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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR:  A Rakhine Buddhist woman carries her baby through an IDP camp for Rakhine Buddhists near Sittwe. About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR:  A Rakhine Buddhist relaxes in front of his thatched home in a Rakhine IDP camp near Sittwe. About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR: A girl selling watermelon slices walks through the Rakhine Buddhist IDP camp near Sittwe. About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR: A girl selling watermelon slices walks through the Rakhine Buddhist IDP camp near Sittwe. About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR: A Buddhist boy takes a break while patching the street in a Rakhine Buddhist IDP camp near Sittwe. About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR: A Rakhine Buddhist woman stands in the window of her thatched home in a Rakhine IDP camp near Sittwe. About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR: People walk down the street in a Rakhine Buddhist IDP camp near Sittwe. About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR: A Buddhist boy patches the street in a Rakhine Buddhist IDP camp near Sittwe. About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR: A Buddhist boy patches the street in a Rakhine Buddhist IDP camp near Sittwe. About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaIDPCamps156.jpg
  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR: A Buddhist boy patches the street in a Rakhine Buddhist IDP camp near Sittwe. About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaIDPCamps154.jpg
  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR: A Buddhist boy patches the street in a Rakhine Buddhist IDP camp near Sittwe. About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR: A man carries his baby through a Rakhine Buddhist IDP camp near Sittwe. About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR: People walk down the street in a Rakhine Buddhist IDP camp near Sittwe. About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaIDPCamps150.jpg
  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR: People walk down the street in a Rakhine Buddhist IDP camp near Sittwe. About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim baby born in an IDP camp sleeps in a cradle made of palm fronds in a tent in an IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: CHANDRA MAYA SUNAR, 57 years old, breathes through an oxygen mask in her tent in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. She came to Kathmandu with her family from Sindupalchok after the earthquake. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  Sisters SUSHILA, 10, (right foreground) and SUSMITA, 13, from Solukhumbu, do their hair in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  Sisters SUSHILA, 10, (right foreground) and SUSMITA, 13, from Solukhumbu, do their hair in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A woman does her dishes in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Women chat between tents in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A boy helps his mother clean their tent in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: HOM BAHADUR LAMA, 52, walks through a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. He is a farmer from Dolakha. His leg was injured in the earthquake. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  People get water from a communal spigot in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    EarthquakeRecovery130.jpg
  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim woman shopkeeper in a market in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslim workers make scythes by hand in a blacksmithing shop in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaIDPCamps130.jpg
  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslim workers make scythes by hand in a blacksmithing shop in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaIDPCamps129.jpg
  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslim workers make scythes by hand in a blacksmithing shop in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaIDPCamps126.jpg
  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslim workers make scythes by hand in a blacksmithing shop in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaIDPCamps125.jpg
  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim man walks through a market in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaIDPCamps124.jpg
  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim man sells rice in an IDP camp for the Rohingya near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim man presses sugar cane juice in an IDP camp for the Rohingya near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslims in an IDP camp near Sittwe use Skype and internet telephony to talk to relatives in Malaysia. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim man splits sticks to make ice cream bars in front of his hut in an IDP camp for Rohingya. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim man looks out a "window" of his tent in an IDP camp for Rohingya. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim men at Friday prayers in their mosque in an IDP camp for the Rohingya. The mosque is a temporary building made out of palm fronds. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim child walks through the IDP camp he lives in. The camp doesn't have sewage and water runs through the dirt street after a rain. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya woman on a rickshaw taxi passes a blind beggar on train tracks in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya blind beggar sits on the train tracks in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. Since 2012 there has been no train service into the camps, the beggar sits there every day from early morning until mid afternoon soliciting from people who use the road. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim man dries fish on the roof of his tenet in a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslim family AR JEDA, her husband, MAY RALEY, and their children, SHEHAY RA, 7 years old, and NOOR RAKESS, 1.5 years old, in their hut in a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. Noor was born in the camp. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslim family AR JEDA, her husband, MAY RALEY, and their children, SHEHAY RA, 7 years old, and NOOR RAKESS, 1.5 years old, in their hut in a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. Noor was born in the camp. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Men in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp play takraw in their camp. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps.The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations.  The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslim boys watch a movie through holes in the palm frond walls of the theater in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A caretaker cleans a mosque in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: NOOR AR JUN, 16, feeds her brother, MOHAMMED NOOR, 12, in a private clinic in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. The boy has malaria. His parents can't look after him because they are looking for work and food so his oldest sister, Noor, takes care of him. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: NOOR AR JUN, 16, feeds her brother, MOHAMMED NOOR, 12, in a private clinic in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. The boy has malaria. His parents can't look after him because they are looking for work and food so his oldest sister, Noor, takes care of him. