relative, who was killed in an attack by suicide bombers in Najaf, 160 kilometers south of Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters/Alaa al-Marjani)
![Former Georgian Defence Minister Davit Kezerashvili arrives at Aix-en-Provence courthouse in France. An appeals court there was due to rule on his request that he be released pending a decision on his extradition to Georgia. Kezerashvili, an ally of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, is wanted on corruption charges in his homeland. (AFP/Boris Horvat)](https://gdb.rferl.org/026f87da-eda9-4d5e-ab1f-07669af4b93e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Former Georgian Defence Minister Davit Kezerashvili arrives at Aix-en-Provence courthouse in France. An appeals court there was due to rule on his request that he be released pending a decision on his extradition to Georgia. Kezerashvili, an ally of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, is wanted on corruption charges in his homeland. (AFP/Boris Horvat)
![Newly graduated Afghan midwives attend a commencement ceremony at the Governor's House in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province. (AFP/Noorullah Shirzada)](https://gdb.rferl.org/15f21af1-e507-4bab-bf24-47fd7ccf5c12_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Newly graduated Afghan midwives attend a commencement ceremony at the Governor's House in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province. (AFP/Noorullah Shirzada)
![Russia's Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar (fourth right) attends Hanukkah celebrations at the the notorious Butyrka remand prison in Moscow. (AFP/Kirill Kudryavtsev)](https://gdb.rferl.org/a158ced3-fce3-4b43-8f93-ab0caee028d5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russia's Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar (fourth right) attends Hanukkah celebrations at the the notorious Butyrka remand prison in Moscow. (AFP/Kirill Kudryavtsev)
![Antigovernment protesters play soccer on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine. (epa/Filip Singer)](https://gdb.rferl.org/f1112b4a-11f2-421b-9249-0bec935cfcec_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Antigovernment protesters play soccer on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine. (epa/Filip Singer)
![Afghan security officials attend their graduation ceremony in Herat. (epa/Jalil Rezayee)](https://gdb.rferl.org/b8f548fd-f5e1-4aa7-a205-318a57fd8bd7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan security officials attend their graduation ceremony in Herat. (epa/Jalil Rezayee)
![An Orthodox monk and anti-shale-gas protester stands at his improvised campsite at the entrance of the village of Pungesti, Romania. (AFP/Daniel Mihailescu)](https://gdb.rferl.org/8e337109-be2e-4211-aedc-849b4ac18181_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Orthodox monk and anti-shale-gas protester stands at his improvised campsite at the entrance of the village of Pungesti, Romania. (AFP/Daniel Mihailescu)
![Men try to remove an overloaded cart from a horse that fell on a road in Lahore. (Reuters/Mohsin Raza)](https://gdb.rferl.org/62362120-4a03-48f5-a349-173b82534dcf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Men try to remove an overloaded cart from a horse that fell on a road in Lahore. (Reuters/Mohsin Raza)
![A man kisses his baby at a room in a temporary refugee camp in Vrazdebna, Bulgaria. (epa/Vassil Donev)](https://gdb.rferl.org/224db3c7-d4f8-453b-b10f-5378bda868be_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man kisses his baby at a room in a temporary refugee camp in Vrazdebna, Bulgaria. (epa/Vassil Donev)
![Disabled children and their families form a human chain organized by the Disability Activists Forum demanding rights from the Bengal government in Calcutta on December 3, International Day of Persons with Disabilities. (epa/Piyal Adhikary)](https://gdb.rferl.org/bbf7e3cd-67d2-44ce-b90c-7c4facca5675_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Disabled children and their families form a human chain organized by the Disability Activists Forum demanding rights from the Bengal government in Calcutta on December 3, International Day of Persons with Disabilities. (epa/Piyal Adhikary)
![A balloon vendor rides his bicycle in Kabul. (Reuters/Omar Sobhani)](https://gdb.rferl.org/9a9300a1-4598-4c1c-bf9c-5439e6b81c52_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A balloon vendor rides his bicycle in Kabul. (Reuters/Omar Sobhani)
![An Orthodox priest walks past a police cordon near Independence Square in Kyiv. (Reuters/Stoyan Nenov)](https://gdb.rferl.org/2affcaf2-9e18-4e57-a38d-af422c15a499_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Orthodox priest walks past a police cordon near Independence Square in Kyiv. (Reuters/Stoyan Nenov)
![A girl wearing glasses reading "Power closes my eyes. I am not a slave" takes part in an antigovernment march in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. (AFP/Yuriy Dyachshyn) ](https://gdb.rferl.org/80602c55-4cff-42ca-b3aa-24aa4f7e6056_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A girl wearing glasses reading "Power closes my eyes. I am not a slave" takes part in an antigovernment march in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. (AFP/Yuriy Dyachshyn)
![Armenians protest against the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Yerevan. Armenia's recent decision to join a Russian-led customs union has angered many in the Caucasus country. (AFP/Karen Minasyan) ](https://gdb.rferl.org/8eb1de96-c2b4-4db2-a761-6f55a97c1260_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Armenians protest against the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Yerevan. Armenia's recent decision to join a Russian-led customs union has angered many in the Caucasus country. (AFP/Karen Minasyan)
![A Buddhist monk puts on a gas mask as riot police use water cannon and tear gas during antigovernment protesters' attempts to remove barricades outside Government House in Bangkok,Thailand. (Reuters/Dylan Martinez)](https://gdb.rferl.org/02f3a948-c9f3-452e-a996-ca7ec161da0a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Buddhist monk puts on a gas mask as riot police use water cannon and tear gas during antigovernment protesters' attempts to remove barricades outside Government House in Bangkok,Thailand. (Reuters/Dylan Martinez)
![A Ukrainian man kneels down while riot police stand guard near the presidential administration building during a rally held by supporters of EU integration in Kyiv. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)](https://gdb.rferl.org/2f969e68-2d00-4733-93cf-b8f904cd9f61_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian man kneels down while riot police stand guard near the presidential administration building during a rally held by supporters of EU integration in Kyiv. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)
![Afghan schoolchildren take lessons in an open classroom at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province. (AFP/Noorullah Shirzada)](https://gdb.rferl.org/3b4531f9-34cd-4b32-9f14-3f4e28171aee_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan schoolchildren take lessons in an open classroom at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province. (AFP/Noorullah Shirzada)