--- description: From Aung San Suu Kyi's election campaign and the mourning of the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo to protests for Trayvon Martin and the celebration of the Afghan New Year, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week. title: TIME's Photo Department Presents the Best Pictures of the Week image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0a1c2d91a69cd408/69879d5a2dce012b4a9df4ff/france-li-wei-performa3.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [LightBox](/tag/time-section-lightbox/) ## LightBox Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Pictures of the Week: March 16 — March 23, 2012 by [TIME Photo Department](/author/time-photo-department/) ## TIME Photo Department Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 23, 2012 2:30 PM CUT  March 20, 2012\. Suspended by wires, Chinese artist Li Wei performs in the sky at La Villette in Paris. March 20, 2012\. Suspended by wires, Chinese artist Li Wei performs in the sky at La Villette in Paris.Francois Mori—AP by [TIME Photo Department](/author/time-photo-department/) ## TIME Photo Department Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 23, 2012 2:30 PM CUT From Aung San Suu Kyi’s election campaign and the mourning of the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo to protests for Trayvon Martin and the celebration of the Afghan New Year, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.  March 16, 2012\. A Free Syrian Army rebel is pictured mounted on his steed in Al-Shatouria village near the Turkish border in northwestern Syria. Giorgos Moutafis—AFP / Getty Images  March 17, 2012\. The transfer case containing the remains of Army Spc. Daquane D. Rivers of Marianna, Fla., sits at the end of the loader ramp during a foggy night, upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Jose Luis Magana—AP  March 19, 2012\. A woman who practices santeria prays at the cathedral of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Tomas Munita for TIME  March 23, 2012\. People stand on a hilltop by a cross before the re-enactment of Jesus' crucifixion during Holy Week in the Petare shantytown in Caracas. Miguel Gutierrez—AFP/Getty Images  March 18, 2012\. Large crowds gather around the Christian Coptic cathedral of St. Marks to mourn the death of Pope Shenouda III in Cairo. Laurence Underhill—eyevine / ZUMA Press  March 21, 2012\. Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses supporters during an electoral campaign rally on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. Ye Aung Thu—AFP / Getty Images  March 19, 2012\. An anti-government protester sets a water-tank on fire during a protest after the funeral procession of Sabri Mafooz, in the village of Sarakan, south of Manama, Bahrain. Hamad I Mohammed—Reuters  March 20, 2012\. Queen Elizabeth II gives a speech in response to Loyal Addresses marking her Diamond Jubilee presented to her from both Houses of Parliament as Prince Philip of Edinburgh looks on in London's Westminster Hall. Ben Stansall—Getty Images  March 20, 2012\. A Pakistani worker prepares bricks at a brick factory on the outskirts of Islamabad. Anjum Naveed—AP  March 19, 2012\. Buddhist monks pray during a ceremony for the defeat of a U.N. resolution calling on Sri Lanka to probe wartime human rights abuses in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters  March 17, 2012\. A rebel of the Free Syrian Army, who has found refuge in an old storehouse, rests on the ground a year after a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's regime erupted in the mountains close to Al-Janoudia village, Idlib province, northern Syria. Giorgos Moutafis—AFP / Getty Images  March 21, 2012\. Members of a rescue and recovery team prepare the bodies of the Toulouse shooting victims for burial after they arrived at a morgue in Jerusalem. Oded Balilty—AP  March 20, 2012\. Egyptian Christians react during the funeral for Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, who led Egypt's Christian minority for 40 years during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, at Mar Morqos, or St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo. Amr Nabil—AP  March 18, 2012\. A soccer fan runs in front of burning seats during a Greek Super League soccer match at Olympic stadium in Athens. Yorgos Karahalis—Reuters  March 20, 2012\. Afghans gather to celebrate Afghan New Year, Nawroz, in Kabul. Omar Sobhani—Reuters  March 18, 2012\. Afghan children sit around a stove in a temporary shelter at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Kabul. S. Sabawoon—EPA  March 20, 2012\. A boy plays in the mud on the bank of the Bago river in Bago, Myanmar. Reuters  March 18, 2012\. Greenwell Baptist Pastor Tony Perkins, left, and Pastor Dennis Terry, right, pray for Santorum's campaign at Greenwell Springs Baptist Church in Greenwell Springs, La. Lauren Lancaster for TIME  March 19, 2012\. People gather at sunrise to attend a campaign stop by Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, at Charlie Parker's Diner in Springfield, Ill. Damon Winter—The New York Times / Redux  March 18, 2012\. Egyptian Christians gather to bid an emotional farewell to Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, in Cairo. Mosaaberizing—Demotix / Corbis  March 22, 2012\. A supporter holds a portrait of late independence hero Aung San during the election campaign of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, at Kawhmu Township, Myanmar. Reuters  March 21, 2012\. A woman trying to protect her house from being demolished is stopped by Chinese staff at Yangji village in Guangzhou City, Guangdong province, China. Imaginechina / Corbis  March 20, 2012\. Rebels from Abu Suleiman's group of fighters detonate a pipe bomb to cut off access to their mountainous stronghold in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, Syria. Frederic Lafargue—AFP / Getty Images  March 21, 2012\. A woman wipes away a tear during a protest to demand justice for the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin in New York City's Union Square. Andrew Burton—Reuters  March 17, 2012\. Rebels of the Free Syrian Army, who have found refuge in the mountains close to Al-Janoudia village, in Idlib province in northern Syria, sit around a stove as they rest in an old store house. Giorgos Moutafis—AFP / Getty Images  March 17, 2012\. Egyptian Coptics mourn during the funeral service of Pope Shenuda III in Saint Mark's cathedral in Cairo's al-Abbassiya district before heading to the final resting place in the 4th-century Bishoy monastery in Beheira province, Egypt. Mohammed Hossam—AFP / Getty Images  March 19, 2012\. A street scene in La Havana, Cuba. Tomas Munita for TIME  March 20, 2012\. A Kyrgyz rider falls off a horse as he plays the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi, also known as Kok-boru or Oglak Tartis, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Vyacheslav Oseledko—AFP / Getty Images  March 20, 2012\. Cows run into a field in Delfgauw, The Netherlands, on the first day of Spring. Koen van Weel—AFP / Getty Images  March 20, 2012\. An Afghan boy plays on a swing during a gathering to celebrate the Afghan New Year, Nawroz, in Kabul. Omar Sobhani—Reuters  March 16, 2012\. The Global Rainbow is projected into the night sky from Scrabo Tower, Newtownards, Northern Ireland. Peter Morrison—AP  March 21, 2012\. A visitor looks at jellyfish displayed at an aquarium in Shanghai, China. Eugene Hoshiko—AP  March 20, 2012\. A soldier faints as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, arrive for a wreath-laying ceremony at the National Monument at Akershus Fortress in Oslo. Chris Jackson—Getty Images  March 20, 2012\. Suspended by wires, Chinese artist Li Wei performs in the sky at La Villette in Paris. 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