Testimony
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Bosnia
A defaced photograph found by a Bosnian family upon returning home. The Serbs who had occupied the house took all the family's belongings from the house and left only the photograph. 1996
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Germany
German children run alongside the Berlin wall as the wall came down and reunified East and West Germany. 1989
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Georgia
Georgian prisoners of war are greeted by family members and friends at a hospital after being exchanged for Russian soldiers. 2008
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Bosnia
Arkan's Tigers, a Serbian paramilitary unit, with dying Bosnian Muslim civilian victims during the first battle for Bosnia in Bilijenia. The images of the executions are being used by the International War Crimes Tribunal as evidence. 1992
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Bosnia
United States soldiers in the snow at night in Bosnia. They arrived to enforce the Dayton Peace Agreement to end the war in Bosnia. 1995
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Croatia
Serbian paramilitary Tiger leader Arkan with his unit, waving the Serbian flag, and a baby tiger. Arkan's Tigers were responsible for a large part of the ethnic cleansing that occurred at the beginning of the war in Bosnia. 1991
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Sri Lanka
A displaced Muslim girl takes up shelter at a destroyed mosque after fleeing a government offensive against the Tamil Tigers. 2007
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Bosnia
Senad Medanovic, sole survivor of a massacre finds his home in ruins after the Bosnian army recaptured his village from Serb forces. He is standing on what is believed to be a mass grave of sixty-‐nine people, including his family. 1995
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Darfur
Young Darfuri girls leave a camp for internally displaced persons to gather firewood. Girls as young as 8 have been raped, attacked and killed trying to get wood. 2005
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Afghanistan
Burqas dry outside on a street in Kabul shortly after the overthrow of the Taliban. 2001
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Zaire
Rwandan Hutu refugees at a camp. Thousands of Hutus died of a cholera epidemic after escaping Rwanda where they were responsible for the killing of almost one million Tutsis. 1994
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Darfur
Darfuri teachers continue to educate as conflict continues in a rebel held area. 2005
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Israel/Palestine
Israel's separation barrier from the Palestinians, which is made of 8-‐ meter-‐high concrete blocks. 2003
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United States
A memorial to the 26 victims of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. 2012
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South Africa
Girls outside Nelson Mandela's home in Soweto shortly after his release from prison. 1990
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Russia
Russian government forces attack the supporters of a coup against President Boris Yeltsin. 1993
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United States
New Yorkers take the Staten Island ferry to Manhattan and view the remains of the World Trade Center for the first time. 2001
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Kosovo
Remains of Kola Dusmani who was beheaded and burned during the Kosovo war. 1999
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Panama
Supporters of Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega attack elected Vice President Guillermo (Billy) Ford in Panama City. The image was stated by US President Bush as one of the reasons for the invasion of Panama. 1989
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Libya
A rebel soldier jumps off a statue of a fist crushing an American plane at Bab al-‐ Aziziya, the compound of Col. Muammar el-‐Qaddafi. 2011
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Haiti
Haitians flee for the countryside days after an earthquake hit Port au Prince. The earthquake killed thousands of people and displaced millions more. 2010
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Iraq
U.S. Marines celebrate with the Iraqi people as they help topple a statue of Saddam Hussein in central Baghdad. 2003
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Democtatic Republic of Congo
Ozias Kambale Pimo, 11, is told his parents are still alive and that he will be reunited with them soon by the ICRC. 2009
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Egypt
A man is grabbed by anti government protesters, after shouting support for President Hosni Mubarak during a rally in Tahrir Square. The man was beaten and eventually handed over to the army. 2011
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Egypt
An anti-‐government protester who was wounded during the clashes in Tahrir Square. 2011An anti-‐government protester who was wounded during the clashes in Tahrir Square. 2011
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Croatia
A Serbian couple celebrates after the fall of the Croatian city of Vukovar. The city was under siege for 3 months. 1991
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Bosnia
Bosnian soldiers take a break on the frontline in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Trench warfare was fought all around the city. 1994
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Bosnia
A defaced photograph found by a Bosnian family upon returning home. The Serbs who had occupied the house took all the family's belongings from the house and left only the photograph. 1996
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Germany
German children run alongside the Berlin wall as the wall came down and reunified East and West Germany. 1989