The Week in Photos: From the March4Women in London to Political Demonstrations in Slovakia

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

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Mar 10, 2018

Thousands of protesters march during the March4Women event on March 4th, 2018, in London, England. Demonstrators called for an end to gender-based discrimination in the workplace. — Thousands of protesters march during the March4Women event on March 4th, 2018, in London, England. Demonstrators called for an end to gender-based discrimination in the workplace.
(Photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Women carry banners during a demonstration on March 5th, 2018, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. — Women carry banners during a demonstration on March 5th, 2018, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
(Photo: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi /AFP/Getty Images)

Circus artists perform on Westminster Bridge to mark the 250th anniversary of the modern-day circus ahead of a reception in the Houses of Parliament on March 6th, 2018, in London, England. — Circus artists perform on Westminster Bridge to mark the 250th anniversary of the modern-day circus ahead of a reception in the Houses of Parliament on March 6th, 2018, in London, England.
(Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

A man casts his ballot for the general elections, on March 7th, 2018, at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone. More than 3.1 million voters are registered for the polls across the small West African nation. — A man casts his ballot for the general elections, on March 7th, 2018, at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone. More than 3.1 million voters are registered for the polls across the small West African nation.
(Photo: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images)

University workers attend a rally outside the Scottish Parliament on March 8th, 2018, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Politicians, students, and union officials joined Scottish university staff as they demonstrated over pensions changes. — University workers attend a rally outside the Scottish Parliament on March 8th, 2018, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Politicians, students, and union officials joined Scottish university staff as they demonstrated over pensions changes.
(Photo: Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)

People gather near the Slovak National Uprising square on March 9th, 2018, during a rally against alleged political corruption, where they pay tribute to murdered Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova in Bratislava, Slovakia. — People gather near the Slovak National Uprising square on March 9th, 2018, during a rally against alleged political corruption, where they pay tribute to murdered Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova in Bratislava, Slovakia.
(Photo: Joe Klamar/Getty Images)

Relatives of earthquake victims burn offerings at the ruins of earthquake-hit Beichuan county during the 10-year anniversary on May 11th, 2018, in the Sichuan province of China. Beichuan county was relocated a decade after it was destroyed by the 2008 earthquake in which more than 15,000 people died.

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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.

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Indian devotees and foreign tourist take part in the "kapda phaar," or cloth tearing, during Holi festival celebrations in Pushkar, in the Indian state of Rajasthan, on March 2nd, 2018. Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colors, is observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month.

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Japanese cherry trees stand in full bloom as people young and old visit the Bispebjerg Cemetery in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 20th, 2018.

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

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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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