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Tomas van Houtryve
Panos Pictures


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First Place
Tomas van Houtryve
Panos Pictures


"MOLDOVA'S TAINTED ELECTIONS"

A young Moldovan girl lights a portrait of Vladimir Lenin on fire after rioters took the portrait from inside the Parliament building in Chisinau, Moldova on 7 April 2009. Opposition leaders accused the winning communists of rigging the elections on 5 April and demanded a recount. Anti-communist protesters stormed the presidential building and parliament. More than 30 people were injured in the protests. Three protesters died in police custody under mysterious circumstances.

 

 

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