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Sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, 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.

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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 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
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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 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
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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: 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
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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: 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: 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: 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: An abandoned mosque in a Rohingya Muslim neighborhood in central Sittwe, Myanmar. The mosque, and the Rohingya people who used it, were attacked by Buddhist mobs during sectarian violence in 2012. The Rohingya people were forced to move into Internal Displaced Person camps. The mosque and their homes were destroyed. 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: An abandoned mosque in a Rohingya Muslim neighborhood in central Sittwe, Myanmar. The mosque, and the Rohingya people who used it, were attacked by Buddhist mobs during sectarian violence in 2012. The Rohingya people were forced to move into Internal Displaced Person camps. The mosque and their homes were destroyed. 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: An abandoned mosque in a Rohingya Muslim neighborhood in central Sittwe, Myanmar. The mosque, and the Rohingya people who used it, were attacked by Buddhist mobs during sectarian violence in 2012. The Rohingya people were forced to move into Internal Displaced Person camps. The mosque and their homes were destroyed. 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: An abandoned mosque in a Rohingya Muslim neighborhood in central Sittwe, Myanmar. The mosque, and the Rohingya people who used it, were attacked by Buddhist mobs during sectarian violence in 2012. The Rohingya people were forced to move into Internal Displaced Person camps. The mosque and their homes were destroyed. 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: 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: Rohingya Muslims 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 does tailoring in his 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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