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A mass funeral in a cemetery outside the city walls of Bucharest, for the 500 persons killed in the Romanian uprising. Romania. 1989. © Leonard Freed/Magnum Photos
Communist party headquarters under the control of revolutionaries. © Leonard Freed/Magnum Photos
"Revolution." The first day of the new year at the women's hospital. Bucharest. 1989. © Leonard Freed/Magnum Photos
Sniper fire during the Revolution. Bucharest. 1989. © Leonard Freed/Magnum Photos
A family member faints during the funeral of 44-year-old Anwar Elgadi in the Tajura neighborhood of Tripoli. Mr. Elgadi was shot in the head and killed on Friday during deadly clashes between anti- (...)
Alleged Qaddafi supporters from the village of Tawergah displaced by rebel forces to a camp on the outskirts of Tripoli. Tripoli, Libya. 2011.© Moises Saman/Magnum Photos
A wounded Qaddafi loyalist captured by rebel fighters in the Abu Salim neighborhood is brought by rebel fighters into a rebel-held hospital in central Tripoli. Libya. August 25, 2011. © Moises Sama (...)
A boy stands near a factory set ablaze by rebel fighters who accused its owner of being a supporter of Muammar Qaddafi. As the regime collapsed, reprisals against perceived loyalists became increas (...)
Warsaw Pact tanks invade Prague. August 21, 1968. © Josef Koudelka/Magnum Photos
Warsaw Pact troops invasion. Prague. August 1968. © Josef Koudelka/Magnum Photos
Funeral of Jan Palach. Prague. 1969. © Josef Koudelka/Magnum Photos
Armed mullahs march past Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeiny’s house. 1980. © Abbas/Magnum Photos
Ayatollah Ruhullah Khomeiny (second from right), calls upon Ayatollah Shariat Madri (third from right) to appease tensions between their respective followers. Qom. December, 1979. © Abbas/Magnum Ph (...)
Wreckage of a US RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter, which crashed in the Iranian desert near Tabas, in a failed attempt to liberate American hostages held captive in Tehran by Islamist militants. The (...)
Women at the Behest Zahra cemetery mourn the first "martyrs" of the Revolution. Tehran. Autumn 1979. © Abbas/Magnum Photos
Mob in front of the US Embassy, where American diplomats are kept hostages. Tehran. 1980. © Abbas/Magnum Photos
Members of the National Front led by Karim Sandjabi (fur hat) waiting at the airport to welcome Ayatollah Ruhullah Khomeiny returning from exile. Tehran. February 1st, 1979. © Abbas/Magnum Photos