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Voters cast their ballots during the US midterm election in Midlothian, Virginia, on November 8, 2022. (Ryan M. Kelly/AFP via Getty Images)

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Thai anti-government protesters hold up a three-fingered salute during a rally against restrictions on political speech on October 31, 2021, in Bangkok, Thailand. (Lauren DeCicca via Getty Images)

A boy looks on during a candlelight vigil to pay tribute to those who have died protesting the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old who was killed in police custody after allegedly violating the country's hijab rules, outside the White House on October 1, 2022. (Bonnie Cash via Getty Images)

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan gestures during a lawyers convention in Lahore, Pakistan, on September 21, 2022. (Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images)

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Policemen stand guard as students take part in an anti-government demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 18, 2022. (Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images)

A woman holds a sign during a protest over the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini outside the Iranian Consulate on October 7, 2022, in Istanbul, Turkey. (Chris McGrath via Getty images)

A Pakistani teenager paddles a makeshift raft with his younger siblings in Khairpur, Pakistan, on September 12, 2022, following massive flooding. (Asad Zaidi via UNICEF)