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  • 02 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A THAI Smile, the budget carrier of THAI International, lands at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency, issued a report critical of record keeping and maintenance reports for Thailand's civil aviation industry, including most Thai air carriers. The ICAO report allegedly showed that the Thai Department of Civial Aviation (DCA) was able to meet only 21 out of 100 ICAO requisites. Several Asian countries, including South Korea, Japan and China have imposed limits of Thai registered aircraft since the release of the ICAO report and the European Union has begun to review the safety records of Thai Airways International (THAI) aircraft that fly to Europe.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A NOK AIrlines and Air Asia aircraft on aprons at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency, issued a report critical of record keeping and maintenance reports for Thailand's civil aviation industry, including most Thai air carriers. The ICAO report allegedly showed that the Thai Department of Civial Aviation (DCA) was able to meet only 21 out of 100 ICAO requisites. Several Asian countries, including South Korea, Japan and China have imposed limits of Thai registered aircraft since the release of the ICAO report and the European Union has begun to review the safety records of Thai Airways International (THAI) aircraft that fly to Europe.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Passengers waiting to board a NOK AIrlines flight at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency, issued a report critical of record keeping and maintenance reports for Thailand's civil aviation industry, including most Thai air carriers. The ICAO report allegedly showed that the Thai Department of Civial Aviation (DCA) was able to meet only 21 out of 100 ICAO requisites. Several Asian countries, including South Korea, Japan and China have imposed limits of Thai registered aircraft since the release of the ICAO report and the European Union has begun to review the safety records of Thai Airways International (THAI) aircraft that fly to Europe.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A NOK Airlines Boeing 737 taxis to a gate at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency, issued a report critical of record keeping and maintenance reports for Thailand's civil aviation industry, including most Thai air carriers. The ICAO report allegedly showed that the Thai Department of Civial Aviation (DCA) was able to meet only 21 out of 100 ICAO requisites. Several Asian countries, including South Korea, Japan and China have imposed limits of Thai registered aircraft since the release of the ICAO report and the European Union has begun to review the safety records of Thai Airways International (THAI) aircraft that fly to Europe.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks and novices walk past a sign announcing Bangkok is the 2013 UNESCO World Book Capital. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks and novices walk past a sign announcing Bangkok is the 2013 UNESCO World Book Capital. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks and novices walk past a sign announcing Bangkok is the 2013 UNESCO World Book Capital. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. <br />
PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks and novices walk past a sign announcing Bangkok is the 2013 UNESCO World Book Capital. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks and novices walk past a sign announcing Bangkok is the 2013 UNESCO World Book Capital. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014.<br />
PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014.<br />
PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais place books donated to Thai literacy projects into monks' alms bowls during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Thai woman reads while everyone around her prays during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014.<br />
PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Thai woman reads while everyone around her prays during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. <br />
PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. <br />
PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai students pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thai students pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Buddhist monks and novices file into the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Buddhist monks and novices file into the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais browse among the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais browse among the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais browse among the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Some of the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Some of the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A book fair in the walkway of the Siam Skytrain station in Bangkok in honor of Bangkok being named the World Book Capital. UNESCO has awarded Bangkok the World Book Capital City 2013. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A book fair in the walkway of the Siam Skytrain station in Bangkok in honor of Bangkok being named the World Book Capital. UNESCO has awarded Bangkok the World Book Capital City 2013. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An Orient Thai flight at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency, issued a report critical of record keeping and maintenance reports for Thailand's civil aviation industry, including most Thai air carriers. The ICAO report allegedly showed that the Thai Department of Civial Aviation (DCA) was able to meet only 21 out of 100 ICAO requisites. Several Asian countries, including South Korea, Japan and China have imposed limits of Thai registered aircraft since the release of the ICAO report and the European Union has begun to review the safety records of Thai Airways International (THAI) aircraft that fly to Europe.