Retrospective by João Silva
62 result(s)
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922
Afghanistan
Qalat, May 23, 2009
A US Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Technician walks to the location of an improvised explosive device (IED) on a hilltop on the outskirts of Qalat (Zabul province).
© João Silva
922
Afghanistan
Qalat, May 23, 2009
A US Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Technician walks to the location of an improvised explosive device (IED) on a hilltop on the outskirts of Qalat (Zabul province).
© João Silva
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923
Afghanistan
Qalat, May 23, 2009
A US Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Technician walks to the location of an improvised explosive device (IED) on a hilltop on the outskirts of Qalat (Zabul province).
© João Silva
923
Afghanistan
Qalat, May 23, 2009
A US Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Technician walks to the location of an improvised explosive device (IED) on a hilltop on the outskirts of Qalat (Zabul province).
© João Silva
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924
Afghanistan
Arghandab, October 23, 2010
US soldiers with the 4th Infantry Division sweep an area for explosive devices in Arghandab Valley, Kandahar. Minutes later a mine exploded and Joao Silva lost both legs and sustained severe internal injuries.
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924
Afghanistan
Arghandab, October 23, 2010
US soldiers with the 4th Infantry Division sweep an area for explosive devices in Arghandab Valley, Kandahar. Minutes later a mine exploded and Joao Silva lost both legs and sustained severe internal injuries.
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925
Afghanistan
Arghandab, October 23, 2010
The last three frames taken by Joao Silva moments after stepping on a landmine while on patrol with US forces. Joao Silva lost both legs and sustained severe internal injuries.
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925
Afghanistan
Arghandab, October 23, 2010
The last three frames taken by Joao Silva moments after stepping on a landmine while on patrol with US forces. Joao Silva lost both legs and sustained severe internal injuries.
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926
Afghanistan
Arghandab, October 23, 2010
The last three frames taken by Joao Silva moments after stepping on a landmine while on patrol with US forces. Joao Silva lost both legs and sustained severe internal injuries.
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926
Afghanistan
Arghandab, October 23, 2010
The last three frames taken by Joao Silva moments after stepping on a landmine while on patrol with US forces. Joao Silva lost both legs and sustained severe internal injuries.
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927
Afghanistan
Arghandab, October 23, 2010
The last three frames taken by Joao Silva moments after stepping on a landmine while on patrol with US forces. Joao Silva lost both legs and sustained severe internal injuries.
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927
Afghanistan
Arghandab, October 23, 2010
The last three frames taken by Joao Silva moments after stepping on a landmine while on patrol with US forces. Joao Silva lost both legs and sustained severe internal injuries.
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928
Afghanistan
Kabul, 1994
Mental patients at Marastoon, the only center accepting mentally ill war refugees.
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928
Afghanistan
Kabul, 1994
Mental patients at Marastoon, the only center accepting mentally ill war refugees.
© João Silva
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929
Afghanistan
Kabul, 1994
A street scene during the civil war which started between rival Mujahidin warlords after the Soviet withdrawal.
© João Silva
929
Afghanistan
Kabul, 1994
A street scene during the civil war which started between rival Mujahidin warlords after the Soviet withdrawal.
© João Silva
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930
Afghanistan
Kabul, 1994
Mujahidin fighters prepare an artillery round on the front during the civil war between rival Mujahidin warlords after the Soviet withdrawal.
© João Silva
930
Afghanistan
Kabul, 1994
Mujahidin fighters prepare an artillery round on the front during the civil war between rival Mujahidin warlords after the Soviet withdrawal.
© João Silva
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931
Afghanistan
Kabul, 1994
An injured civilian receives hospital treatment during the civil war between rival Mujahidin warlords.
© João Silva
931
Afghanistan
Kabul, 1994
An injured civilian receives hospital treatment during the civil war between rival Mujahidin warlords.
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932
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, September 10, 1999. A Mujahedin fighter loyal to Ahmed Shah Massoud fires a rocket at Taliban positions in the frontline village of Karizak, approximately 100 km north of Kabul. Massoud's forces, controlling 10% of the country, were fighting against the fundamentalist Taliban.
