Iranian women pray at the site in Masala square where the body to Ayatollah Khomeini lies in state, in Tehran, Iran.A woman from an African Islamic country stands among Iranian women during the national anthem of Iran at the opening session of the 8th Islamic Conference Summit in Tehran's new conference building.A Somali driver is ordered to lie on the ground as U.S. Marines establish security in the port of Mogadishu during an amphibious assault named Operation Restore Hope, in Somalia..
A Chechen man sits by the ruins of his home which was destroyed by Russian bombs in a Grozny neighbourhood as a gas pipeline burns overhead.Chechen civilians run in front of a destroyed Russian army APC as they flee from central Grozny during fighting.10 Jan 1995A Chechen fighter moves into firing position next to the Presidential Palace in central Grozny during heavy fighting.The burned-out body of a Russian soldier appears from the top door of a destroyed Russian army APC in central Grozny.
An ethnic Albanian boy from Kosovo carries a refugee child into Albanian soil to escape fighting in Serbia's turbulent Kosovo province.Albanian gunmen demand payment from civilians hoping to board a ship for Italy near the port of Durres, Albania.. YUGOSLAVIA. Reuters/Yannis Behrakis An ethnic Albanian man mourns next to the body of his close friend Gasper Karaqi, 37, a local school teacher, who was shot dead, at a cemetery in Kosovo.Albanians scramble over an old fishing boat in a desperate bid to board a Greek frigate which docked in the port of Durres to evacuate Chinese and Iranian diplomats. Thousands of Albanians stampeded through police lines in their unsuccessful effort to reach the Greek naval vessel.
A protester falls after being hit by a water cannon fired by riot police, as others take cover behind a makeshift shelter, during clashes at Taksim Square in Istanbul. Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of protesters armed with rocks and fireworks as they tried to take back control of a central Istanbul square at the heart of fierce anti-government demonstrations.
JeremyFarrar RIP Yannis 😞
Amazing art. RIP.
mgerrydoyle The often unsung heroes of journalism, and Yannis was one such man. RIP.
Great loss 💔
Respect to Yannis Behrakis for his body of work - his legacy speaks for a man with great heart and soul. May he RIP
I did not know Yannis, but I know this Yannis (Kontos) another world award winning photographer and friend. If I may share his image. Respect to Yannis who's left us and his namesake still with us.
RIP Brave man...
Condolences to Yanis Behrakis’ family and colleagues. A true talent. He left a body of work that emphasized humanity in horrible circumstances.
I'm so sorry to hear this.