Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 29th week of 2021 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our photo gallery archive.
Photos Of The Week #29
- By RFE/RL
![Kazakhstan's Igor Son competes in the men's 61kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 25.](https://gdb.rferl.org/277789c1-9ced-4a66-bcfc-f935af8c4e69_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kazakhstan's Igor Son competes in the men's 61kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 25.
![Japan's Naohisa Takato (in white) competes with Kazakhstan's Yeldos Smetov during their judo men's under-60kg semifinal bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 24.](https://gdb.rferl.org/386b3139-107d-4a06-b5ac-5284626b2aef_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Japan's Naohisa Takato (in white) competes with Kazakhstan's Yeldos Smetov during their judo men's under-60kg semifinal bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 24.
![Ukraine's Ihor Radivilov competes in the vault event of the artistic gymnastics men's qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 24.](https://gdb.rferl.org/cefef839-11f7-40dd-806d-ad37ad574d48_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukraine's Ihor Radivilov competes in the vault event of the artistic gymnastics men's qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 24.
![Belarusians living in Ukraine, along with supporters and Ukrainian activists, hold signs and plastic geese during a rally calling for "Goose for Belarus!" near the Belarusian Embassy in Kyiv on July 23. The imagery of a goose was used because the word suggests the sound of The Hague in Belarusian, with the implication of an appearance at the international criminal court for the regime in Minsk.](https://gdb.rferl.org/3c68f71b-db9f-4aec-9b25-c7154385af6a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Belarusians living in Ukraine, along with supporters and Ukrainian activists, hold signs and plastic geese during a rally calling for "Goose for Belarus!" near the Belarusian Embassy in Kyiv on July 23. The imagery of a goose was used because the word suggests the sound of The Hague in Belarusian, with the implication of an appearance at the international criminal court for the regime in Minsk.
![In a photo provided by Roskosmos, a Proton-M booster rocket carrying the Nauka module blasts off from the launch pad at Russia's space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 21. Nauka is a long-delayed lab module for the International Space Station. It's intended to provide more room for scientific experiments and space for the crew.](https://gdb.rferl.org/c2c4c70a-540b-4bd7-aaeb-02b186afeff8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In a photo provided by Roskosmos, a Proton-M booster rocket carrying the Nauka module blasts off from the launch pad at Russia's space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 21. Nauka is a long-delayed lab module for the International Space Station. It's intended to provide more room for scientific experiments and space for the crew.
![Afghan security officials inspect the scene of a roadside bomb that killed six civilians on the outskirts of Jalalabad on July 21.](https://gdb.rferl.org/299effc3-1540-4faa-ad23-78f9fdd3f5d2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan security officials inspect the scene of a roadside bomb that killed six civilians on the outskirts of Jalalabad on July 21.
![The MV Heng Tong cargo ship is stranded on Sea View beach in Karachi, Pakistan. According to the Karachi Port Trust, MV Heng Tong, a cargo ship coming from Shanghai, was on its way to Istanbul when it lost its anchors due to rough weather.](https://gdb.rferl.org/3c56c3ca-6b1b-439a-89bc-bab3df6bcaeb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The MV Heng Tong cargo ship is stranded on Sea View beach in Karachi, Pakistan. According to the Karachi Port Trust, MV Heng Tong, a cargo ship coming from Shanghai, was on its way to Istanbul when it lost its anchors due to rough weather.
![ An aerial view shows cornstalks planted by Ukrainian farmers in the shape of the national emblem, a trident, ahead of the country's 30th anniversary of independence, in a field near Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv.](https://gdb.rferl.org/5c682837-930d-458a-8f5f-dcbfba49ba48_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An aerial view shows cornstalks planted by Ukrainian farmers in the shape of the national emblem, a trident, ahead of the country's 30th anniversary of independence, in a field near Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv.
![A Ukrainian soldier mans his position along the front line with Russia-backed separatists near the small town of Krasnogorivka in the Donetsk region.](https://gdb.rferl.org/056c5345-83d0-4b0b-a782-21d7c6bd3bff_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian soldier mans his position along the front line with Russia-backed separatists near the small town of Krasnogorivka in the Donetsk region.
