General News, 2nd prize
Ron Haviv
Saba Press Photos
Saba Press Photos
01 January, 1991
Vukovar was a focus of ethnic strife in Yugoslavia's civil war. About ten per cent of the population of 50,000 refused to leave the homes where they had lived in peace with their Serbian neighbors. Haggard and despondent, they emerged when the Croatian militia had lost control of the town after a months-long siege, to find the town in ruin and Serbian soldiers and militiamen in command.
Ron Haviv
Award-winning photojournalist Ron Haviv has produced images of conflict and humanitarian crises that have made headlines from around the world since the end of the Cold War. A c...
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