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March 15, 2012
Vladimir Putin's Lessons In Machismo

Vladimir Putin, Russia's diminutive ex-spy-cum-president-cum-prime-minister-cum-president has gone to great lengths, distances, and depths to cultivate his image as a swashbuckling man of action. RFE/RL takes a look at some of the Russian leader's most robust photo ops over the years.

March 14, 2012
Dangerous Downhills: Ski Resorts You'll Never Visit

Planning your next ski vacation? Feeling adventurous? Don't let a little unrest get in the way of your rest and relaxation. As it turns out Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and (soon) Chechnya offer offbeat getaways for those unafraid of a little risk while on the piste.
March 13, 2012
Iran's (Losing) War Against Satellite Dishes

These photographs show Iranian police removing and collecting illegal satellite dishes from the roofs of houses and apartments in eastern Tehran in late February. The war against the dishes, which allow Iranians to see uncensored foreign news and entertainment programs, appears to be a losing one, however. Police officers spend a considerable amount of time searching for them, dismantling them, and confiscating them. But like dandelions, the dishes seem to sprout right back up again.
March 10, 2012
Photos Of The Week -- March 3-9

People around the world mark International Women's Day as women make their voices heard.
March 09, 2012
Then And Now: One Year After Japan's Tsunami

March 11, 2012, will mark the first anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that pummelled Japan, claiming more than 19,000 lives. These combo images show areas in the devastated northeast in the disaster's immediate aftermath and again more recently.
March 05, 2012
Moscow: Scenes From The Protests

Police in Russia arrested dozens of protesters, including three opposition leaders, after forcibly breaking up a rally in central Moscow protesting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's election to a third term as the country's president.
March 05, 2012
Vladimir Putin: The Early Years

On New Year's Eve 1999, Russian President Boris Yeltsin handed over power to his prime minister, Vladimir Putin, who was acting president until he won an early election in March 2000. In 1990, Putin began his political career in the office of St. Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak, where he stayed until Sobchak lost an election in 1996, after which he joined Yeltsin's administration.
March 03, 2012
Photos Of The Week -- February 25-March 2

Hardship from Ukraine to the Mideast and elections in Iran and Russia are among the topics of this week's most compelling images.
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.

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