The Week in Photos: From a Memorial in Nevada to a Swim in Somalia

Pacific Standard Staff
October 7, 2017
A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard’s daily photo feature.
Somali children dive, play, and swim on the seashore of Hamarweyne district in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 6th, 2017.
Students hold a silent protest against the violence that marred Catalonia's referendum vote on October 2nd, 2017, in Barcelona, Spain.
Students hold a silent protest against the violence that marred Catalonia’s referendum vote on October 2nd, 2017, in Barcelona, Spain. 

(Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Matthew Helms, who worked as a medic the night of the shooting, visits a makeshift memorial for the victims of Sunday night's mass shooting on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip on October 3rd, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Matthew Helms, who worked as a medic the night of the shooting, visits a makeshift memorial for the victims of Sunday night’s mass shooting on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip on October 3rd, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

(Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Rohingya Muslim refugees look at the hundreds of tents filling a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Ukhiya district on October 4th, 2017.
Rohingya Muslim refugees look at the hundreds of tents filling a refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Ukhiya district on October 4th, 2017. 

(Photo: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images)

Syrians celebrate in Damascus' Umayyad Square on October 5th, 2017, after Syria's national soccer team scored in its match against Australia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifier.
Syrians celebrate in Damascus’ Umayyad Square on October 5th, 2017, after Syria’s national soccer team scored in its match against Australia during the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifier.

(Photo: Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)

Somali children dive, play, and swim on the seashore of Hamarweyne district in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 6th, 2017.
Somali children dive, play, and swim on the seashore of Hamarweyne district in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 6th, 2017.

(Photo: Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images)

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