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Supporters of the Zimbabwe opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, listen and cheer as the party's acting president addresses the crowd gathered outside the party headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe, on February 15th, 2018, following the death of the former opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Supporters of the Zimbabwe Opposition Party Movement for Democratic Change

Supporters of the Zimbabwe opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, listen and cheer as the party's acting president addresses the crowd gathered outside the party headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Pacific Standard Staff

Supporters of German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel demonstrate with heart-shaped balloons during a motorcade protest on February 14th, 2018, in Berlin, Germany. The day marks Yücel's first full year in custody in Turkey without charge. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim expressed hope ahead of key talks in Berlin that Yücel would soon be freed after spending one year behind bars.

Social Justice

Viewfinder: Protesters in Germany Push for a Jailed Journalist’s Freedom

Supporters of German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel demonstrate with heart-shaped balloons during a motorcade protest on February 14th, 2018, in Berlin, Germany.

Pacific Standard Staff

A boy poses with a pillow shaped like lips on sale for Valentine's Day in Yopougon, Ivory Coast, on February 13th, 2018.

Economics

Viewfinder: A Valentine’s Day Sale in the Ivory Coast

A boy poses with a pillow shaped like lips on sale for Valentine's Day in Yopougon, Ivory Coast, on February 13th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

An anti-pesticide float is seen prior to the annual Rose Monday parade on February 12th, 2018, in Düsseldorf, Germany. Political satire is a cornerstone of the annual parade.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Political Satire Dominates Rose Monday Carnival Parades in Germany

An anti-pesticide float is seen prior to the annual Rose Monday parade on February 12th, 2018, in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Pacific Standard Staff

Activists protest against bullfighting at Botero Square in Medellín, Colombia, on February 11th, 2018.

Social Justice

Viewfinder: Protesting Bullfighting in Colombia

Activists protest against bullfighting at Botero Square in Medellín, Colombia, on February 11th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

A man carries a placard demanding election rights during a demonstration by opposition parties for free and transparent elections on February 9th, 2018, in Dakar, Senegal. Senegal's presidential elections will be held in 2019.

News in Brief

The Week in Photos: An Earthquake in Taiwan and an Election Protest in Senegal

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

Pacific Standard Staff

Aymara indigenous people perform traditional Andes highlands folk dances during the Anata Andino harvest festival in Oruro, Bolivia, on February 8th, 2018. During the harvest festival, native peasant farmers from different Bolivian highlands communities dance in the streets of Oruro giving thanks to Pachamama (Mother Earth) for the abundant crops.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: The Anata Andino Harvest Festival in Bolivia

Aymara indigenous people perform traditional Andes highlands folk dances during the Anata Andino harvest festival in Oruro, Bolivia, on February 8th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

Rescue workers stand guard in front of a cordon as the Yun Tsui apartment building leans to one side after an overnight earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan, on February 7th, 2018.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: A Magnitude-6.4 Earthquake Hits the East Coast of Taiwan

Rescue workers stand guard in front of a cordon as the Yun Tsui apartment building leans to one side after an overnight earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan, on February 7th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff