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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs

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Fairfax photographer Kate Geraghty captures an overcrowded prison cell in Manila Police Headquarters, Philippines. Prisoners rotate positions in order to get some sleep; several prisoners state that most of the men in the cell were arrested for drug use, part of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.

Prisoners inside a cell in Manila Police Headquarters, Philippines.

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Prisoners inside a cell in Manila Police Headquarters, Philippines. Credit:Kate Geraghty

Police at the scene of a double shooting in the Manila suburb of Baclaran, near the airport, where two masked gunmen shot dead two men aged 21 and 35 who were drinking in a bar at 2:40am on Thursday. The death toll in Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drugs crackdown is nearing 4,000. Baclaran, Manila, Philippines.

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Police at the scene of a double shooting in the Manila suburb of Baclaran, near the airport, where two masked gunmen shot dead two men aged 21 and 35 who were drinking in a bar at 2:40am on Thursday. The death toll in Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drugs crackdown is nearing 4,000. Baclaran, Manila, Philippines. Credit:Kate Geraghty

One of two people killed in a double shooting in the Manila suburb of Baclaran, near the airport, lies on a pavement.

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One of two people killed in a double shooting in the Manila suburb of Baclaran, near the airport, lies on a pavement. Credit:Kate Geraghty

Francisco Maneja 27, bleedingfrom gun shot wounds raises his hands in surrender whilst yelling 'help me help me' after being shot during a drug operation and playing dead for hours in Manila . Francisco, a father of two, now faces years in jail. Manila, Philippines.

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Francisco Maneja 27, bleedingfrom gun shot wounds raises his hands in surrender whilst yelling 'help me help me' after being shot during a drug operation and playing dead for hours in Manila . Francisco, a father of two, now faces years in jail. Manila, Philippines.Credit:Dante Diosina

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Wounded drug user Francisco Maneja 27, sits in a cell at Manila Police Headquarters. Francisco, a father of two, was shot during a drug operation and played dead in a pool of blood before sitting up in front of media crews yelling "help me, help me".

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Wounded drug user Francisco Maneja 27, sits in a cell at Manila Police Headquarters. Francisco, a father of two, was shot during a drug operation and played dead in a pool of blood before sitting up in front of media crews yelling "help me, help me". Credit:Kate Geraghty

Prisoners inside an overcrowded cell in Manila Police Headquarters.

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Prisoners inside an overcrowded cell in Manila Police Headquarters. Credit:Kate Geraghty

Wounded drug user Francisco Maneja 27, sits in a cell at Manila Police Headquarters.

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Wounded drug user Francisco Maneja 27, sits in a cell at Manila Police Headquarters.Credit:Kate Geraghty

Prisoners are cramped inside an overcrowded cell in Manila Police Headquarters.

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Prisoners are cramped inside an overcrowded cell in Manila Police Headquarters. Credit:Kate Geraghty

Prisoners rotate positions throughout the cell due to overcrowding. Several of the men stated that most in this cell were arrested for drug use.

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Prisoners rotate positions throughout the cell due to overcrowding. Several of the men stated that most in this cell were arrested for drug use.Credit:Kate Geraghty

Prisoners inside a cramped cell.

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Prisoners inside a cramped cell.Credit:Kate Geraghty

Prisoners rotate positions within an overcrowded cell in order to get some sleep.

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Prisoners rotate positions within an overcrowded cell in order to get some sleep. Credit:Kate Geraghty