Courtney DittmarSeptember 03, 2019Comment

Asia in review

Courtney DittmarSeptember 03, 2019Comment

This monthly gallery features some of the top photojournalism made by Associated Press photographers documenting Asia during the month of August.

A policeman pours water on the face of a protestor who was detained in Hong Kong, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Two Indian fishermen fall in floodwaters after a rope broke during a failed rescue operation using an Indian Air Force helicopter in the River Tawi in Jammu, India, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Lukhumi Chkhvimiani, of Georgia, top, competes against Sharafuddin Lutfillaev, of Uzbekistan, during a men's -60 kilogram final of the World Judo Championships in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Pedestrians cast their shadows as they walk along a sidewalk Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, in Tokyo's Roppongi district of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Protesters wearing black shirts, right, fight with a group of men wielding wooden poles on a street during the anti-extradition bill protest at a neighborhood in Hong Kong, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. (AP Photo)

Kai Harada, of Japan, reacts as he falls from a bouldering wall during the men's combined bouldering final at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Championships, in Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Papuan activists scuffle with police and soldiers during a rally near the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Children play with a balloon after a morning prayer marking Eid al-Adha holidays at a soccer field in South Tangerang, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

An Indonesian man retrieves his prize after climbing up a greased pole during a greased-pole climbing competition held as part of Independence Day celebrations at Ancol Beach in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith dives over to score against Australia during their Bledisloe Cup rugby test match at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. (Brett Phibbs/SNPA via AP)

A young dengue patient walks inside the San Lazaro government hospital in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Pakistan Rangers soldiers face Indian Border Security Force soldiers at a daily closing ceremony on the Indian side of the Attari-Wagah border, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)

Boys cool off in an outdoor water fountain in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Demonstrators carry umbrellas as they march along a street in Hong Kong, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

A dancer entertains spectators at the Koenji Awa-Odori dance festival, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in the Koenji neighborhood of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A woman wearing a kimono and traditional Japanese sandals called "geta"" is lit by the afternoon sunlight coming through the window of a train, in Kawagoe, near Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Demonstrators stand outside the Yuen Long MTR station during a protest in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

An Indian paramilitary soldier orders a Kashmiri to lift his robe before frisking him during curfew in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Protesters jump over MTR gates as they move to another destination during the anti-extradition bill protest in Hong Kong, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Papuan students, with their body and face painted with the colors of the banned separatist 'Morning Star' flag, shout slogans during a rally in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

A man holding an umbrella looks at people with umbrellas gathered at Chater Garden to give support to the recent protests against the extradition bill, at the financial district in Hong Kong, Thursday, Aug, 1, 2019. (Elson Li/HK01 via AP)

A Nepalese woman waits to worship a Buddha idol that is paraded during the Pancha Dan festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Youth play at a flooded train track following heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Police officers armed with riot gear stand outside Mong Kok police station during a march by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A Kashmiri prepares to catch a stone during an anti-India protest Srinagar, India, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019 (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

A pro-democracy protester with his eye covered in red-eyepatch, symbolizing a women reported to have had an eye ruptured by a beanbag round fired by police during clashes, participates in a march organized by teachers in Hong Kong Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)