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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Buses of Burmese refugees leave the the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp on their way to the Thai / Myanmar border in Mae Sot during their repatriation. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese man leaving the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp loads his personal belongings onto a bus before his repatriation. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese refugee in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp walks to waiting buses before their repatriation Wednesday. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Thai defense volunteers help Burmese children off the bus that brought them to the border in Mae Sot for their repatriation from the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp walk to waiting buses before their repatriation Wednesday. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Thai defense volunteers help Burmese children off the bus that brought them to the border in Mae Sot for their repatriation from the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese man sits on the back step of the bus that took him back to Myanmar during his repatriation. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Buses of Burmese refugees leave the the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp on their way to the Thai / Myanmar border in Mae Sot during their repatriation. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese refugee in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp walks to waiting buses before their repatriation Wednesday. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese refugee in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp walks to waiting buses before their repatriation Wednesday. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp walk to waiting buses before their repatriation Wednesday. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  An IOM (International Organization for Migration) official helps Burmese children off the bus that brought them to the border in Mae Sot for their repatriation from the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese men leaving the the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp wait for their bus to leave the camp during their repatriation to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR:  A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand walks into their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Thai defense volunteer helps a Burmese woman in a wheelchair to the border in Mae Sot for her repatriation from the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Thai defense volunteer helps a Burmese woman in a wheelchair to the border in Mae Sot for her repatriation from the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese citizens wait to be repatriated back to Myanmar at the Thai customs post in Mae Sot. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese man waves as he leaves the the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp during his repatriation. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: A family of Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp waits to be repatriated back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese man and his son in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp wait to be repatriated to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp walk to waiting buses before their repatriation Wednesday. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp walk to waiting buses before their repatriation Wednesday. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: Soldiers from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army - Border Guard Force, a pro-government militia made up of former anti-government guerillas, watch Myanmar refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Thailand. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: A woman being repatriated from the the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp looks out the window of her bus before it leaves the camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  An IOM (International Organization for Migration) says goodbye to Burmese refugees being repatriated back to Myanmar from the camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese child in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp waits to be repatriated to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugees on a bus in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp wait to leave the camp and be repatriated to Burma. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A family of Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp waits to be repatriated back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese children living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp wait to be repatriated to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A disabled woman sits in her cart, waiting to be repatriated to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A disabled woman sits in her cart, waiting to be repatriated to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A family of Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp waits to be repatriated back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR:  A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand walks into their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugees staying at Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp watch other Burmese refugees leave the camp when those leaving were repatriated. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp finish their paperwork before being repatriated to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: A family of Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp waits to be repatriated back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A family of Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp waits to be repatriated back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugees on a bus in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp wait to leave the camp and be repatriated to Burma. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugees on a bus in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp wait to leave the camp and be repatriated to Burma. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  An IOM (International Organization for Migration) official helps Burmese refugees with last minute paperwork on their bus before they leave the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Buses ready to take Burmese refugees back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: Soldiers from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army - Border Guard Force, a pro-government militia made up of former anti-government guerillas, watch Myanmar refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Thailand. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A family of Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp waits to be repatriated back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: A Burmese government officials inspects housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Government officials from Myanmar greet Burmese refugees being repatriated to Myanmar from the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese child in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp waits to be repatriated to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugees staying at Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp watch other Burmese refugees leave the camp when those leaving were repatriated. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Officials in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp get buses ready to take Burmese refugees back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: A Myanmar police officer helps Myanmar refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Thailand. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp get on their bus to be repatriated back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A woman staying in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp (left) says goodbye to a friend being repatriated back to Myanmar from the camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugees staying at Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp watch other Burmese refugees leave the camp when those leaving were repatriated. