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Topshots of the Week (4-10 March, 2023)

 

Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (4-10 March, 2023).

 

Georgian during a protest against controversial "foreign agents" bill.

Protesters brandishing a European Union flag brace as they are sprayed by a water cannon during clashes with riot police near the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi on March 7, 2023. Georgian police used tear gas and water cannon against protesters Tuesday as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the capital Tbilisi to oppose a controversial "foreign agents" bill.
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Civilians at a metro station during a missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Civilians take shelter at a metro station during a missile attack in Kyiv on March 9, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
© Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP

Women take part in a rally for gender equality and against violence towards women to mark the International Women's Day in Pristina, on March 8, 2023.
© Armend NIMANI / AFP

Boy in front of a burnt house in Jakarta, Indonesia.

A boy stands in the remains of a burnt house in a residential area in Plumpang, north Jakarta on March 4, 2023, after a fire at a nearby state-run fuel storage depot run by energy firm Pertamina.
© Aditya AJI / AFP

People in a demonstration against French Preseident's pension reform in Nice, Fance.

People take part in a demonstration in Nice, southeastern France, on March 7, 2023, as part of a nationwide action day against French President's pension reform and its postponement of the legal retirement age from 62 to 64.
Massive strikes are expected from March 7, 2023, with unions promising to bring the country "to a standstill" and strikes set to hit many sectors such as transport, energy and oil refining.

© Valery HACHE / AFP

Woman protests against the government's controversial judicial reform bill, Israel.

A woman protests against the government's controversial judicial reform bill, in Haifa on March 9, 2023.
© Jalaa MAREY / AFP

Rohingya refugees search fot their belongings after a fire broke out in Bangladesh.

Rohingya refugees search for their belongings after a fire broke out in Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhia on March 5, 2023. A major fire in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh's southeast Sunday burnt 2,000 shelters, leaving around 12,000 people homeless, an official said.
© Tanbir MIRAZ / AFP

Afghan women protest for their rights during International Women's Day, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Afghan women stage a protest for their rights to mark International Women's Day, in Kabul on March 8, 2023.
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