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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim man in the doorway 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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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A woman rinses her rice at a community well 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: Rohingya Muslim workers make a new boat near the port of an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. The government of Myanmar has forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camps. The forced relocation took place in 2012 after sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities in Sittwe and left hundreds dead. None of the camps have electricity and some have been denied access to regular rations for nine months. Conditions for the Rohingya in the camps have fueled an exodus of Rohingya refugees to Malaysia and Thailand. Tens of thousands have put to sea in rickety boats hoping to land in Malaysia but sometimes landing in Thailand. The exodus has fueled the boat building boom on the waterfront near the camps. Authorities expect the pace of refugees fleeing Myanmar to accelerate during the cool season, December through February, when there are fewer storms in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A worker applies tar, used as a water sealant, to a boat in the port of an IDP camp housing Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. The boats were originally built as fishing boats but are increasingly being used by human traffickers to take people to Malaysia. The government of Myanmar has forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camps. The forced relocation took place in 2012 after sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities in Sittwe and left hundreds dead. None of the camps have electricity and some have been denied access to regular rations for nine months. Conditions for the Rohingya in the camps have fueled an exodus of Rohingya refugees to Malaysia and Thailand. Tens of thousands have put to sea in rickety boats hoping to land in Malaysia but sometimes landing in Thailand. The exodus has fueled the boat building boom on the waterfront near the camps. Authorities expect the pace of refugees fleeing Myanmar to accelerate during the cool season, December through February, when there are fewer storms in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Fishing boats in the port of a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. The government of Myanmar has forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camps. The forced relocation took place in 2012 after sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities in Sittwe and left hundreds dead. None of the camps have electricity and some have been denied access to regular rations for nine months. Conditions for the Rohingya in the camps have fueled an exodus of Rohingya refugees to Malaysia and Thailand. Tens of thousands have put to sea in rickety boats hoping to land in Malaysia but sometimes landing in Thailand. The exodus has fueled the boat building boom on the waterfront near the camps. Authorities expect the pace of refugees fleeing Myanmar to accelerate during the cool season, December through February, when there are fewer storms in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.   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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  • 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: 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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  • 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 man in the doorway 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 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 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 Muslim girl and her brother in front of their tent in an IDP camp for 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 boatman rows his lighter to shore bringing people back to a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. The government of Myanmar has forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camps. The forced relocation took place in 2012 after sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities in Sittwe and left hundreds dead. None of the camps have electricity and some have been denied access to regular rations for nine months. Conditions for the Rohingya in the camps have fueled an exodus of Rohingya refugees to Malaysia and Thailand. Tens of thousands have put to sea in rickety boats hoping to land in Malaysia but sometimes landing in Thailand. The exodus has fueled the boat building boom on the waterfront near the camps. Authorities expect the pace of refugees fleeing Myanmar to accelerate during the cool season, December through February, when there are fewer storms in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya man carries sun dried fish sold for food through 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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  • 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: ZAW ZAW HLAING, 27, and his daughter, HOWEVER, 6 months, play 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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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: ZAW ZAW HLAING, 27, and his daughter, HOWEVER, 6 months, play 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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  • 06 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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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Traffic on the main road into Rohingya IDP camps 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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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Workers refurbish a boat in the port of an IDP camp housing Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. The boats were originally built as fishing boats but are increasingly being used by human traffickers to take people to Malaysia. The government of Myanmar has forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camps. The forced relocation took place in 2012 after sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities in Sittwe and left hundreds dead. None of the camps have electricity and some have been denied access to regular rations for nine months. Conditions for the Rohingya in the camps have fueled an exodus of Rohingya refugees to Malaysia and Thailand. Tens of thousands have put to sea in rickety boats hoping to land in Malaysia but sometimes landing in Thailand. The exodus has fueled the boat building boom on the waterfront near the camps. Authorities expect the pace of refugees fleeing Myanmar to accelerate during the cool season, December through February, when there are fewer storms in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A boat in the port of an IDP camp housing Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. The boats were originally built as fishing boats but are increasingly being used by human traffickers to take people to Malaysia. The government of Myanmar has forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camps. The forced relocation took place in 2012 after sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities in Sittwe and left hundreds dead. None of the camps have electricity and some have been denied access to regular rations for nine months. Conditions for the Rohingya in the camps have fueled an exodus of Rohingya refugees to Malaysia and Thailand. Tens of thousands have put to sea in rickety boats hoping to land in Malaysia but sometimes landing in Thailand. The exodus has fueled the boat building boom on the waterfront near the camps. Authorities expect the pace of refugees fleeing Myanmar to accelerate during the cool season, December through February, when there are fewer storms in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A boatman rows his lighter to shore in a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. The government of Myanmar has forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camps. The forced