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Repatriation of Haitians from the Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic, June 2015

Taken on 2015-06-25

The Dominican Republic Is seeking to deport thousands of Haitians without legal status as well as Dominican born people of Haitian descent, despite have the lgal documentation. Two years ago, a consitituional court ruled that anyone born in the Dominican Republic between 1929 and 2010 was granted citizenship. However, those born to Haitian migrants were not.

Uploaded by Taylor on 2015-07-03

Protests & Crackdown in Mahabad over Woman's Death, Iranian Kurdistan, May 2015

Taken on 2015-05-10

Thousands of Iranian Kurds protested in northwestern Iran starting Thursday, May 7, against the alleged harassment of an ethnically Kurdish woman by an Iranian officer, causing her to commit suicide. The Iranian government contests this version of events. In the ensuing unrest, protests spread from Mahabad to other areas such as Sardasht City and other majority Kurdish areas of Iran. The hotel in Mahabad where the incident occurred was set on fire and burned down. Police subsequently used heavy force and teargas to disperse the protesters.

Source: Kurdistan Human Rights (Twitter: @kurdistanmaf)

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2015-05-13

Rohingya Refugee Rural Slum; Kutupalong, Bangladesh, Mar 2015

Taken on 2015-03-31

The Rohingya people are a Muslim minority group historically based in Rakhine state, Myanmar. The Rohingya people are considered “stateless entities”, as the Myanmar government has been refusing to recognise them as one of the ethnic groups of the country. To escape persecution and hostility, the Rohingya people have being fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh in high numbers. From January to March in 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that 25,000 people have been taken to boats by human traffickers. There are claims that around 100 people died in Indonesia, 200 in Malaysia, and 10 in Thailand (see 2015 Wiki 'Rohingya Refugee Crisis' page for more information) Featured in this photo report are scenes of Rohingya refugees settled in rural slums around the UNCHR-government run camp of Kutupalong. Unlike the refugees settled in the UNCHR camp, who are entitled to shelter, food rations, access to school and health services, the unregistered refugees in the slum are considered illegal migrants and therefore don’t have access to any government or UN services.

Source: DG ECHO/Pierre Prakash/flickr

Uploaded by Taylor on 2015-11-18

Anti-Serb riots in Sarajevo

Taken on 1914-06-30

After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip, anti-Serb sentiment ran high throughout Austria-Hungary, resulting in violence against Serbs. On the night of the assassination, country-wide anti-Serb riots and demonstrations organized in other parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire took place. As Princip's co-conspirators were mostly ethnic Serbs, the Austro-Hungarian government soon became convinced that the Kingdom of Serbia was behind the assassination. Pogroms against ethnic Serbs were organized immediately after the assassination and lasted for days. They were organized and stimulated by Oskar Potiorek, the Austro-Hungarian governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first anti-Serb demonstrations, led by the followers of Josip Frank, were organized in early evening of 28 June in Zagreb. (exact dates unknown for some of the photos - check original sources)

Source: Anti-Serb Riots Wikipedia Page

Uploaded by mfa1988 on 2015-01-02