© João Silva
932
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, September 10, 1999. A Mujahedin fighter loyal to Ahmed Shah Massoud fires a rocket at Taliban positions in the frontline village of Karizak, approximately 100 km north of Kabul. Massoud's forces, controlling 10% of the country, were fighting against the fundamentalist Taliban.
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933
Afghanistan
Kabul, 1999
Mujahidin fighters loyal to Ahmad Shah Massoud of the Northern Alliance take cover from mortar fire during fighting against Taliban forces.
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933
Afghanistan
Kabul, 1999
Mujahidin fighters loyal to Ahmad Shah Massoud of the Northern Alliance take cover from mortar fire during fighting against Taliban forces.
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934
Afghanistan
Kabul, 1999
A man injured when a Taliban fighter plane dropped cluster bombs over an airfield.
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934
Afghanistan
Kabul, 1999
A man injured when a Taliban fighter plane dropped cluster bombs over an airfield.
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935
Afghanistan
Tora Bora, 2001
An American bomber flies over Tora Bora during a bombing run over mountains where Osama Bin Laden was allegedly hiding.
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935
Afghanistan
Tora Bora, 2001
An American bomber flies over Tora Bora during a bombing run over mountains where Osama Bin Laden was allegedly hiding.
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936
Afghanistan
Tora Bora, 2001
Mujahidin fighters and civilians run for cover after being fired on during the American bombing campaign on mountains where Osama Bin Laden was allegedly hiding.
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936
Afghanistan
Tora Bora, 2001
Mujahidin fighters and civilians run for cover after being fired on during the American bombing campaign on mountains where Osama Bin Laden was allegedly hiding.
© João Silva
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937
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, 2001. Children carrying artillery shells in Tora Bora, where Osama Bin Laden was said to be hiding.
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937
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, 2001. Children carrying artillery shells in Tora Bora, where Osama Bin Laden was said to be hiding.
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938
Afghanistan
Sangin, July 15, 2007
Haji Mir Gul (50) and his grandson, Bashir Ahmad (2), who was hit in the abdomen by an airstrike in May, in Sangin (Helmand province). The child was treated at a local hospital in Kandahar and discharged, but his father brought him to the British base in Sangin as his condition had deteriorated.
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938
Afghanistan
Sangin, July 15, 2007
Haji Mir Gul (50) and his grandson, Bashir Ahmad (2), who was hit in the abdomen by an airstrike in May, in Sangin (Helmand province). The child was treated at a local hospital in Kandahar and discharged, but his father brought him to the British base in Sangin as his condition had deteriorated.
© João Silva
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939
Afghanistan
Sangin, July 16, 2007
An Afghan woman waits for medication after seeing a military doctor at a temporary medical clinic set up by the Afghan National Army, backed by a US logistics support team and British forces.
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939
Afghanistan
Sangin, July 16, 2007
An Afghan woman waits for medication after seeing a military doctor at a temporary medical clinic set up by the Afghan National Army, backed by a US logistics support team and British forces.
© João Silva
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940
Afghanistan
Kajaki, July 23, 2007
A British soldier with the Royal Anglian Regiment calls for water to cool his weapon during a firefight against Taliban insurgents, after B Company came under fire during a regular patrol on the outskirts of Kajaki.
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Afghanistan
Kajaki, July 23, 2007
A British soldier with the Royal Anglian Regiment calls for water to cool his weapon during a firefight against Taliban insurgents, after B Company came under fire during a regular patrol on the outskirts of Kajaki.
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941
Afghanistan
Kabul, May 29, 2007
Workers at the furnace in a brickworks on the outskirts of Kabul.
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941
Afghanistan
Kabul, May 29, 2007
Workers at the furnace in a brickworks on the outskirts of Kabul.
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942
Iraq
Najaf, August 16, 2004
Militiamen loyal to Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clean their weapons during a lull in fighting against US forces in the holy city of Najaf.