relocation took place in 2012 after sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities in Sittwe and left hundreds dead. None of the camps have electricity and some have been denied access to regular rations for nine months. Conditions for the Rohingya in the camps have fueled an exodus of Rohingya refugees to Malaysia and Thailand. Tens of thousands have put to sea in rickety boats hoping to land in Malaysia but sometimes landing in Thailand. The exodus has fueled the boat building boom on the waterfront near the camps. Authorities expect the pace of refugees fleeing Myanmar to accelerate during the cool season, December through February, when there are fewer storms in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A man carries drinking water to fishing boats tied up in the port of a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. The government of Myanmar has forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camps. The forced relocation took place in 2012 after sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities in Sittwe and left hundreds dead. None of the camps have electricity and some have been denied access to regular rations for nine months. Conditions for the Rohingya in the camps have fueled an exodus of Rohingya refugees to Malaysia and Thailand. Tens of thousands have put to sea in rickety boats hoping to land in Malaysia but sometimes landing in Thailand. The exodus has fueled the boat building boom on the waterfront near the camps. Authorities expect the pace of refugees fleeing Myanmar to accelerate during the cool season, December through February, when there are fewer storms in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Fishing boats tied in a creek near an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims a few miles from Sittwe, Myanmar. The government of Myanmar has forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camps around Sittwe. The forced relocation took place in 2012 after sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities in Sittwe and left hundreds dead. None of the camps have electricity and some have been denied access to regular rations for nine months. Conditions for the Rohingya in the camps have fueled an exodus of Rohingya refugees to Malaysia and Thailand. Tens of thousands have put to sea in rickety boats hoping to land in Malaysia but sometimes landing in Thailand. The exodus has fueled the boat building boom on the waterfront near the camps. Authorities expect the pace of refugees fleeing Myanmar to accelerate during the cool season, December through February, when there are fewer storms in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR:  Trussed up chickens tied to the side of a tuk-tuk (three wheeled taxi) on their way to a market in Sittwe, Myanmar.   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 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: 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: 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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  • 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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  • 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 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: 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 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
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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: 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 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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  • 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 teenager sells betel nut at a crossroads in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. Many Rohingya have been forced into menial jobs selling betel and fruit in the camps. 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 man 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 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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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim man sits in a small path between tents 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 Muslim girl in front of her tent in an IDP camp for 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 woman makes cooking fuel in a Royhingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. The cooking fuel is cow dung wrapped around bamboo sticks then dried in the sun. 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 man makes cooking fuel in a Royhingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. The cooking fuel is cow dung wrapped around bamboo sticks then dried in the sun. 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 man makes cooking fuel in a Royhingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. The cooking fuel is cow dung wrapped around bamboo sticks then dried in the sun. 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 man MAY RALEY, and one of his children, NOOR RAKESS, 1.5, 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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  • 07 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: SATA RA, 25, a Rohingya Muslim woman, in the doorway of her home. 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: A Rohingya man bathes 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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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: MOHAMMED HUSUN,  68, who is blind, prays in a temporary mosque built of palm fronds 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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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Residents of a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp watch some of the kids in the camp play soccer on a dirt pitch in the center of 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: Residents of a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp watch some of the kids in the camp play soccer on a dirt pitch in the center of 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: Children 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: A Rohingya Muslim man threshes rice with oxen 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 Rohingya Muslim man threshes rice with oxen 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: Rohingya Muslim men study the Koran in a hut 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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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya man cooks snacks he sells 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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  • 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 row of latrines 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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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim man performs ablutions before going 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: 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: Rohingya Muslims tend to their subsistence garden 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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  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A boy in a school for Rohingya IDPs sits on the floor in the classroom. 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 IDP 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: A boy in a school for Rohingya IDPs in the classroom. 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 school for Rohingya Muslim children in an IDP 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: A boy in a school for Rohingya IDPs works on an assignment in his classroom. 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 woman looks out the window of her hut 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: A woman rinses her rice at a community well 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: Women draw cooking water from a community well 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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