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People from San Salvador Atenco, a town outside of Mexico City, protest the construction of a new international airport on August 14th, 2018. For years, residents of the semi-rural town have fought against plans to construct the the Mexican capital's new airport adjacent to their town, fearing that the construction will result in their displacement. On Tuesday, protesters sought to pressure President-Elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador to commit to his campaign promise to cancel the airport's construction (the president-elect has since vacillated on the promise). In this photo, a woman holds a machete and marches in front of a banner bearing the image of Emiliano Zapata, a hero of the Mexican Revolution who famously sought to return land rights to indigenous people in the country's south.

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Viewfinder: Mexican Villagers Protest Displacement and Pressure the President-Elect

People from San Salvador Atenco, a town outside of Mexico City, protest the construction of a new international airport on August 14th, 2018.

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Yemeni children vent anger against Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Washington, D.C., on August 13th, 2018, as they take part in a mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada, a stronghold of the Iran-backed Huthi rebels, for children killed in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition last week. At least 29 children were among those killed in the air raid on August 9th on a bus in a crowded market in Dahyan, Saada province, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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Viewfinder: Yemen Buries Children Killed by Saudi-Led Coalition Airstrike

Yemeni children take part in a mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada for children killed in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition last week.

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Antifascist demonstrators prepare signs for their counter-protest to the Unite the Right rally in Washington, D.C., on August 12th, 2018.

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Viewfinder: Protesting Against White Supremacy in Washington, D.C.

Antifascist demonstrators prepare signs for their counter-protest to the Unite the Right rally in Washington, D.C., on August 12th, 2018.

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Smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City on August 9th, 2018.

Israeli Airstrikes Rock Gaza After Hamas Rockets Hit Israel (in Photos)

After Hamas rockets caused injuries in Israel, the Israeli military response led to multiple deaths in Gaza.

Jack Herrera

Abortion rights activists comfort each other outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 9th, 2018, after senators rejected a bill that would have legalized abortion. Argentine senators voted against the bill on Thursday, dashing the hopes of women's rights groups after the bill was approved by Congress' lower house in June.

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Viewfinder: Argentina Rejects a Bill to Legalize Abortion

Abortion rights activists comfort each other outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 9th, 2018, after senators rejected a bill that would have legalized abortion.

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A Bangladeshi child lights a candle to mark International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Dhaka on August 8th, 2018. International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples takes place on August 9th to promote and protect the rights of indigenous communities and cultures.

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Viewfinder: Celebrating Indigenous Communities in Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi child lights a candle to mark International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in Dhaka on August 8th, 2018.

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An Indonesian search-and-rescue team looks for victims under a collapsed mosque following an earthquake on August 7th, 2018, in Lombok Island, Indonesia. Nearly 100 people have been confirmed dead and at least 20,000 people have been left homeless after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Lombok and neighboring Bali.

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Viewfinder: An Earthquake in Indonesia

An Indonesian search-and-rescue team looks for victims under a collapsed mosque following an earthquake on August 7th, 2018, in Lombok Island, Indonesia.

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