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"Now I live in the refugee camp in Thailand. I attend school and I get food from BBC and other NGOs. They take care of us. We always remember about our country. We cannot go back to our country because SPDC [The State Peace and Development Council] came and stayed there. If we go back, they will kill us."
Naw Lay Geh Wah, age 10

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—Photograph by Naw Lay Geh Wah
 

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