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French president Jacques Chirac receives Libyan Prime Minister Shukri Ghanem, 19 April 2004 at the Elysee palace in Paris. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACA.

Thierry Ardisson with Beatrice and Daughters - Paris

Thierry Ardisson with Beatrice and Daughters - Paris

Thierry Ardisson, Beatrice and Their Daughters Manon and Ninon in Paris. France on April 24, 2004. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Thierry Ardisson and His Wife Beatrice

Thierry Ardisson and His Wife Beatrice

Thierry Ardisson and His Wife Beatrice in Paris. France on April 24, 2004. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Thierry Ardisson with Beatrice and Daughters - Paris

Thierry Ardisson with Beatrice and Daughters - Paris

Thierry Ardisson, Beatrice and Their Daughters Manon and Ninon in Paris. France on April 24, 2004. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Thierry Ardisson and His Wife Beatrice

Thierry Ardisson and His Wife Beatrice

Thierry Ardisson and His Wife Beatrice in Paris. France on April 24, 2004. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Thierry Ardisson and His Wife Beatrice

Thierry Ardisson and His Wife Beatrice

Thierry Ardisson and His Wife Beatrice in Paris. France on April 24, 2004. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Thierry Ardisson with Beatrice and Daughters - Paris

Thierry Ardisson with Beatrice and Daughters - Paris

Thierry Ardisson, Beatrice and Their Daughters Manon and Ninon in Paris. France on April 24, 2004. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Thierry Ardisson and His Wife Beatrice

Thierry Ardisson and His Wife Beatrice

Thierry Ardisson and His Wife Beatrice in Paris. France on April 24, 2004. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Thierry Ardisson with Beatrice and Daughters - Paris

Thierry Ardisson with Beatrice and Daughters - Paris

Thierry Ardisson, Beatrice and Their Daughters Manon and Ninon in Paris. France on April 24, 2004. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

File - Pope Jean Paul II

File - Pope Jean Paul II

File photo dated April 12, 2004. Pope John Paul II at the holy foot washing ceremony of Eastern at the Vatican. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aga Khan arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris on April 5, 2004, to attend the Banquet organized during the first day of the State visit of the Queen Elizabeth II. Photo by Hounsfield-Mousse/ABACA.

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In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - King Abdallah II of Jordan receives Syrian president Bashar Al Assad in Raghdan palace in Amman, Jordan on 7th April 2004. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACA.

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In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - Syrian President Bashar Al Assad visits Egypt and meets president Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on April 4, 2004, to discuss situation in the Middle East area as well as consequences of Arab leaders summit postponed last week. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACA.

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated April 24, 2004 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated April 24, 2004 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated April 24, 2004 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated April 24, 2004 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated April 24, 2004 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated April 24, 2004 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated April 24, 2004 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated April 24, 2004 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated April 24, 2004 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated April 24, 2004 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated April 24, 2004 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-TOTAL DICTATION

RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-TOTAL DICTATION

(240421) -- ST. PETERSBURG, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a dictation in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 20, 2024. Russia held its annual "Total Dictation" campaign on Saturday, with the goal of improving people's Russian language proficiency and interest in learning Russian. The campaign started from 2004. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-TOTAL DICTATION

RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-TOTAL DICTATION

(240421) -- ST. PETERSBURG, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a dictation in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 20, 2024. Russia held its annual "Total Dictation" campaign on Saturday, with the goal of improving people's Russian language proficiency and interest in learning Russian. The campaign started from 2004. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-TOTAL DICTATION

RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-TOTAL DICTATION

(240421) -- ST. PETERSBURG, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a dictation in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 20, 2024. Russia held its annual "Total Dictation" campaign on Saturday, with the goal of improving people's Russian language proficiency and interest in learning Russian. The campaign started from 2004. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-TOTAL DICTATION

RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-TOTAL DICTATION

(240421) -- ST. PETERSBURG, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a dictation in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 20, 2024. Russia held its annual "Total Dictation" campaign on Saturday, with the goal of improving people's Russian language proficiency and interest in learning Russian. The campaign started from 2004. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-TOTAL DICTATION

RUSSIA-ST.PETERSBURG-TOTAL DICTATION

(240421) -- ST. PETERSBURG, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take part in a dictation in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 20, 2024. Russia held its annual "Total Dictation" campaign on Saturday, with the goal of improving people's Russian language proficiency and interest in learning Russian. The campaign started from 2004. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

