Accessibility links

Subscribe
All RFE/RL sites
All RFE/RL websites
site logo site logo
Previous Next
Breaking News
Photo Galleries

Photos Of The Week (December 16-22)

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 51st week of 2024 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.

A Ukrainian woman holds her cats amid an evacuation of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk. 
1 A Ukrainian woman holds her cats amid an evacuation of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk. 
People take shelter in a metro station during an air-raid alert in Kyiv.
2 People take shelter in a metro station during an air-raid alert in Kyiv.
A vendor sells secondhand shoes at a roadside market in Kandahar, Afghanistan. 
3 A vendor sells secondhand shoes at a roadside market in Kandahar, Afghanistan. 
Bosnia-Herzegovina's 172-meter-high Avaz Twist Tower peaks through a dense layer of fog and smog in Sarajevo. 
4 Bosnia-Herzegovina's 172-meter-high Avaz Twist Tower peaks through a dense layer of fog and smog in Sarajevo. 
A woman passes Christmas decorations in the center of the Moldovan capital, Chisinau. 
5 A woman passes Christmas decorations in the center of the Moldovan capital, Chisinau. 
A seagull flies by as two others sit on an electric light on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea in the Iranian port city of Bandar Anzali. 
6 A seagull flies by as two others sit on an electric light on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea in the Iranian port city of Bandar Anzali. 
A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Peshawar, Pakistan. 
7 A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Peshawar, Pakistan. 
Ukrainian scouts take part in a peace ceremony at Kyiv's main railway station.  
8 Ukrainian scouts take part in a peace ceremony at Kyiv's main railway station.  
Contestants compete in a heat of the women's 200-meter backstroke competition at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest. 
9 Contestants compete in a heat of the women's 200-meter backstroke competition at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest. 
A boy plays in front of riot police trucks outside the parliament building in the restive Georgian capital, Tbilisi. 
10 A boy plays in front of riot police trucks outside the parliament building in the restive Georgian capital, Tbilisi. 
A steam train festooned with seasonal decorations moves along a railway in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. 
11 A steam train festooned with seasonal decorations moves along a railway in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. 
A child rides on a merry-go-round at Christmas fair in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. 
12 A child rides on a merry-go-round at Christmas fair in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. 
Kyrgyz soldiers stand guard as people gather in front of an illuminated Christmas tree and other decorations on the central Ala-Too Square in Bishkek. 
13 Kyrgyz soldiers stand guard as people gather in front of an illuminated Christmas tree and other decorations on the central Ala-Too Square in Bishkek. 
A tiger is seen in scratches an itch in Kyiv's city zoo. 
14 A tiger is seen in scratches an itch in Kyiv's city zoo. 
An opposition supporter attends a protest in front of Georgia's parliament building in Tbilisi. 
15 An opposition supporter attends a protest in front of Georgia's parliament building in Tbilisi. 
Akhmadzhon Kurbonov, an Uzbek citizen suspected of involvement in the killing of General Igor Kirillov in Moscow, is escorted to a courtroom at the Basmanny District Court on December 19.
16 Akhmadzhon Kurbonov, an Uzbek citizen suspected of involvement in the killing of General Igor Kirillov in Moscow, is escorted to a courtroom at the Basmanny District Court on December 19.
A Ukrainian soldier of the Khyzhak Brigade launches a drone at a position in a front line near the town of Toretsk, Ukraine.
17 A Ukrainian soldier of the Khyzhak Brigade launches a drone at a position in a front line near the town of Toretsk, Ukraine.
16x9 Image

RFE/RL

RFE/RL journalists report the news in 27 languages in 23 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We provide what many people cannot get locally: uncensored news, responsible discussion, and open debate.

XS
SM
MD
LG