Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's broadcast region and beyond. For more photo galleries, see our "Picture This" archive.
Photos Of The Week #2
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Syrian children warm themselves around a fire in eastern Ghouta near Damascus. (Reuters/Mohammed Abdullah)
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Ice builds up along Lake Michigan as temperatures dip well below zero in Chicago. (Getty Images-AFP/Scott Olson)
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Bulgarian men dance in the Tundzha River on Epiphany Day in the town of Kalofer. (Reuters/Stoyan Nenov)
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Greek Orthodox swimmers kiss a wooden crucifix in the chilly waters of the Bosphorus, where it was thrown during an Epiphany Day ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey. (epa/Sedat Suna)
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Men jump into icy lakewater to recover a wooden cross during Epiphany Day celebrations in Sofia, Bulgaria. (epa/Vassil Donev)
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Turkey -- A woman (R) confronts riot policemen as they spray tear gas on demonstrators trying to march, in Istanbul, January 9, 2014