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Photos Of The Week #13
![Pro-Russian activists hold a large Russian flag bearing a portrait of late Soviet dictator Josef Stalin as they take part in a rally in Odesa, Ukraine. (AFP/Aleksei Kravtsov)](https://gdb.rferl.org/358d8984-33db-404f-a6fc-e131bef10f89_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pro-Russian activists hold a large Russian flag bearing a portrait of late Soviet dictator Josef Stalin as they take part in a rally in Odesa, Ukraine. (AFP/Aleksei Kravtsov)
![A man walks past an election-themed mural in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (AFP/Banaras Khan)](https://gdb.rferl.org/fe4d67d4-df1a-460a-ab57-02f87d3b67a1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks past an election-themed mural in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (AFP/Banaras Khan)
![The remains of decommissioned submarines float at a nuclear waste disposal plant in the town of Fokino in Russia's far-eastern Primorsky region on March 28. (Reuters/Yuri Maltsev)](https://gdb.rferl.org/0cd21ddb-62a3-418b-b5ad-de0d667da72a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The remains of decommissioned submarines float at a nuclear waste disposal plant in the town of Fokino in Russia's far-eastern Primorsky region on March 28. (Reuters/Yuri Maltsev)
![A supporter of presidential candidate Zalmai Rasul carries chairs as he prepares for an election rally in Panshir, northern Afghanistan. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra)](https://gdb.rferl.org/116c7ae3-5214-47f4-9d5b-e43036d729a6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A supporter of presidential candidate Zalmai Rasul carries chairs as he prepares for an election rally in Panshir, northern Afghanistan. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra)
![An Afghan man feeds pigeons in the yard of the shrine of Imam Ali, son in-law of Prophet Muhammad, in the city of Mazar-e Sharif. (Reuters/Ahmad Masood)](https://gdb.rferl.org/f5f21f43-dcdd-4901-9c64-9b86ccb8344f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Afghan man feeds pigeons in the yard of the shrine of Imam Ali, son in-law of Prophet Muhammad, in the city of Mazar-e Sharif. (Reuters/Ahmad Masood)
![Activists from the Right Sector movement and their supporters gather outside Ukraine's parliament building to demand the immediate resignation of the interior minister in Kyiv on March 27. (Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko)](https://gdb.rferl.org/f5ddbbc1-89e1-4c2b-bc1a-87860e9bb07d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Activists from the Right Sector movement and their supporters gather outside Ukraine's parliament building to demand the immediate resignation of the interior minister in Kyiv on March 27. (Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko)
![Afghan artists perform the traditional "attan" dance during international Norouz celebrations in Kabul on March 27. (Reuters/Omar Sobhani)](https://gdb.rferl.org/edccea1a-5822-43e7-a41a-3539b9407b6e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan artists perform the traditional "attan" dance during international Norouz celebrations in Kabul on March 27. (Reuters/Omar Sobhani)
![An elderly woman passes by a branch of Sberbank in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Reuters/Aleksandr Demianchuk)](https://gdb.rferl.org/e0e71f6e-a70c-4ffc-ab6f-4bd26d77c2dc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An elderly woman passes by a branch of Sberbank in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Reuters/Aleksandr Demianchuk)
![An anti-Russian activist (right) takes away a Russian flag from a pro-Russian activist during a rally in Tbilisi on March 27. (Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili)](https://gdb.rferl.org/91285da9-0df2-4095-b252-9eee1e8ee7f5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An anti-Russian activist (right) takes away a Russian flag from a pro-Russian activist during a rally in Tbilisi on March 27. (Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili)
![Maria Lats, 21, holds her four month-old daughter, Valeria, at a temporary shelter in the port town of Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, on March 26. Maria, her daughter and her husband, a Ukrainian Coast Guard officer, left the Crimean town of Kerch on March 23. (Reuters/Yannis Behrakis)](https://gdb.rferl.org/97f6f589-97e4-41c3-bf4c-a5d89bd6974a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Maria Lats, 21, holds her four month-old daughter, Valeria, at a temporary shelter in the port town of Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, on March 26. Maria, her daughter and her husband, a Ukrainian Coast Guard officer, left the Crimean town of Kerch on March 23. (Reuters/Yannis Behrakis)
![People fish on a pier at the port of Mariupol, located on the north of the Sea of Azov in eastern Ukraine. (Reuters/Yannis Behrakis)](https://gdb.rferl.org/59b8f17c-edf7-4994-a910-4aaf92d3556a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People fish on a pier at the port of Mariupol, located on the north of the Sea of Azov in eastern Ukraine. (Reuters/Yannis Behrakis)
![An Afghan girl smiles as she walks away after visiting the Sakhi shrine in Kabul. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra)](https://gdb.rferl.org/2c80641a-795a-4931-800c-3c8ece99255d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Afghan girl smiles as she walks away after visiting the Sakhi shrine in Kabul. (Reuters/Zohra Bensemra)