![A member of a military band is reflected in a brass instrument during a ceremony in Bucharest marking Aviation Day, which celebrates aviators -- military and civilian -- who lost their lives in the line of duty or contributed to the evolution of Romanian aviation.](https://gdb.rferl.org/ec388695-3061-4973-8233-cca96eaa3581_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A member of a military band is reflected in a brass instrument during a ceremony in Bucharest marking Aviation Day, which celebrates aviators -- military and civilian -- who lost their lives in the line of duty or contributed to the evolution of Romanian aviation.
![Girls pose for a selfie on Red Square near St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow.](https://gdb.rferl.org/e6a14d14-8563-4702-b7d7-be895b979809_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Girls pose for a selfie on Red Square near St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow.
![A Russian Air Force aerobatics team performs at an air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow.](https://gdb.rferl.org/2e09f75c-9f6e-4404-a3ad-7f978c25152a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Russian Air Force aerobatics team performs at an air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow.
![An Afghan security official stands guard as people arrive to offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan.](https://gdb.rferl.org/7be94e9e-3734-4cec-af06-b7ed98622a41_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Afghan security official stands guard as people arrive to offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan.
![A man walks near a church on a foggy morning in the town of Tara in Russia's Omsk region.](https://gdb.rferl.org/12180d53-611b-4ed2-8164-92d777d6d83f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks near a church on a foggy morning in the town of Tara in Russia's Omsk region.
![Russian Muslims gather in the Moscow Cathedral Mosque during celebrations to mark Eid al-Adha.](https://gdb.rferl.org/0f9bf0d3-eab1-4a94-bc47-1581bf23966b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian Muslims gather in the Moscow Cathedral Mosque during celebrations to mark Eid al-Adha.
![A coach from the Ukrainian rowing team looks through binoculars during a training session at the Sea Forest Waterway ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.](https://gdb.rferl.org/f55fc64f-7d06-41b1-83bc-571dddfea8f8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A coach from the Ukrainian rowing team looks through binoculars during a training session at the Sea Forest Waterway ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
![A man and a flight attendant pose for a photograph during the opening day of the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon at Zhukovsky outside Moscow.](https://gdb.rferl.org/ddc2c80b-cfd2-40e9-bd2a-a59ad814fa5c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man and a flight attendant pose for a photograph during the opening day of the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon at Zhukovsky outside Moscow.
![Afghan girls attend a school to learn astronomy in Herat.](https://gdb.rferl.org/e62521db-3d97-42aa-b0de-375c6dad9105_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan girls attend a school to learn astronomy in Herat.
![A shepherd rides a horse as he herds a flock of sheep on the mountainous Assy plateau east of Almaty, Kazakhstan.](https://gdb.rferl.org/9e0677b4-ae79-4dbe-b8fb-d6495f1f006c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A shepherd rides a horse as he herds a flock of sheep on the mountainous Assy plateau east of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
![A street vendor carries boxes with flowers to be sold after early morning prayers in the vicinity of Sarajevo's Gazi Husref-beg mosque.](https://gdb.rferl.org/f0467974-f74f-453b-9cc0-f4d14edeb101_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A street vendor carries boxes with flowers to be sold after early morning prayers in the vicinity of Sarajevo's Gazi Husref-beg mosque.
![An athlete from Ukraine walks to the firing area as she practices for the 2020 Summer Olympics at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field in Tokyo.](https://gdb.rferl.org/3d93151b-4bc8-4505-a327-2efa129138c2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An athlete from Ukraine walks to the firing area as she practices for the 2020 Summer Olympics at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field in Tokyo.
![Models display the collection by Russian designer Kima Dongak during the World Nomads Fashion Festival Issyk-Kul 2021 at Cholpon-Ata, a resort town on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, 200 kilometers east of Bishkek.](https://gdb.rferl.org/736feca2-4f4f-4b99-9054-2183f6b3164a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Models display the collection by Russian designer Kima Dongak during the World Nomads Fashion Festival Issyk-Kul 2021 at Cholpon-Ata, a resort town on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, 200 kilometers east of Bishkek.
![A child watches as Afghan devotees offer Eid al-Adha prayers inside a mosque in Kabul.](https://gdb.rferl.org/a27173a6-87d4-40cb-858d-ec79f0aa44bb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A child watches as Afghan devotees offer Eid al-Adha prayers inside a mosque in Kabul.