Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 49th week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.
Photos Of The Week (December 4-10, 2023)
- By RFE/RL

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People hold banners and shout slogans as they take part in a demonstration in Pristina against violence against women following the murder of Liridona Ademaj.

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Ukrainian soldiers of the 42nd Mechanized Brigade dig trenches during a field military exercise in the Donetsk region.

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A portrait of a fallen Ukrainian soldier is seen on his grave, covered by snow, during the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at Lychakiv cemetery in the western city of Lviv

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A woman looks at Tsoi Wall, a memorial to Viktor Tsoi, a Russian rock idol who died in a car crash in 1990, with the inscription "Our hearts demand change" in Moscow.