Some of the most compelling photographs from RFE/RL's coverage area and beyond for the 26th week of 2019. For more photo galleries, see our photo gallery archive.
Photos Of The Week #26
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Georgian opposition supporters protest in front of parliament in Tbilisi on June 27, demanding the resignation of the interior minister for using force against them on June 20 after massive riots there. (epa-EFE/Zurab Kurtsikidze)
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Participants kiss as they take part Macedonia's first gay-pride parade in Skopje on June 29. (Reuters/Ognen Teofilovski)
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A cloud of dust rises as the remaining spans of the Morandi bridge are demolished in a planned explosion in Genoa, Italy, on June 28. (AP/Antonio Calanni)
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Contestants brave strong rain as they prepare to compete in the women's K2 canoe sprint 200-meter final during the Second European Games in Zaslavl, Belarus. (AP/Sergei Grits)
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Sikhs take part in celebrations marking the 180th anniversary of the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore on June 27. (epa-EFE/Rahat DAR)
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People cool off on an urban beach in Madrid, Spain. (AP/Manu Fernandez)
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A couple cool down in the fountains of Trocadero, across from the Eiffel Tower, during a heatwave in Paris, France. (epa-EFE/Ian Langsdon)
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A man takes a cold shower at Ada Ciganlija lake in the Serbian capital, Belgrade. (AP/Darko Vojnovic)
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Iranian women sit on a bus in Tehran. (AFP/Atta Kenare)
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Georgian women take part in an opposition rally near the country's parliament in Tbilisi on June 26. (RFE/RL/Mzia Saganelidze)
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Jordanians celebrate during events marking the 20th anniversary of King Abdullah II's coronation in Amman on June 25. (epa-EFE/Andre Pain)
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Young people relax after a traditional parade of school leavers through the Russian city of Sochi on June 25. (TASS/Dmitry Feoktistov)
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Two men take part in a "sack battle" during the Tatar national holiday of Sabantuy in the village of Minger in Russia's Sabinsky District. (Yegor Aliyev/TASS)
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A man wrapped in a European flag observes a monster rally demanding the resignation of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in Prague on June 23.
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A protester attends a rally near Georgia's parliament building after a Russian lawmaker's visit to Tbilisi sparked a wave of demonstrations. (Reuters/Irakli Gedenidze)
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People gather to celebrate after oppositionist Ekrem Imamoglu's victory in a rerun of Istanbul's mayoral election on June 23. (AFP/Bulent Kilic)
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A woman in Kyiv poses for a photo on an "Iron Throne" inspired by the Game of Thrones TV series that was made by a Ukrainian volunteer using wreckage and debris from the eastern front. (epa-EFE/Stepan Franko)
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People watch a ship sailing on the Neva River during the Scarlet Sails festival marking school graduation in St. Petersburg on June 24. (AP/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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A family dries their harvested Rabi crop on the outskirts of Guwahati, India. (epa-EFE)
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A bonfire burns as part of "Nit de la Crema" (Fire Night) festivities in the Spanish town of Alicante on June 24. (epa-EFE/Manuel Lorenzo)
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A woman cools off in a fountain in the Alexander Garden near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)