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Iraq
Najaf, August 16, 2004
Militiamen loyal to Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr clean their weapons during a lull in fighting against US forces in the holy city of Najaf.
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943
Iraq
Baghdad, 2005
Residents at the site of a bomb attack near a hotel in downtown Baghdad.
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943
Iraq
Baghdad, 2005
Residents at the site of a bomb attack near a hotel in downtown Baghdad.
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944
Iraq
Baghdad, October 24, 2005
Minutes before sunset, huge clouds of smoke rise over the Baghdad skyline after three large explosions, apparently car bombs, were detonated near the Palestine Hotel on Firdos Square which houses many foreign journalists.
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944
Iraq
Baghdad, October 24, 2005
Minutes before sunset, huge clouds of smoke rise over the Baghdad skyline after three large explosions, apparently car bombs, were detonated near the Palestine Hotel on Firdos Square which houses many foreign journalists.
© João Silva
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945
Iraq
Baghdad, August 2003
The scene outside the ICRC offices in Baghdad after a suicide bomber detonated an ambulance filled with explosives, causing many fatalities.
© João Silva
945
Iraq
Baghdad, August 2003
The scene outside the ICRC offices in Baghdad after a suicide bomber detonated an ambulance filled with explosives, causing many fatalities.
© João Silva
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946
Iraq
Sadr City, Baghdad, August 16, 2004
A militiaman loyal to Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr moments after firing a rocket-propelled grenade at US tanks during clashes between the Madhi Army and US Forces.
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946
Iraq
Sadr City, Baghdad, August 16, 2004
A militiaman loyal to Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr moments after firing a rocket-propelled grenade at US tanks during clashes between the Madhi Army and US Forces.
© João Silva
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947
Iraq
Ramadi, June 26, 2006
US soldiers with the 1-37 Armored Regiment carry the body of a comrade to a helicopter at Camp Ramadi. The unnamed soldier was fatally wounded when a mortar round landed next to their vehicle after an overnight operation by US forces to secure a local neighborhood.
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947
Iraq
Ramadi, June 26, 2006
US soldiers with the 1-37 Armored Regiment carry the body of a comrade to a helicopter at Camp Ramadi. The unnamed soldier was fatally wounded when a mortar round landed next to their vehicle after an overnight operation by US forces to secure a local neighborhood.
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948
Iraq
Sadr City, Baghdad, March 27, 2008
The body of a three-year-old boy, shot dead while playing near his home, lies in the hospital morgue, during fighting between Sadr militia and government and US forces across the country.
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948
Iraq
Sadr City, Baghdad, March 27, 2008
The body of a three-year-old boy, shot dead while playing near his home, lies in the hospital morgue, during fighting between Sadr militia and government and US forces across the country.
© João Silva
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949
Iraq
Sadr City, Baghdad, March 27, 2008
The parents of a three-year-old boy shot dead while playing near his home weep outside the hospital morgue in Sadr City. Fighting continued for a third day between Sadr militia and Iraqi government forces in Sadr City and Basra.
© João Silva
949
Iraq
Sadr City, Baghdad, March 27, 2008
The parents of a three-year-old boy shot dead while playing near his home weep outside the hospital morgue in Sadr City. Fighting continued for a third day between Sadr militia and Iraqi government forces in Sadr City and Basra.
© João Silva
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950
Iraq
Baghdad, August 16, 2004
Brothers who have just identified the body of a relative at the morgue. The deceased was one of many killed in a suicide bomb attack. Such attacks were and still are a common occurrence.
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950
Iraq
Baghdad, August 16, 2004
Brothers who have just identified the body of a relative at the morgue. The deceased was one of many killed in a suicide bomb attack. Such attacks were and still are a common occurrence.
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951
Iraq
Iraq, October 31, 2006. Sergeant Jesse E. Leach drags Lance Corporal Juan Valdez-Castillo (4th Mobile Assault Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines) to safety, moments after he was shot by a sniper during a joint patrol with the Iraqi Army in Karmah, Anbar Province. Valdez-Castillo survived after being shot in the arm and side.
