Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 11th week of 2024 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.
Photos Of The Week (March 11-17, 2024)
- By RFE/RL
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A man walks by a fortified supermarket in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in the town of Shebekino in the Belgorod region of Russia.
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Hussar guards of honor ride on horseback during celebrations marking the 176th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1848 revolution and war of independence against Habsburg rule, in front of the House of Parliament in Budapest.
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An Orthodox priest pays his respects at the casket of Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan Bishop of Sofia Neophyte during a memorial service in Sofia. The popular Neophyte, who was an outspoken critic of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, died at the age of 78 after a long illness.
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Snowflakes cover the photograph of a fallen Ukrainian soldier in Kyiv.
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A person holds a sign reading "Bad, Worst, Fico, Putin," as demonstrators take part in a pro-Ukraine protest against the Slovak government's foreign policy, after Slovakia's Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar met with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Bratislava.
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An Afghan man and two women ride a three-wheeled vehicle in the Arghandab district of Kandahar Province.
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An Afghan man cleans his courtyard that is partially submerged in floodwaters following heavy rainfall in the Guzara district of Herat Province on March 13. At least 60 people have been killed by heavy rain and snow in Afghanistan over the past three weeks.
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A Muslim devotee offers prayers before breaking his fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Traditional Afghan wrestlers compete in a field in Fayzabad.
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A woman walks outside at the Emamzadeh Saleh Mosque in Tajrish Square in northern Tehran on March 12, the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
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A Muslim man cleans a corridor at the Badshahi Mosque ahead of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan in Lahore, Pakistan, on March 11.
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A Muslim devotee offers evening prayers marking the start of Islam's holy fasting month of Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan, on March 11.
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A relative mourns over the coffin of Nodar Nasirov, 28, a volunteer of the Georgian Legion who was killed in a battle against Russian troops, during a funeral in Kyiv.
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Orthodox icons inside an apartment damaged during fighting in the Spartak settlement near Donetsk in Russia-controlled Ukraine.
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Afghan workers cover themselves with plastic sheets during heavy rainfall as they sit on their hand carts along a road in Herat.
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Revelers look at a bonfire as Bulgarians celebrate Mesni Zagovezni, an Orthodox Christian holiday during which they chase away evil spirits with fire rituals, in the village of Lozen.
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People hug next to the Memory Wall commemorating fallen Ukrainian military members in Kyiv.
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Young people release wishing lanterns during a traditional fire feast called Chaharshanbe Suri in Tehran.
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Volunteers distribute free food as Muslim devotees gather to break their fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Lahore, Pakistan.
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The statue of Grand Princess Olga of Kyiv is fitted with a mock flak jacket in the Ukrainian capital.
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A new recruit of the 1st Da Vinci Wolves Separate Mechanized Battalion, attends a military exercise at an undisclosed location in central Ukraine.
