How the world mourns for Orlando

Touching photos of makeshift memorials, spontaneous gatherings, and vigils to honor the victims of yet another mass shooting

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Vigil in New York at the Stonewall Inn for the Orlando shooting victims.
The Stonewall Inn, New York City, June 12.
(Image credit: (EPA/JUSTIN LANE)Whether seeking comfort, understanding, camaraderie, or just a show of support and strength, such public forums of mourning have become a necessary antidote to the senseless)

Eola Lake Park, Orlando, June 12.
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Zurich, Switzerland, June 12.
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New York City, June 12.
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United States embassy, Berlin, Germany, June 13. The ribbons say "Why hatred? If there is no love."
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The Castro District in San Francisco, June 12.
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Miami Beach, June 12.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky))

Seoul, South Korea, June 13.
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Mexico City, Mexico, June 12.
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Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., June 12.
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San Francisco, June 12.
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Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.