"Total Dictation" held in Russia

STORY: "Total Dictation" held in Russia SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: April 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the "Total Dictation" event in St. Petersburg, Russia STORYLINE: The International Russian Language Grammar Test "Total Dictation" was held simultaneously on Saturday in dozens of cities in Russia and worldwide. During the annual cultural event, people got together to write down a dictation in the Russian language, which will be checked and nominated by a special grammar commission. According to the organizer, this year's event took place in over 40 countries and regions. Total Dictation was created to draw attention to literacy and to develop a culture of literate writing in the Russian language. The first such event was organized by philology students from Novosibirsk, Russia on March 11, 2004. Since 2012, the Total Dictation has become an international event that was supported by Russians abroad and people studying

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - Iranian morality police officers warn a woman on the street for violating the country’s compulsory hijab laws during a patrol in Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - Members of Iranian’s morality police get ready ahead of a patrol to enforce the country’s compulsory hijab laws on the streets of Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - A Female Iranian morality police officer warns a woman on the street for violating the country’s compulsory hijab laws during a patrol in Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - Members of Iranian’s morality police get ready ahead of a patrol to enforce the country’s compulsory hijab laws on the streets of Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - A Female Iranian morality police officer warns a woman on the street for violating the country’s compulsory hijab laws during a patrol in Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - Iranian morality police officer warns women on the street for violating the country’s compulsory hijab laws during a patrol in Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - Officers of morality police listen to their commander Morteza Talaie  ahead of a patrol to enforcing Iran’s compulsory hijab laws on the street of Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - Iranian female morality officer questions a woman on a street for violating the country’s compulsory hijab laws during a patrol in Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - A Female Iranian morality police officer warns a woman on the street for violating the country’s compulsory hijab laws during a patrol in Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - Female officers at the Iranian morality police unit sit in a car during a  patrol to enforce the country’s compulsory hijab laws in Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - Iranian morality police officers warn a woman on the street for violating the country’s compulsory hijab laws during a patrol in Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - Female members of Iranian’s morality police get ready ahead of a patrol to enforce the country’s compulsory hijab laws on the streets of Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - Iranian morality police officers patrol the street to enforce the country’s compulsory hijab laws in Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - Officers of morality police listen to their commander Morteza Talaie  ahead of a patrol to enforcing Iran’s compulsory hijab laws on the street of Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - Members of Iranian’s morality police get ready ahead of a patrol to enforce the country’s compulsory hijab laws on the streets of Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - Morteza Talaie briefs fellow officers at the Tehran’s morality police headquarters ahead of a patrol to enforce Iranian Islamic Republic’s compulsory hijab laws on the street on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

Files - Crackdown On Women Intensifies Under Cover Of War - Tehran

File photo - Female members of Iranian’s morality police get ready ahead of a patrol to enforce the country’s compulsory hijab laws on the streets of Tehran on Sunday, April 07, 2004. Iranian women are facing tougher crackdowns for refusing to wear the compulsory hijab in the shadows of Iran’s conflict with Israel. While news of IRGC missile and drone operations against Israel over the weekend has overshadowed other events, on Saturday, as part of what they claim is a "national and public demand," the Iranian police have begun enforcing hijab regulations on women in a new initiative called the Noor plan, Persian for ‘light’. Morality police are also back on the streets in full force, having been scaled back since the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, with a stronger presence around Tehran’s central districts, full of police patrols, morality vans and police motorcycle patrols. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240413) -- BEIJING, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- He Yuyue (L) takes photo of her father He Jielin and tourists at home in Yuhu village, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 27, 2024. Living in Yuhu village at the foot of the Yulong Snow Mountain, He Jielin has witnessed the changes in this ancient Naxi village. From the 1980s to 1990s, He Jielin and his wife could only live off the land. Like other villagers, the couple made a living by cutting wood, picking medicinal materials and digging sand, which resulted in great damages to the forest and the environment. However, people in the village remained poor. In 2004, as the village started to develop tourism, He Jielin began to raise horses and cattle, founded home inns, and gradually, his living condition was improved. In June 2020, He Jielin renovated his old residence, turning it into the village's first museum on Naxi ethnic culture. Tourists were attracted to his museum to experience various activities related with local culture.

CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-YUHU VILLAGE-LIFE CHANGE (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-YUHU VILLAGE-LIFE CHANGE (CN)

(240412) -- LIJIANG, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- He Yuyue (L) introduces Naxi ethnic group's Dongba paper to a tourist at home in Yuhu village, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 27, 2024. Living in Yuhu village at the foot of the Yulong Snow Mountain, He Jielin has witnessed the changes in this ancient Naxi village. From the 1980s to 1990s, He Jielin and his wife could only live off the land. Like other villagers, the couple made a living by cutting wood, picking medicinal materials and digging sand, which resulted in great damages to the forest and the environment. However, people in the village remained poor. In 2004, as the village started to develop tourism, He Jielin began to raise horses and cattle, founded home inns, and gradually, his living condition was improved. In June 2020, He Jielin renovated his old residence, turning it into the village's first museum on Naxi ethnic culture. Tourists were attracted to his museum to experience various activities related with local