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim fishing crewman on a boat at the pier in a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslim fishermen repair their nets before leaving the pier in a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR:  A Rohingya Muslim woman and her son in a rickshaw taxi on the main road into a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A rickshaw hauls a passenger through a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: MOREYAM,  65, a Rohingya Muslim women, in the doorway of her room in a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: MOREYAM,  65, a Rohingya Muslim women, in the doorway of her room in a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim boy plays with a tire in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslims cross a bridge into a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A man reads a newspaper in an informal tea shop in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: With her granddaughter watching her in their tent. CHANDRA MAYA SUNAR, 57 years old, breathes through an oxygen mask in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. She came to Kathmandu with her family from Sindupalchok after the earthquake. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: With her granddaughter watching her in their tent. CHANDRA MAYA SUNAR, 57 years old, breathes through an oxygen mask in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. She came to Kathmandu with her family from Sindupalchok after the earthquake. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A woman makes lunch for her and her child in their tent in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A girl plays with a home made "Hula Hoop" type toy in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  Children, one with "Minions" flip flops, stand on the brick floor in their tent in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  A child with "Minions" flip flops, stands on the brick floor in their tent in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A man puts in a brick patio in front of his tent in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A couple puts in a brick patio in front of their tent in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A girl washes her face in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A girl washes her face in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: MEK SING TAMANG, a farmer from Dolakha, eats a pomegranate in his shelter in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. He broke his leg in two places in the earthquake and can't walk. He said he hopes to return to his farm when his leg heals. He has gotten some medical assistance from NGOs in Nepal. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:   A boy tries to fly a kite in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Boys play marbles in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A boy helps his mother clean their tent in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  People get water from a communal spigot in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. International NGOs provide water and dug latrines on the edge of the camp but the domestic waste water, from people doing laundry or dishes, runs between the tents. Most of the ground in the camp is muddy from the running water and frequent rain. Most of the camp's residents come from the mountains in northern Nepal, 8 - 12 hours from Kathmandu. The residents don't get rations or food assistance so every day many of them walk the streets of Kathmandu looking for day work.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR: About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, MYANMAR: About 700 Rakhine Buddhist families live in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the edge of Sittwe. The people in the camp lost their homes in Sittwe in 2012 when Buddhist mobs rioted and burnt down Rohingya Muslim homes and businesses. The Buddhists' homes were mistakenly destroyed by other Buddhists or intentionally destroyed by retaliating Muslims during the 2012 violence. Unlike the Muslims, who live in much larger camps further from Sittwe, the Buddhists are allowed to come and go into downtown Sittwe and their homes are built in the traditional style, on stilts with large windows, and so are much more comfortable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya laborer carries a 50 kilo (102 pounds) sack of rice to a ration distribution in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya laborer carries a 50 kilo (102 pounds) sack of rice to a ration distribution in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Colored ice cream cones for sale in Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim betel vendor walks shop to shop in a market in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslim workers make scythes by hand in a blacksmithing shop in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslim workers make scythes by hand in a blacksmithing shop in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim shopkeeper in a market in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslim women in a market in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim patches his nets in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim boy gets a haircut in an IDP camp for the Rohingya near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslims in an IDP camp near Sittwe use Skype and internet telephony to talk to relatives in Malaysia. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Rohingya Muslims in an IDP camp near Sittwe use Skype and internet telephony to talk to relatives in Malaysia. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A detail photo of a Rohingya Muslim man splitting sticks to make ice cream bars in front of his hut in an IDP camp for Rohingya. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim man in his tent in an IDP camp for Rohingya. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A street scene in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim woman uses her foot powered sewing machine in an IDP camp for Rohingya. She was a seamstress before she was forcibly relocated to the camp and was allowed to bring her sewing machine. Many Rohingya were forced into the camps at gunpoint and not allowed to bring any personal belongings. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A girl and her brother in their home in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A girl in her home, a tent in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Tents in an IDP camp for the Rohingya Muslims. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim boys in an IDP camp for the Rohingya. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim men at Friday prayers in their mosque in an IDP camp for the Rohingya. The mosque is a temporary building made out of palm fronds. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim woman walks through the IDP camp she lives in. The camp doesn't have sewage and water runs through the dirt street after a rain. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim woman does her laundry in an IDP camp near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya blind beggar sits on the train tracks in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. Since 2012 there has been no train service into the camps, the beggar sits there every day from early morning until mid afternoon soliciting from people who use the road. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya blind beggar sits on the train tracks in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. Since 2012 there has been no train service into the camps, the beggar sits there every day from early morning until mid afternoon soliciting from people who use the road. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya blind beggar sits on the train tracks in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. Since 2012 there has been no train service into the camps, the beggar sits there every day from early morning until mid afternoon soliciting from people who use the road. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya blind beggar sits on the train tracks in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. Since 2012 there has been no train service into the camps, the beggar sits there every day from early morning until mid afternoon soliciting from people who use the road. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim man repairs his tent in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. The government says the Rohingya are not Burmese citizens, that they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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