Main picture above: Sorbian men dressed in black tailcoats ride decorated horses during an Easter rider procession near Panschwitz, Germany.
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Main picture above: Sorbian men dressed in black tailcoats ride decorated horses during an Easter rider procession near Panschwitz, Germany. Matthias Rietschel
A choice selection of the week’s most striking images from around the world. All pictures courtesy of Reuters:
Istanbul, Turkey 
Anti-government demonstrators shout slogans during a protest in Besiktas.
Huseyin Aldemir
Krasnoyarsk, Russia 
A worker washes a statue of the Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin on the eve of his birth anniversary
Ilya Naymushin
Ottawa, Canada 
A woman smokes marijuana during the annual 4/20 marijuana rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Chris Wattie
Tokyo, Japan 
Models struggle against strong wind before the rehearsal of Christian Dior’s Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2017 live show. Toru Hanai
London, England 
A bird sits and pulls fur from the back of a deer. Peter Nicholls
Mount Gerizim, West Bank 
Members of the Samaritan sect take part in a traditional pilgrimage marking the holiday of Passover. Abed Omar Qusini
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan 
An Orthodox priest conducts a blessing in front of the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft set on the launchpad ahead of its upcoming launch. Shamil Zhumatov
Mosul, Iraq 
An Iraqi girl stands on a hill close to her house. Marko Djurica
Ourem, Portugal 
Worshippers re-enact the “Stations of the Cross” during a procession on Good Friday. Rafael Marchante
Szenna, Hungary 
Women run as men throw water at them as part of traditional Easter celebrations. Laszlo Balogh