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A selection of stories and photographs from this week in history.

New. A UN report on the war in Tigray documents hundreds of killings & injuries of civilians due to multiple airstrikes by the Ethiopian air force. And Tigrayan forces have also carried out devastating attacks with scores of deaths & hundreds of injuries. https://t.co/Z3lzwEQERG

New. A UN report on the war in Tigray documents hundreds of killings & injuries of civilians due to multiple airstrikes by the Ethiopian air force. And Tigrayan forces have also carried out devastating attacks with scores of deaths & hundreds of injuries. https://t.co/Z3lzwEQERG

Simon Marks. Simon Marks is a freelance journalist and photographer based in East Africa writing for The New York Times, Bloomberg, and Politico. He has reported from Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan, Ghana, Mali, and Mauritania. He believes strongly in reporting deeply about issues of human suffering in order to shed light on human rights abuses and hold people in a position of power to account. As a National Geographic Explorer he also strongly believes in the power of reporting about the fragility of our planet and ecosystems. Before moving to Africa he was bas...

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict erupted in November 2020 and later spread to neighboring regions. Yet, covering the war is a huge challenge, with press freedom severely constrained and journalists facing intense pressure.