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World Press Photo of the Year: 1990

>Georges Merillon, France, Gamma.

Nogovac, Kosovo, Yugoslavia, 28 January 1990. Mourners at the deathbed of Elshani Nashim (27), who was killed during a protest against Yugoslavia's decision to abolish the autonomy of Kosovo.

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If he had not had the good fortune to find an Albanian journalist, who was prepared to act as an intermediary, Merillon would not have gained access to the house.

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