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Topshots of the Week (25-31 March, 2023)

 

Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (25-31 March, 2023).

 

Sun rises in front of the Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The sun rises in front of the Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 29, 2023.
© Carl DE SOUZA / AFP

Ukrainien servicemen fire with TRF-1 155mm at Russian positions

Ukrainian servicemen fire with a TRF-1 155mm at Russian positions, on March 27, 2023, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine.
© Aris MESSINIS / AFP

Remains of crushed house and cars after a tornado in Mississippi

The remains of crushed house and cars are seen in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on March 25, 2023, after a tornado touched down in the area. At least 25 people were killed by devastating tornadoes that ripped across the southern US state of Mississippi, tearing off roofs, smashing cars and flattening entire neighborhoods, with the region readying for more severe weather Sunday.
© Chandan KHANNA / AFP

Protesters, surrounded by tear gas, against construction of ane water reserve for agricultural irrigation, Sainte Soline

Protesters, surrounded by tear gas, clash with riot mobile gendarmes during a demonstration called by the collective "Bassines non merci", the environmental movement "Les Soulevements de la Terre" and the French trade union 'Confederation paysanne' to protest against the construction of a new water reserve for agricultural irrigation, in Sainte-Soline, central-western France, on March 25, 2023. More than 3,000 police officers and gendarmes have been mobilised and 1,500 "activists" are expected to take part in the demonstration, around Sainte-Soline. The new protest against the "bassines", a symbol of tensions over access to water, is taking place under thight surveillance on March 25, 2023 in the Deux-Sevres department.
© Yohan BONNET / AFP

Man wears a plastic bag over his head to protect himself from the rain, Turkey

A man wears a plastic bag over his head to protect himself from the rain as he walks along a muddy road past tents set up to home displaced people following a massive earthquake last month, in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey on March 25, 2023. On February 6, 2023, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed more than 50,000 in southeastern Turkey and nearly 6,000 over the border in Syria, leaving entire cities in ruins. Hundreds of thousands of Turkish quake survivors have been moved into tents and container homes across the disaster region, which covers 11 provinces across Turkey's southeast.
© Bulent KILIC / AFP

Protesters gather with national flags against government's plans to overhaul the judiciary, Israel

Protesters gather with national flags outside Israel's parliament in Jerusalem amid ongoing demonstrations and calls for a general strike against the hard-right government's controversial push to overhaul the justice system, on March 27, 2023.
© Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP 

Opposition supporters throw stones towards Kenya Police Officers, Nairobi

Opposition supporters throw stones towards Kenya Police Officers during clashes in Nairobi, Kenya on March 27, 2023. Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga called on his supporters to participate in countrywide protests every Monday and Thursday to demand that President William Ruto lowers the cost of living while questioning last year’s presidential elections results. Kenyans face economic hardship following the government’s recent tax measures and increased food and fuel prices.
© Luis TATO / AFP

Migrants cross the Bravo river, Mexican side

Migrants cross the Bravo river seen from the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on March 29, 2023. About 200,000 people try to cross the border from Mexico into the United States each month, most of them fleeing poverty and violence in Central and South America.
© Herika MARTINEZ / AFP