Journalism of Courage
A view shows a kitchen inside an apartment block heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine January 15, 2023. At least 40 people were killed and 72 apartments were destroyed and more than 230 apartments were damaged in the strike. The Ukrainian Air Force said the Russian missile fired at the apartment block in Dnipro was a Kh-22 – the same type that hit a busy shopping mall in central Ukraine last summer. (Reuters)
Police officers carry Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg away from the edge of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine during a protest action by climate activists after the clearance of Luetzerath, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 17. She was detained with other activists demonstrating against the demolition of the village of Luetzerath to make way for the expansion of an opencast coal mine owned by RWE. (AP Photo)
A woman waves a Peruvian flag during the 'Take over Lima' march to demonstrate against Peru's President Dina Boluarte, following the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru January 20. The country has been rocked by violent unrest since Congress removed Castillo and replaced him with his vice president, Boluarte, on December 7. (Reuters)
Rescuers scour the crash site in the wreckage of a passenger plane in Pokhara, Nepal, Monday, January 16. The aircraft that took off from Kathmandu at 10:30 am crashed into Seti river gorge on Sunday, killing all 4 crew members and 68 passengers. One person on board the aircraft is still missing. The Nepal government has formed a five-member probe committee to investigate the crash. (AP Photo)
S. S. Rajamouli poses in the press room with the award for best foreign language film for "RRR" at the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles. After scoring at the Golden Globes for Naatu Naatu as Best Song, the film bagged two awards at the Critics Choice Awards. (AP/PTI)
Travellers wait for their trains at Hangzhou East railway station during the Spring Festival travel rush ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in China, feeding fears of new surges in a raging Covid-19 outbreak that officials say has hit its peak. There are widespread doubts about China's official account of an outbreak that has overwhelmed hospitals and funeral homes since Beijing abandoned strict Covid controls and mass testing last month. (Reuters)
Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra reached Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on January 20. Gandhi was also joined by Shiv Sena (UBT's) leader Sanjay Raut during the final Yatra. The march, which started from Kanyakumari on September 7, is in its final phase. It is scheduled to culminate in Srinagar with Gandhi hoisting the national flag at the party headquarters on January 30. (PTI Photo)
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat speaks during ongoing protest against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Friday, January 20. The country’s top wrestlers staged a protest against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, levelling serious charges of sexual harassment against him, and coaches of the federation. Singh has been asked to step aside till a probe committee submits its report into allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against him. (PTI)
