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March 01, 2012
Protest Violence Erupts In Azerbaijan

RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service provides images of clashes on March 1 between security forces and Quba residents angry over a governor's characterization of that northeastern Azerbaijani city as full of "traitors."

February 25, 2012
Photos Of The Week -- February 18-26

Afghan rage over Koran burnings, tragedy mounts in Syria, and Russian and Iranian preparations for elections fill this week's gallery of our favorite images.
February 23, 2012
Afghan Koran-Burning Protests Turn Violent

Protests broke out in several Afghan cities following reports that international troops at Bagram air base had desecrated copies of the Koran in what U.S. officials described on February 21 as an unintentional incident. On the third day of protests, February 23, the Taliban urged Afghans to violence, saying they should "beat and capture" foreigners.
February 22, 2012
'Silent Strength' Through Lens Of Nobel Laureate's Wife

Twenty-six photos by Liu Xia, who's married to jailed Chinese rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, are on display at New York's Columbia University.
February 19, 2012
Moscow Car Drivers Protest Putin

Hundreds of cars have gone round Moscow's Garden Ring, a 16-kilometer avenue that loops around the Kremlin, decked out with balloons and banners to demand that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin allow free elections in Russia.
February 18, 2012
Photos Of The Week -- February 11-17

Iranian ninja women, Europe's deep freeze, and Vladimir Putin's presidential campaign feature in this week's gallery of our favorite images.
February 16, 2012
Iranian Women Show Their Ninja Skills

In Iran, from 3,000 to 3,500 women train in "ninjutsu" -- a school of martial arts descended from the ancient arts of Japan's ninja assassins -- in independently run clubs working under the supervision of the Ministry of Sports' Martial Arts Federation.
February 11, 2012
Photos Of The Week -- February 4-10

Snow in Europe and Asia, Greek protests, camel racing in Iran, and Syrian refugees.
February 10, 2012
The Best Press Photos From 2011

World Press Photo, an independent, nonprofit organization that supports photojournalism, has once again honored the best photographers from around the globe. Here is a selection of the winning images from 2011. More than 100,000 photographs were submitted for consideration.
February 06, 2012
Snow And Steady

Severe winter weather continues to wreak havoc across Eastern and Central Europe, as well as Central and South Asia. The official death toll in Poland has reached 62. Ukraine has reported 135 deaths. Eighteen people have died from the cold in the Czech Republic, while Hungary reports 12 deaths over the past three days. Seventeen have died in Lithuania, where a low of -31 Celsius was recorded. Authorities in Bosnia and Serbia are attempting to deliver food and medicine to thousands who have been cut off due to heavy snow.
February 06, 2012
60 Years On British Throne For Queen Elizabeth II

Eighty-six-year-old Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Diamond Jubilee on June 4. Elizabeth, who took up the throne after her father, George VI, died in February 1952, is Britain's longest-serving monarch after Queen Victoria, who reigned for more than 63 years.
February 05, 2012
Photos Of The Week -- January 28-February 3

Snow and ice, celebrations and protests.

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