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951
Iraq
Iraq, October 31, 2006. Sergeant Jesse E. Leach drags Lance Corporal Juan Valdez-Castillo (4th Mobile Assault Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines) to safety, moments after he was shot by a sniper during a joint patrol with the Iraqi Army in Karmah, Anbar Province. Valdez-Castillo survived after being shot in the arm and side.
© João Silva
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952
Iraq
Ramadi, June 30, 2006
After searching a building in Ramadi for suspected insurgents, US Marines with the 3/8 Weapons Company run through a street filled with green smoke to provide cover from sniper fire.
© João Silva
952
Iraq
Ramadi, June 30, 2006
After searching a building in Ramadi for suspected insurgents, US Marines with the 3/8 Weapons Company run through a street filled with green smoke to provide cover from sniper fire.
© João Silva
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954
Iraq
Baghdad, June 16, 2006
Iraqi Interior Ministry Commandos inspect the decapitated head of a suicide bomber at the Shia Buratha Mosque after an attack which killed ten or more worshipers during Friday prayers.
© João Silva
954
Iraq
Baghdad, June 16, 2006
Iraqi Interior Ministry Commandos inspect the decapitated head of a suicide bomber at the Shia Buratha Mosque after an attack which killed ten or more worshipers during Friday prayers.
© João Silva
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955
Iraq
Baghdad, October 9, 2007
An Iraqi boy peers into a car that was fired on by private security guards when it approached their convoy in the Karada district. Two Christian women were killed, and a third woman and child were injured.
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955
Iraq
Baghdad, October 9, 2007
An Iraqi boy peers into a car that was fired on by private security guards when it approached their convoy in the Karada district. Two Christian women were killed, and a third woman and child were injured.
© João Silva
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956
Iraq
Kurmashia Marsh, February 18, 2004
An Iraqi marsh Arab on his canoe on the recently flooded Kurmashia marsh (southern Iraq).
© João Silva
956
Iraq
Kurmashia Marsh, February 18, 2004
An Iraqi marsh Arab on his canoe on the recently flooded Kurmashia marsh (southern Iraq).
© João Silva
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957
Iraq
Baghdad, October 27, 2003
A person burns inside a vehicle after a suicide bomber detonated an ambulance filled with explosives outside the ICRC offices and hospital, killing at least fifteen.
© João Silva
957
Iraq
Baghdad, October 27, 2003
A person burns inside a vehicle after a suicide bomber detonated an ambulance filled with explosives outside the ICRC offices and hospital, killing at least fifteen.
© João Silva
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958
Iraq
Najaf, March 3, 2004
Body-washer Ali Hadi prepares the body of a victim of a bombing in Baghdad for burial in the holy city of Najaf.
© João Silva
958
Iraq
Najaf, March 3, 2004
Body-washer Ali Hadi prepares the body of a victim of a bombing in Baghdad for burial in the holy city of Najaf.
© João Silva
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959
Iraq
Iraq, August 30, 2003. A man carrying a coffin towards a vehicle after the funeral of a mother and daughter killed in a car bomb attack outside the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf killing more than eighty, and injuring hundreds.
© João Silva
959
Iraq
Iraq, August 30, 2003. A man carrying a coffin towards a vehicle after the funeral of a mother and daughter killed in a car bomb attack outside the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf killing more than eighty, and injuring hundreds.
© João Silva
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960
Iraq
Najaf, February 1, 2004
An Iraqi woman weeps at the grave of a relative in the Shia cemetery of the holy city of Najaf. Iraqis visit the graves of their relatives as part of the celebration of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
© João Silva
960
Iraq
Najaf, February 1, 2004
An Iraqi woman weeps at the grave of a relative in the Shia cemetery of the holy city of Najaf. Iraqis visit the graves of their relatives as part of the celebration of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
© João Silva
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961
Iraq
Najaf, August 22, 2004
A sniper loyal to Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr fires towards US positions in the cemetery in Najaf during the uprising by Sadr’s militiamen who occupied the holy city.