![Ultraorthodox Jews knead dough in a Matzah Bakery in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem. (epa/Abir Sultan)](https://gdb.rferl.org/231e8994-fdfd-4848-821c-bb18fbccd25b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ultraorthodox Jews knead dough in a Matzah Bakery in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem. (epa/Abir Sultan)
![People lie down in a pedestrian zone of Frankfurt on March 24 as part of an art project in remembrance of the 528 victims of the Katzbach Nazi concentration camp. (Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach)](https://gdb.rferl.org/a65f50a7-0539-477a-8dc6-8e45f331d4c6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People lie down in a pedestrian zone of Frankfurt on March 24 as part of an art project in remembrance of the 528 victims of the Katzbach Nazi concentration camp. (Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach)
![Belarusian opposition activists hold their white-red-white and Ukrainian flags during a solidarity action in Minsk to show support with Ukraine. (AFP/Sergei Gapon)](https://gdb.rferl.org/bd8b19eb-9299-4d4b-835e-8b8cc0bcad72_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Belarusian opposition activists hold their white-red-white and Ukrainian flags during a solidarity action in Minsk to show support with Ukraine. (AFP/Sergei Gapon)
![Relatives carry coffins in Pristina with the remains of 46 ethnic Albanians killed by Serbian security forces during the 1998-99 war. (epa/Valdrin Xhemaj)](https://gdb.rferl.org/951cf3fe-38c1-475a-abb9-6e91ea922af7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Relatives carry coffins in Pristina with the remains of 46 ethnic Albanians killed by Serbian security forces during the 1998-99 war. (epa/Valdrin Xhemaj)
![A motorist checks his car next to a Ukrainian tank position close to the border with Russia, near the city of Kharkiv. (Reuters/Dmitry Neymyrok)](https://gdb.rferl.org/db43f318-8808-4720-927e-31fbe5874557_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A motorist checks his car next to a Ukrainian tank position close to the border with Russia, near the city of Kharkiv. (Reuters/Dmitry Neymyrok)
![A family member of a passenger aboard missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cries on a bus before heading to the Malaysian Embassy, outside Lido Hotel in Beijing. (Reuters/Kim Kyung-hoon)](https://gdb.rferl.org/282f8948-143a-40bd-8ffc-2c33b48420ab_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A family member of a passenger aboard missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cries on a bus before heading to the Malaysian Embassy, outside Lido Hotel in Beijing. (Reuters/Kim Kyung-hoon)
![Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdul Rasul Sayyaf listen to his speech during an election campaign in Herat. (epa/Jalil Rezayee)](https://gdb.rferl.org/d0c2f386-54d8-4c95-b455-e7fbf35438ca_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdul Rasul Sayyaf listen to his speech during an election campaign in Herat. (epa/Jalil Rezayee)
![Women and a boy with a toy assault rifle walk past an unfinished wall painting in Moscow depicting a map of the Crimean peninsula and a slogan reading, "Together Forever." (AFP/Alexander Nemenov)](https://gdb.rferl.org/c4207c5f-fd4b-41ba-a492-6d04eb7ccebc_cx0_cy4_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Women and a boy with a toy assault rifle walk past an unfinished wall painting in Moscow depicting a map of the Crimean peninsula and a slogan reading, "Together Forever." (AFP/Alexander Nemenov)
![An Afghan shepherd guides his sheep on a rainy day in Jalalabad Province. (Reuters/Parwiz)](https://gdb.rferl.org/f23e0f96-8ccc-4a2f-95f7-387da302bd31_cx0_cy10_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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An Afghan shepherd guides his sheep on a rainy day in Jalalabad Province. (Reuters/Parwiz)
![A Ukrainian soldier stands guard outside a Ukrainian Army military camp set up on a field close to the Russian border in east Ukraine. (Reuters/Yannis Behrakis)](https://gdb.rferl.org/a65809a6-a532-40e0-b1d1-9c086d3bf5f4_cx0_cy9_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian soldier stands guard outside a Ukrainian Army military camp set up on a field close to the Russian border in east Ukraine. (Reuters/Yannis Behrakis)
![A woman holds a candle at the St. Marko Church in Belgrade during a memorial service for the victims of the 1999 NATO air campaign against Serbia and Montenegro. (AFP/Andrej Isakovic)](https://gdb.rferl.org/98afa448-408c-4515-a873-f65b1ced7e51_cx0_cy1_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A woman holds a candle at the St. Marko Church in Belgrade during a memorial service for the victims of the 1999 NATO air campaign against Serbia and Montenegro. (AFP/Andrej Isakovic)
![An Israeli border officer stands on a pile of rubble from a damaged section of Israel's controversial barrier at the Aida refugee camp in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. (Reuters/Ammar Awad)](https://gdb.rferl.org/5b71272a-7e0c-4295-ad65-ef742a2ecc55_cx0_cy9_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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An Israeli border officer stands on a pile of rubble from a damaged section of Israel's controversial barrier at the Aida refugee camp in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. (Reuters/Ammar Awad)