The World in Photos This Week

Sarkozy comes in second in France, tension rises in South Sudan, and Australia remembers its fallen soldiers.

APRIL 26, 2012

 

 

Chinese embassy guards march towards the U.S. embassy compound in Beijing on April 27 amid unconfirmed reports that blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng was currently at the U.S. embassy. Guangcheng, one of China's best-known rights activists, made a daring escape from house arrest and recorded a video detailing the abuses he and his family have suffered.

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