© João Silva
961
Iraq
Najaf, August 22, 2004
A sniper loyal to Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr fires towards US positions in the cemetery in Najaf during the uprising by Sadr’s militiamen who occupied the holy city.
© João Silva
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962
South Africa
Johannesburg, 1993
A man is attacked by a police dog during riots in downtown Johannesburg after the taxi industry instigated violence that lasted three days and brought the city to a halt.
© João Silva
962
South Africa
Johannesburg, 1993
A man is attacked by a police dog during riots in downtown Johannesburg after the taxi industry instigated violence that lasted three days and brought the city to a halt.
© João Silva
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963
South Africa
Phola Park, 1993
A man removes flesh from the burning corpse of a victim of ongoing violence in Thokoza, east of Johannesburg. Human flesh is used as an ingredient in Muti (traditional medicine) believed by warriors to endow them with special powers.
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963
South Africa
Phola Park, 1993
A man removes flesh from the burning corpse of a victim of ongoing violence in Thokoza, east of Johannesburg. Human flesh is used as an ingredient in Muti (traditional medicine) believed by warriors to endow them with special powers.
© João Silva
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964
South Africa
Soweto, 1993
Victims of violence overnight lay across the street in Soweto. No one knows who wrote the sign on the roadside.
© João Silva
964
South Africa
Soweto, 1993
Victims of violence overnight lay across the street in Soweto. No one knows who wrote the sign on the roadside.
© João Silva
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965
South Africa
South Africa, 1993. Police struggle to arrest an alleged African National Congress gunman at a political funeral in Ratanda township.
© João Silva
965
South Africa
South Africa, 1993. Police struggle to arrest an alleged African National Congress gunman at a political funeral in Ratanda township.
© João Silva
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966
South Africa
Bekkersdal Township, west of Johannesburg, February 24, 1994
Township residents take cover behind a wall during running battles between Inkatha Freedom Party supporters and African National Congress supporters.
© João Silva
966
South Africa
Bekkersdal Township, west of Johannesburg, February 24, 1994
Township residents take cover behind a wall during running battles between Inkatha Freedom Party supporters and African National Congress supporters.
© João Silva
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967
South Africa
Johannesburg, March 28, 1994.
A man with a superficial head wound breaks down and weeps in downtown, outside the African National Congress headquarters where nine Inkatha Freedom Party supporters were killed when gunmen inside the ANC building opened fire.
© João Silva
967
South Africa
Johannesburg, March 28, 1994.
A man with a superficial head wound breaks down and weeps in downtown, outside the African National Congress headquarters where nine Inkatha Freedom Party supporters were killed when gunmen inside the ANC building opened fire.
© João Silva
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968
South Africa
Thokoza, April, 1994.
Self Defense Unit members take cover from gunfire coming from the Inkatha Freedom Party hostel during an attack on the hostel by ANC Self Defense Unit members.
© João Silva
968
South Africa
Thokoza, April, 1994.
Self Defense Unit members take cover from gunfire coming from the Inkatha Freedom Party hostel during an attack on the hostel by ANC Self Defense Unit members.
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969
South Africa
Thokoza, April 19, 1994
ANC Self Defense Unit members attack a hostel where Inkatha Freedom Party supporters launch attacks on the community.
© João Silva
969
South Africa
Thokoza, April 19, 1994
ANC Self Defense Unit members attack a hostel where Inkatha Freedom Party supporters launch attacks on the community.
© João Silva
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970
South Africa
Thokoza, April 19, 1994
Self Defense Unit members carry an injured comrade hit by gunfire from the Inkatha Freedom Party hostel.
© João Silva
970
South Africa
Thokoza, April 19, 1994
Self Defense Unit members carry an injured comrade hit by gunfire from the Inkatha Freedom Party hostel.
© João Silva