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A NOK Airlines Boeing 737 at its gate at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency, issued a report critical of record keeping and maintenance reports for Thailand's civil aviation industry, including most Thai air carriers. The ICAO report allegedly showed that the Thai Department of Civial Aviation (DCA) was able to meet only 21 out of 100 ICAO requisites. Several Asian countries, including South Korea, Japan and China have imposed limits of Thai registered aircraft since the release of the ICAO report and the European Union has begun to review the safety records of Thai Airways International (THAI) aircraft that fly to Europe.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   NOK Airlines and Air Asia aircraft at their gates at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency, issued a report critical of record keeping and maintenance reports for Thailand's civil aviation industry, including most Thai air carriers. The ICAO report allegedly showed that the Thai Department of Civial Aviation (DCA) was able to meet only 21 out of 100 ICAO requisites. Several Asian countries, including South Korea, Japan and China have imposed limits of Thai registered aircraft since the release of the ICAO report and the European Union has begun to review the safety records of Thai Airways International (THAI) aircraft that fly to Europe.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People pray during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai girl watches a monk collects books for literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Thai girl waits to donate a book to a Thai literacy project during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Thai woman reads while everyone around her prays during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks lead the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Thais browse among the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Thais browse among the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014.<br />
PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais browse among the books being donated to Thai literacy projects during the opening ceremony to mark Bangkok as the World Book Capital City 2013. UNESCO awarded Bangkok the title. Bangkok is the 13th city to assume the title of "World Book Capital", taking over from Yerevan, Armenia. Bangkok Governor Suhumbhand Paribatra announced plans that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intends to encourage reading among Thais. The BMA runs 37 public libraries in the city and has modernised 14 of them. It plans to build 10 more public libraries every year. Port Harcourt, Nigeria will be the next World Book Capital in 2014.  .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Marchers go past the UN building in Bangkok during a World Habitat Day protest. In 1985, the UN General Assembly declared that World Habitat Day would be observed on the first Monday of October every year.  The declaration noted that every person deserves a decent place to live. In Bangkok this year, hundreds of people marched to the United Nations' offices to deliver a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General noting that forced evictions to facilitate urban renewal and gentrification was resulting in an increase in homelessness and substandard housing. Protesters and housing rights' activists also marched to the Prime Minister's Office and Bangkok city hall to express their concerns.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Marchers go past the UN building in Bangkok during a World Habitat Day protest. In 1985, the UN General Assembly declared that World Habitat Day would be observed on the first Monday of October every year.  The declaration noted that every person deserves a decent place to live. In Bangkok this year, hundreds of people marched to the United Nations' offices to deliver a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General noting that forced evictions to facilitate urban renewal and gentrification was resulting in an increase in homelessness and substandard housing. Protesters and housing rights' activists also marched to the Prime Minister's Office and Bangkok city hall to express their concerns.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Marchers go past the UN building in Bangkok during a World Habitat Day protest. In 1985, the UN General Assembly declared that World Habitat Day would be observed on the first Monday of October every year.  The declaration noted that every person deserves a decent place to live. In Bangkok this year, hundreds of people marched to the United Nations' offices to deliver a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General noting that forced evictions to facilitate urban renewal and gentrification was resulting in an increase in homelessness and substandard housing. Protesters and housing rights' activists also marched to the Prime Minister's Office and Bangkok city hall to express their concerns.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Marchers go past the UN building in Bangkok during a World Habitat Day protest. In 1985, the UN General Assembly declared that World Habitat Day would be observed on the first Monday of October every year.  The declaration noted that every person deserves a decent place to live. In Bangkok this year, hundreds of people marched to the United Nations' offices to deliver a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General noting that forced evictions to facilitate urban renewal and gentrification was resulting in an increase in homelessness and substandard housing. Protesters and housing rights' activists also marched to the Prime Minister's Office and Bangkok city hall to express their concerns.