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugees on a bus in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp wait to leave the camp and be repatriated to Burma. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand look at their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese citizens wait to be repatriated back to Myanmar at the Thai customs post in Mae Sot. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A man staying in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp (left) says goodbye to a friend being repatriated back to Myanmar from the camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: A Thai defense volunteer helps a disabled Burmese refugee woman get to a truck that will take her back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A family of Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp waits to be repatriated back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp finish their paperwork before being repatriated to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR:  A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand walks into their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Fish mongers sell fresh fish to Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A family of Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp waits to be repatriated back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Fish mongers sell fresh fish to Burmese refugees in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese refugee in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp walks past a vegetable vendor in the camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Officials in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp get buses ready to take Burmese refugees back to Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  The main road into the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  The main road into the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND: An IOM (International Organization for Migration) official helps Burmese refugees with last minute paperwork before they leave the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese Buddhist monks in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Charoenrit Sa-nguansat, the Governor of Tak province, talks to Thai reporters during an impromptu press conference at the Mae Sot border post when Thailand repatriated about 65 Burmese refugees back to Myanmar from a refugee camp in Tak.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese migrants working in Thailand illegally are taken back to the Burmese border for repatriation to Burma by Thai immigration police. There are millions of Burmese refugees living in Thailand. Many live in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, but most live in Thailand as illegal immigrants. They don't have papers and can not live, work or travel in Thailand but they do so "under the radar" by either avoiding Thai officials or paying bribes to stay in the country. Most have fled political persecution in Burma but many are simply in search of a better life and greater economic opportunity.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:  Overview of Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese refugees walk past Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugee children play a Burmese version of "jacks" with rocks in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese boy in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese boy in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:     A girl carries her laundry home in Mae La Refugee Camp.  Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND: Children run up a hill lined with homes in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:     A man sits at the top of a hill in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND: The owner of a snack stand makes betel nut leaves for customers. Burmese chew betel, which has a slightly stimulative effect. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese Muslim woman shops at a snack stand in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JULY 2004  -- TAPACHULA, CHIAPAS, MEXICO:  People in the Mexican immigration department's detention center in Tapachula, Mexico, wait to be repatriated to their countries of origin. Tapachula is center of the smuggling industry between Mexico and Guatemala. Consumer goods are smuggled south to Guatemala (to avoid paying Guatemalan import duties) and people are smuggled north into Mexico. Most of the people coming north are hoping to eventually get to the United States.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JULY 2004  -- TAPACHULA, CHIAPAS, MEXICO:  People in the Mexican immigration department's detention center in Tapachula, Mexico, wait to be repatriated to their countries of origin. Tapachula is center of the smuggling industry between Mexico and Guatemala. Consumer goods are smuggled south to Guatemala (to avoid paying Guatemalan import duties) and people are smuggled north into Mexico. Most of the people coming north are hoping to eventually get to the United States.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:  Overview of Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:  Overview of Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese refugees on a footpath in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND: Children run up a hill lined with homes in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:      Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JULY 2004  -- TAPACHULA, CHIAPAS, MEXICO:  People in the Mexican immigration department's detention center in Tapachula, Mexico, wait to be repatriated to their countries of origin. Tapachula is center of the smuggling industry between Mexico and Guatemala. Consumer goods are smuggled south to Guatemala (to avoid paying Guatemalan import duties) and people are smuggled north into Mexico. Most of the people coming north are hoping to eventually get to the United States.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Immigration062.jpg
  • 28 JULY 2004  -- TAPACHULA, CHIAPAS, MEXICO:  People in the Mexican immigration department's detention center in Tapachula, Mexico, wait to be repatriated to their countries of origin. Tapachula is center of the smuggling industry between Mexico and Guatemala. Consumer goods are smuggled south to Guatemala (to avoid paying Guatemalan import duties) and people are smuggled north into Mexico. Most of the people coming north are hoping to eventually get to the United States.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese refugees walk past Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugee children play a Burmese version of "jacks" with rocks in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese refugee children play a Burmese version of "jacks" with rocks in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseMigrants031.jpg
  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:  Overview of Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:     Burmese women walk home in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese children play home made drums in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese children play home made drums in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:  A family's clothes hang in a window in their home in the Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND: Children run up a hill lined with homes in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MAY 2013 - MAELA REFUGEE CAMP, TAK, THAILAND:     Woman walk on a road in Mae La Refugee Camp. Mae La (Maela) is the largest refugee camp for Burmese in Thailand. Over 90% are ethnic Karen. It was established in 1984 in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province in the Dawna Range area and currently houses 40,000 refugees. The Thai government has indicated that it would like to close the camp and repatriate the refugees to Myanmar as soon as the political situation in Myanmar is stable enough.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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