The Week in Photos: From Global Celebrations of World Water Day to Pro-Abortion Protests in Poland

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Mar 24, 2018

People walk in an alley of the Marché Medina market, in Conakry, Guinea, on March 18th, 2018, after it was devastated by a fire. — People walk in an alley of the Marché Medina market, in Conakry, Guinea, on March 18th, 2018, after it was devastated by a fire.
(Photo: Cellou Binani/AFP/Getty Images)

Teachers participate in a one-day strike against the government's privatization drive in public education, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 19th, 2018. — Teachers participate in a one-day strike against the government's privatization drive in public education, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 19th, 2018.
(Photo: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images)

A visitor participates at an event during the eighth World Water Forum in Brasília, Brazil, on March 20th, 2018. Brazil's President Michel Temer emphasized the conservation of water during the conference's opening on Monday. — A visitor participates at an event during the eighth World Water Forum in Brasília, Brazil, on March 20th, 2018. Brazil's President Michel Temer emphasized the conservation of water during the conference's opening on Monday.
(Photo: Sergio Lima/AFP/Getty Images)

Women atop the Pyramid of the Sun at the archaeological site of Teotihuacan, Mexico, stretch and get energy from the rising sun during celebrations of the spring equinox on March 21st, 2018. — Women atop the Pyramid of the Sun at the archaeological site of Teotihuacan, Mexico, stretch and get energy from the rising sun during celebrations of the spring equinox on March 21st, 2018.
(Photo: Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images)

Pakistani farmers use tractors at the Kabul River to pump water used for field irrigation on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, on March 22nd, 2018. — Pakistani farmers use tractors at the Kabul River to pump water used for field irrigation on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, on March 22nd, 2018.
(Photo credit: Abdul Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)

People protest for pro-abortion policies in front of the Polish parliament on March 23rd, 2018, in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland. — People protest for pro-abortion policies in front of the Polish parliament on March 23rd, 2018, in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland.
(Photo: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty Images)

California desert town takes back the night, wins rare "Dark Sky" award

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The U.S. has a rough track record with how it treats new parents, but there are reasons to believe that this could soon be a thing of the past.

A fire breather blows flames in a traditional dragon dance on the first day of the Lunar New Year in the Chinatown district of Yangon, Myanmar, on February 16th, 2018.

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Kentucky public school teachers sit outside the House chamber as they rally for a "day of action" at the Kentucky State Capitol to try to pressure legislators to override Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin's recent veto of the state's tax and budget bills on April 13th, 2018, in Frankfort, Kentucky.

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Graffiti artists depict construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta (left) next to a black panther in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 16th, 2018. This is the latest subversive depiction of an animal that has come to symbolize wild cat-poaching injustice.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

An Afghan man and children play with a kite on a rooftop overlooking Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, on February 23rd, 2018.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.