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People wave Turkish flags as they stand around the Republic Monument in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, July 16, 2016. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

A photojournalist at a protest against the murder of photojournalist Ruben Espinosa in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, August 6, 2015. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

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