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EurasiaNet's 2013 Photos of the Year

EurasiaNet Dec 28, 2013
Protestors hurl tear gas canisters back at police in Istanbul's Taksim Square on June 11. (Alexander Christie-Miller) Protestors hurl tear gas canisters back at police in Istanbul's Taksim Square on June 11. (Alexander Christie-Miller)
A contortionist performs a teeth-balancing act at the State Drama Theatre in Ulaanbaatar. (Pearly Jacob)\ A contortionist performs a teeth-balancing act at the State Drama Theatre in Ulaanbaatar. (Pearly Jacob)\
Scrap metal workers strip rebar from an abandoned factory in Rustavi, Georgia. (Temo Bardzimashvili) Scrap metal workers strip rebar from an abandoned factory in Rustavi, Georgia. (Temo Bardzimashvili)
Syrian rebels rest after a firefight with government forces near Al Janoudia, Syria. (Jonathan Alpeyrie) Syrian rebels rest after a firefight with government forces near Al Janoudia, Syria. (Jonathan Alpeyrie)
Georgia’s famous Borjomi mineral water winds it way through the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park. (Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Georgia’s famous Borjomi mineral water winds it way through the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park. (Justyna Mielnikiewicz)
Anton Pilossian pauses behind the curtain before the start of a show of Tbilisi’s 125-year-old circus. (Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Anton Pilossian pauses behind the curtain before the start of a show of Tbilisi’s 125-year-old circus. (Justyna Mielnikiewicz)
Undocumented workers, detained by an anti-migrant group, wait to be processed at a Moscow police station. (Konstantin Salomatin) Undocumented workers, detained by an anti-migrant group, wait to be processed at a Moscow police station. (Konstantin Salomatin)
Fans cheer for Kazakh top division Premier League football team FC Kairat during a match in Almaty. (Dariya Tsyrenzhapova) Fans cheer for Kazakh top division Premier League football team FC Kairat during a match in Almaty. (Dariya Tsyrenzhapova)
War vet Mnats Sarkisian fought for Armenia 25 years ago during the conflict over Nagorno Karabakh. (Anahit Hayrapetyan) War vet Mnats Sarkisian fought for Armenia 25 years ago during the conflict over Nagorno Karabakh. (Anahit Hayrapetyan)
An abandoned plane sits along the road connecting Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, to the border with Kazakhstan. (Ikuru Kuwajima) An abandoned plane sits along the road connecting Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, to the border with Kazakhstan. (Ikuru Kuwajima)
Donning gas masks and goggles, protestors converge on central Istanbul during a series of summer protests. (Jonathan Lewis) Donning gas masks and goggles, protestors converge on central Istanbul during a series of summer protests. (Jonathan Lewis)
A history of Borjomi bottles is displayed in the entrance hall of Borjomi Bottling Factory # 2. (Justyna Mielnikiewicz) A history of Borjomi bottles is displayed in the entrance hall of Borjomi Bottling Factory # 2. (Justyna Mielnikiewicz)
Kazakh golden eagles are trained for traditional hunting on the Mongolian steppe. (Keith Mellnick) Kazakh golden eagles are trained for traditional hunting on the Mongolian steppe. (Keith Mellnick)
Students with the Tbilisi public school for visually impaired children rehearse for an upcoming concert. (Temo Bardzimashvili) Students with the Tbilisi public school for visually impaired children rehearse for an upcoming concert. (Temo Bardzimashvili)
A Rustavi steel factory in Georgia is among the major buyers of scrap metal, which is melted and re-used. (Temo Bardzimashvili) A Rustavi steel factory in Georgia is among the major buyers of scrap metal, which is melted and re-used. (Temo Bardzimashvili)
A sales lady at Almaty’s Rakhat chocolate store helps shoppers select from dozens of candy variations. (David Trilling) A sales lady at Almaty’s Rakhat chocolate store helps shoppers select from dozens of candy variations. (David Trilling)
Georgian soldiers disembark at the Manas Transit Center, in Kyrgyzstan, after a charter flight from Tbilisi. (David Trilling) Georgian soldiers disembark at the Manas Transit Center, in Kyrgyzstan, after a charter flight from Tbilisi. (David Trilling)
Flares and fireworks light up Istanbul's Taksim Square during a night celebratory protest. (Alexander Christie-Miller) Flares and fireworks light up Istanbul's Taksim Square during a night celebratory protest. (Alexander Christie-Miller)
Rows of scaffolding cover a reception room in the world’s largest teahouse under construction in Dushanbe. (EurasiaNet) Rows of scaffolding cover a reception room in the world’s largest teahouse under construction in Dushanbe. (EurasiaNet)
Women comfort each other during a Tbilisi ceremony memorializing the conflict over Abkhazia. (Justyna Mielnikiewicz) Women comfort each other during a Tbilisi ceremony memorializing the conflict over Abkhazia. (Justyna Mielnikiewicz)
Male archers warm up for the first round of the men's national archery tournament during Nadaam in Ulaanbaatar. (Pearly Jacob) Male archers warm up for the first round of the men's national archery tournament during Nadaam in Ulaanbaatar. (Pearly Jacob)
A police officer searches a room where several undocumented migrants lived illegally in Moscow. (Konstantin Salomatin) A police officer searches a room where several undocumented migrants lived illegally in Moscow. (Konstantin Salomatin)
The Firuza sanatorium in Borjomi is the only operational spa left almost untouched from the Soviet era. (Justyna Mielnikiewicz) The Firuza sanatorium in Borjomi is the only operational spa left almost untouched from the Soviet era. (Justyna Mielnikiewicz)
Nakhshun Gasparova shows one of the few things she took with her when she fled the Nagorno Karabakh war. (Anahit Hayrapetyan) Nakhshun Gasparova shows one of the few things she took with her when she fled the Nagorno Karabakh war. (Anahit Hayrapetyan)
Miners clock out after a day of digging coal in Turkey's northwestern Zonguldak Province. (Mathias Depardon) Miners clock out after a day of digging coal in Turkey's northwestern Zonguldak Province. (Mathias Depardon)
A fence erected along the border of Georgia and breakaway South Ossetia is disrupting daily life in area villages. (Molly Corso) A fence erected along the border of Georgia and breakaway South Ossetia is disrupting daily life in area villages. (Molly Corso)
Orsbai the Kazakh eagle hunter and his golden eagle practice outside the western Mongolian town of Tolbo. (Keith Mellnick) Orsbai the Kazakh eagle hunter and his golden eagle practice outside the western Mongolian town of Tolbo. (Keith Mellnick)
A fighter warms up at the Aykol Manas Fight Club in Moscow. (Konstantin Salomatin) A fighter warms up at the Aykol Manas Fight Club in Moscow. (Konstantin Salomatin)
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Istanbul's city center exploded in protest during the summer, Syria's civil war continued through the year, the targeting of undocumented workers in Russia intensified, and America's use of the Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan soon comes to an end. These, and hundreds of other stories, were covered by our contributing photojournalists and documentary photographers in 2013. It is through their eyes and by capturing with their cameras that EurasiaNet.org can present unique stories of people, events, and humanity in the South Caucasus, throughout Central Asia, across the Anatolian Plain, and over the rolling steppe of Mongolia. These images are a look back at EurasiaNet's best photo coverage of news and stories from 2013. Although all of the excellent photos and hard work from our photographers cannot be featured on this select gallery of images, you can review all of our posted Photo Essays here and our posted Audio Slideshows here.
 

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