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Slum dwellers from across Thailand sit in front of the UN headquarters in Bangkok during a World Habitat Day protest. In 1985, the UN General Assembly declared that World Habitat Day would be observed on the first Monday of October every year.  The declaration noted that every person deserves a decent place to live. In Bangkok this year, hundreds of people marched to the United Nations' offices to deliver a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General noting that forced evictions to facilitate urban renewal and gentrification was resulting in an increase in homelessness and substandard housing. Protesters and housing rights' activists also marched to the Prime Minister's Office and Bangkok city hall to express their concerns.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Slum dwellers from across Thailand sit in front of the UN headquarters in Bangkok during a World Habitat Day protest. In 1985, the UN General Assembly declared that World Habitat Day would be observed on the first Monday of October every year.  The declaration noted that every person deserves a decent place to live. In Bangkok this year, hundreds of people marched to the United Nations' offices to deliver a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General noting that forced evictions to facilitate urban renewal and gentrification was resulting in an increase in homelessness and substandard housing. Protesters and housing rights' activists also marched to the Prime Minister's Office and Bangkok city hall to express their concerns.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman sits on the street in front of the UN headquarters in Bangkok during a World Habitat Day protest. In 1985, the UN General Assembly declared that World Habitat Day would be observed on the first Monday of October every year.  The declaration noted that every person deserves a decent place to live. In Bangkok this year, hundreds of people marched to the United Nations' offices to deliver a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General noting that forced evictions to facilitate urban renewal and gentrification was resulting in an increase in homelessness and substandard housing. Protesters and housing rights' activists also marched to the Prime Minister's Office and Bangkok city hall to express their concerns.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman and her son sit on the street in front of the UN headquarters in Bangkok during a World Habitat Day protest. In 1985, the UN General Assembly declared that World Habitat Day would be observed on the first Monday of October every year.  The declaration noted that every person deserves a decent place to live. In Bangkok this year, hundreds of people marched to the United Nations' offices to deliver a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General noting that forced evictions to facilitate urban renewal and gentrification was resulting in an increase in homelessness and substandard housing. Protesters and housing rights' activists also marched to the Prime Minister's Office and Bangkok city hall to express their concerns.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman marches in front of the UN headquarters in Bangkok during a World Habitat Day protest. In 1985, the UN General Assembly declared that World Habitat Day would be observed on the first Monday of October every year.  The declaration noted that every person deserves a decent place to live. In Bangkok this year, hundreds of people marched to the United Nations' offices to deliver a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General noting that forced evictions to facilitate urban renewal and gentrification was resulting in an increase in homelessness and substandard housing. Protesters and housing rights' activists also marched to the Prime Minister's Office and Bangkok city hall to express their concerns.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 OCTOBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Slum dwellers from across Thailand sit in front of the UN headquarters in Bangkok during a World Habitat Day protest. In 1985, the UN General Assembly declared that World Habitat Day would be observed on the first Monday of October every year.  The declaration noted that every person deserves a decent place to live. In Bangkok this year, hundreds of people marched to the United Nations' offices to deliver a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General noting that forced evictions to facilitate urban renewal and gentrification was resulting in an increase in homelessness and substandard housing. Protesters and housing rights' activists also marched to the Prime Minister's Office and Bangkok city hall to express their concerns.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work cleaning storm sewers in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work cleaning storm sewers in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya refugee working at a car wash in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a truck mechanic, works on the brakes of a delivery truck in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a truck mechanic, works on the brakes of a delivery truck in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar rides his motorcycle home after a day of picking up empty plastic bottles on the side of Malaysian highways. He said he makes about 1,000 Malaysian Ringgit a month (about $270 US). He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar rides his motorcycle home after a day of picking up empty plastic bottles on the side of Malaysian highways. He said he makes about 1,000 Malaysian Ringgit a month (about $270 US). He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar rides his motorcycle home after a day of picking up empty plastic bottles on the side of Malaysian highways. He said he makes about 1,000 Malaysian Ringgit a month (about $270 US). He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a street cleaner in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. He said he is paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a street cleaner in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. He said he is paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya refugee family from Sittwe, Myanmar, in their home in Kulai, Malaysia. None of them has official UNHCR refugee status, they face daily harassment from Malaysian police. They pay about 400 Malaysian Ringgit (about $110 US) a month rent for their home, which has numerous holes in the roof and exterior walls and floods in the rainy season. