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Archive for ‘May, 2016’

Rohingya Muslim children, who live in Malaysia, in class at School of Rohingya in Kuala Lumpur January 31, 2013. According to Amnesty International, the Rohingya people have continued to suffer from human rights violations under the Burmese junta since 1978, and many have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia. DPI/Samsul Said.

ROHINGYA – WHAT’S IN A NAME?

The Rohingya identify themselves as a Muslim ethnic group living in western Myanmar. Buddhists in Myanmar call them Bengalis and demand that the name Rohingya be stricken from public discourse. The Rohingya have been discriminated for some time and as a result have fled, in some cases, to neighboring countries. For the Rohingya this is their personal diaspora.
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BEST OF DPI – SPRING 2016

The images selected for the “Best of DPI – Spring 2016” were based on viewers’ selections. A wide range of documentary images cover life in America during the Great Depression. Several of these photos are in the same style of some of the most influential photographers in American history.
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