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Photos Of The Week (May 23-29, 2022)

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 21st week of 2022 from around RFE/RL's region.

Women election officials await voters to show up to cast their ballots in the locals elections in Pishin, Balochistan Province, Pakistan.
1 Women election officials await voters to show up to cast their ballots in the locals elections in Pishin, Balochistan Province, Pakistan.
Kateryna, 33, poses with her 7-month-old daughter in the bunker of a shuttered glass factory in Lysychansk, eastern Ukraine.
2 Kateryna, 33, poses with her 7-month-old daughter in the bunker of a shuttered glass factory in Lysychansk, eastern Ukraine.
An Ukrainian service member rides on top of a military vehicle, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, on the road from Bakhmut to Kostyantynivka, in the Donetsk region.
3 An Ukrainian service member rides on top of a military vehicle, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, on the road from Bakhmut to Kostyantynivka, in the Donetsk region.
People in Belgrade protest against the war in Ukraine on May 28.
4 People in Belgrade protest against the war in Ukraine on May 28.
Georgian women protest against the opening of a Conservative Movement office in Akhmeta on May 28.
5 Georgian women protest against the opening of a Conservative Movement office in Akhmeta on May 28.
Turkish fighter jets perform during the opening ceremony for an aerospace and technology festival in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, on May 27. (file photo)
6 Turkish fighter jets perform during the opening ceremony for an aerospace and technology festival in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, on May 27. (file photo)
The Georgian flag is carried during Independence Day celebrations in Tbilisi on May 26.
7 The Georgian flag is carried during Independence Day celebrations in Tbilisi on May 26.
Commuters try to make their along a road partially blocked by transport trucks placed by local authorities in Rawalpindi on May 25. All roads leading into Pakistan's capital were blocked ahead of a major protest planned by ousted prime minister Imran Khan and his supporters.
8 Commuters try to make their along a road partially blocked by transport trucks placed by local authorities in Rawalpindi on May 25. All roads leading into Pakistan's capital were blocked ahead of a major protest planned by ousted prime minister Imran Khan and his supporters.
A student performs in a circus arena during a graduation exam at the Rumyantsev State School of Circus and Variety Arts. Named after Soviet clown Mikhail Rumyantsev, known under his stage name Karandash, the school provides training in circus skills, such as acrobatics, gymnastics, juggling, balancing, and clowning.
9 A student performs in a circus arena during a graduation exam at the Rumyantsev State School of Circus and Variety Arts. Named after Soviet clown Mikhail Rumyantsev, known under his stage name Karandash, the school provides training in circus skills, such as acrobatics, gymnastics, juggling, balancing, and clowning.
Protesters shine the lights on their mobile phones as they march down a street during an opposition protest in central Yerevan. The opposition was protesting against a May 24 trilateral meeting between Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, and European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels amid fears for the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
10 Protesters shine the lights on their mobile phones as they march down a street during an opposition protest in central Yerevan. The opposition was protesting against a May 24 trilateral meeting between Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, and European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels amid fears for the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Trucks are placed on roads in Lahore to block supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan after they announced a long protest march to the country's capital, Islamabad.
11 Trucks are placed on roads in Lahore to block supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan after they announced a long protest march to the country's capital, Islamabad.
Relatives mourn over the flag-draped coffin of Colonel Hassan Sayad Khodaei in Tehran on May 24. Khodaei, an officer with Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, had been assassinated two days previously. 
12 Relatives mourn over the flag-draped coffin of Colonel Hassan Sayad Khodaei in Tehran on May 24. Khodaei, an officer with Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, had been assassinated two days previously. 
Family members of missing relatives, who rights activists say have been picked up by Pakistani security forces, rally for their release in Karachi on May 24. 
13 Family members of missing relatives, who rights activists say have been picked up by Pakistani security forces, rally for their release in Karachi on May 24. 
A man walks past an exhibit at the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest, Hungary. 
14 A man walks past an exhibit at the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest, Hungary. 
An Afghan girl shows her marked finger, indicating that she's received a polio vaccine, during a door-to-door inoculation campaign in Kandahar.
15 An Afghan girl shows her marked finger, indicating that she's received a polio vaccine, during a door-to-door inoculation campaign in Kandahar.
Orthodox Christian priests carry a metal box holding relics of Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius during a liturgical procession to St. Nedelya Church in Sofia, Bulgaria. 
16 Orthodox Christian priests carry a metal box holding relics of Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius during a liturgical procession to St. Nedelya Church in Sofia, Bulgaria. 
A mortar explodes next to a road leading to the city of Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk region on May 23.
17 A mortar explodes next to a road leading to the city of Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk region on May 23.
Ukrainian children pass each other toy weapons as they play near their houses amid Russia's invasion in the village of Stoyanka in the Kyiv region.
18 Ukrainian children pass each other toy weapons as they play near their houses amid Russia's invasion in the village of Stoyanka in the Kyiv region.
A woman walks past a memorial to soldiers who have died defending Ukraine, in Kyiv on May 23. 
19 A woman walks past a memorial to soldiers who have died defending Ukraine, in Kyiv on May 23. 
An Afghan female news anchor wears a face covering during a TV broadcast in Kandahar, Afghanistan. 
20 An Afghan female news anchor wears a face covering during a TV broadcast in Kandahar, Afghanistan. 
A woman takes a photo of a billboard depicting slain Iranian military officer Colonel Hassan Sayad Khodaei, who was assassinated in Tehran on May 22. 
21 A woman takes a photo of a billboard depicting slain Iranian military officer Colonel Hassan Sayad Khodaei, who was assassinated in Tehran on May 22. 
A gas mask sits atop a military vehicle at a checkpoint manned by Ukrainian servicemen in the Donbas region. 
22 A gas mask sits atop a military vehicle at a checkpoint manned by Ukrainian servicemen in the Donbas region. 
An elderly woman stands outside her heavily damaged house after it was hit by a missile in the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. 
23 An elderly woman stands outside her heavily damaged house after it was hit by a missile in the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. 
Local residents wait for buses as they are evacuated, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the town of Slovyansk, Donetsk region
24 Local residents wait for buses as they are evacuated, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the town of Slovyansk, Donetsk region
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