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMMAD AYUB, a Rohingya from Sittwe, Myanmar, talks to a Malaysian man shopping for gems in Ayub's shop in a mall in Kulai, Malaysia. Ayub left Myanmar when he was 13, in 1989, with just a friend but no family members and ended up in Kulai where he started a successful gems and jewelry business. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: FOZOL AHMAD BIN HABI, a Rohingya refugee from Sittwe, Myanmar, walks back to his room in Kulai, Malaysia. He was an Imam in Myanmar but now is not healthy enough to work or preach and relies on the kindness of his neighbors to meet his needs. He lives in a small room in a tenement he shares with seven other Rohingya families. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya man takes care of MOHAMMAD SHIDE, 6 year old, Rohingya refugee. The man helps take care of the boy when his mother is at work. The child was born healthy but developed symptoms similar to polio before they came to Malaysia from Myanmar. Now his mother can't afford a proper medical diagnosis and his condition is worsening. He is now blind and losing control of his muscular system. His mother doesn't know what is wrong with him but earns less than $6 US per day selling used books on the street and can't afford medical care. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya man takes care of MOHAMMAD SHIDE, 6 year old, Rohingya refugee. The man helps take care of the boy when his mother is at work. The child was born healthy but developed symptoms similar to polio before they came to Malaysia from Myanmar. Now his mother can't afford a proper medical diagnosis and his condition is worsening. He is now blind and losing control of his muscular system. His mother doesn't know what is wrong with him but earns less than $6 US per day selling used books on the street and can't afford medical care. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya man takes care of MOHAMMAD SHIDE, 6 year old, Rohingya refugee. The man helps take care of the boy when his mother is at work. The child was born healthy but developed symptoms similar to polio before they came to Malaysia from Myanmar. Now his mother can't afford a proper medical diagnosis and his condition is worsening. He is now blind and losing control of his muscular system. His mother doesn't know what is wrong with him but earns less than $6 US per day selling used books on the street and can't afford medical care. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMMAD SHIDE, 6 year old Rohingya refugee, in his crib. The child was born healthy but developed symptoms similar to polio before they came to Malaysia from Myanmar. Now his mother can't afford a proper medical diagnosis and his condition is worsening. He is blind and losing control of his muscular system. His mother doesn't know what is wrong with him but earns less than $6 US per day selling used books on the street and can't afford medical care. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya woman rocks MOHAMMAD SHIDE, 6 years old, in a crib. The woman helps take care of the boy when his mother is at work. The child was born healthy but developed symptoms similar to polio before they came to Malaysia from Myanmar. Now his mother can't afford a proper medical diagnosis and his condition is worsening. He is blind and losing control of his muscular system. His mother doesn't know what is wrong with him but earns less than $6 US per day selling used books on the street and can't afford medical care. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: ASMA, 90 years old, (second from left) a Rohingya refugee from Sittwe, Myanmar, with her family in her home in Kulai. She came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of her extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya refugee children in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya refugee children in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  ASMA, 90 years old, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar with one of her great grandchildren in their home in Kulai. They came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of their extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: ZAHIDA, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia, feeds her mother, ASMA, 90 years old, in their home in Kulai. They came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of their extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: ZAHIDA, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia, feeds her mother, ASMA, 90 years old, in their home in Kulai. They came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of their extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: ASMA, 90 years old, a Rohingya refugee from Sittwe, Myanmar, in her home in Kulai. She came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of her extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMED SHAFI bin HABE, one of the leaders of the Rohingya community in Kulai, Malaysia in his home with his family. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A man butchers a cow sold at an informal meat shop in the Rohingya refugee community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A cow is butchered in an informal meat shop in the Rohingya refugee community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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