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00037217 : AFGHANISTAN Kandahar - 11 year old Gulsuma shows the scars on her back as she poses for a portrait in the orphanage where she lives. She was 4 years old when her stepfather sold her to a family who forced her to marry their six year old son. She was beaten, isolated and treated as a slave for the next 7 years by his family until she escaped after her father-in-law threatened to kill her.
00037216 : AFGHANISTAN Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province - Women in burquas shop for clothes at a market.
00037215 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - Inhabitants of the village stand for a group portrait in a clearing. The Chief, known as an 'Amfumu', or headman, Fanuel Dickson (formerly Fanuel Saulos), stands on the well while Anderson Isimu (65), maimed by leprosy since 1973, sits at his feet. Anderson, once the richest man in the village, is now the poorest.
00037214 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - A dog sits beside a group of women who have gathered for the morning village council meeting and sit separately from the men. The Headman chairs the meeting and stands between the two groups of villagers. A fire has been lit for warmth.
00037213 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - Male members of the hamlet gather for the morning village council meeting. The groups of men and women sit separately throughout the meeting which is chaired by the Headman. A fire has been lit for warmth.
00037212 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - The shadow of the photographer is cast on the wall of the house of Marieta Anderson. Marieta sits with some children from the village under the thatched roof.
00037211 : AFGHANISTAN Bagrami, Kabul - Sabza Gul (50) in her house. Six years ago she stepped on a landmine while she was feeding cows in her small village and lost both her legs. The landmine had been left in the gound after fighting between the Taliban and Mujahideen took place in the region.
00037210 : AFGHANISTAN Istalef, Parwan province - A group of young girls sit in a circle to study the Koran with the Imam at a mosque.
00037209 : AFGHANISTAN Nr. Gardez, Paktia province - Women from the nomadic Kuchi tribe stand in a field with their donkeys. They have no access to health or education and live in tents with their families, moving from region to region to feed their livestock.
00037208 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Refugees sweep a shelter they have found in the abandoned Aliabad Hospital which was destroyed during the Taliban regime.
00037207 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Two sisters stand for in their home after their brothers have given permission for them to be photographed. Most women in Afghanistan must ask permission from a male relative for virtually anything.
00037206 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - A woman in a burqua walks along a dusty road, viewed through the netted part of a burqa which covers the eyes.
00037205 : AFGHANISTAN Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province - Three women in burquas wait outside a mosque.
00037204 : AFGHANISTAN Bamiyan province, central highlands - Young veiled women walk through a field. Women of Bamiyan are free to work in the fields unaccompanied by a man. The predominant Hazara population in the region has created a society that, compared to the rest of Afghanistan, is relatively free of security issues and tensions that plague other provinces in the country.
00037203 : AFGHANISTAN Herat province - Zahra (20) attempted suicide at the age of 19 after suffering from depression. Her husband beat her and prevented her from seeing her family so she doused herself in cooking oil and set herself on fire. Having survived, she leagally divorced her husband and now lives with her mother, yet experiences a lack of mobility in her neck on account of her extensive scarring. Self immolation is a fairly common among women who see it as the only way to escape a home life in which they often suffer domestic violence and isolation.
00037202 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Young girls play in an old destroyed building built by the Soviets before the Taliban regime. The building is home to 105 pakistani refugee families, who stuggle from day to day to find money for food.
00037201 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - A young Afghan refugee girl stands on the stairs of an abandoned building that houses hundreds of refugees.
00037200 : AFGHANISTAN Kandahar - Bibi Aisha is a widow with three children, living at the women's shelter in the city. She is severely mentally unstable and is often chained to the wall by staff. A number of widows live at the shelter, many of them suffering from depression. The Human Rights Commission in Kandahar claims that 86% of women in Afghanistan are clinically depressed.
00037199 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - 16 year old Lida spends one last day with her family at their home on the morning of her wedding. As is typical of many forced marriages, her fiancˇ and his family forbid her to continue her high school education. Lida will live with her new husband and his entire family in their home and be restricted from seeing her own family.
00037198 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Two girls walk to school. They hide their faces with their umbrella and a book as they have not been given permission to have their photograph taken by a male relative, as is customary. Since the end of the Taliban regime, girls have been given the right to education, yet in rural Afghanistan most girls do not attend school and over 95% of the female population is illiterate.
00037197 : AFGHANISTAN Bamiyan province - A husband ties a rope around the waist of his wife ready to submerge her in the Band-e-Amir lake, as is customary when a woman is ill or cannot become pregnant. Afghans believe that the waters have healing powers.
00037196 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - A young Afghan woman hides her face. She stands infront of a wall decorated with hand prints in the kitchen of a mosque.
00037195 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - A schoolgirl walks up a flight of steps in the Old Kabul Theatre, a building which has been destroyed by decades of war. The abandoned building serves as as a school space for young girls eager to restore their education after having been denied it during the Taliban regime.
00037194 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - A young refugee girl with painted nails stands behind razor wire at the edge of a camp.
00037193 : AFGHANISTAN Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province - Women in burquas at the front entrance of The Blue Shrine, where women are only permitted to attend prayers on Wednesdays.
00037192 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Two daughters of an Afghan widow play outside their home. Many women were widowed during the Taliban regime and since they were also denied an education they have very little or no means of supporting their children.
00037191 : AFGHANISTAN Bamiyan - A woman walks among the ruins where the two ancient sculptures of Buddha which had been carved into the rock in the Bamiyan valley were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2000.
00037190 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Masema puts the kettle on the stove in her small living quarters. She is a policewoman in Kabul who is responsible for dealing with cases involving women.
00037189 : AFGHANISTAN Istalef, Kabul province - Two girls walk amidst the ruins of the small town that was destroyed by the Taliban. Over 2000 women were widowed during the heavy fighting and consequently Istalef's population is dwindling.
00037188 : AFGHANISTAN Charikar, Kabul - A young girl sits in the shadows in a bakery.
00037187 : UNITED KINGDOM Witney, Oxfordshire, England, Great Britain, UK - Politician David Cameron MP, Leader of the British Conservative Party, at home in his constituency with his daughter Nancy.
00037186 : UNITED KINGDOM Witney, Oxfordshire, England, Great Britain, UK - Politician David Cameron MP, Leader of the British Conservative Party attends a political meeting in his constituency.
00037185 : UNITED KINGDOM Witney, Oxfordshire, England, Great Britain, UK - Politician David Cameron MP, Leader of the British Conservative Party attends a political meeting in his constituency.
00037184 : UNITED KINGDOM Witney, Oxfordshire, England, Great Britain, UK - Politician David Cameron MP, Leader of the British Conservative Party, at home in his constituency with his wife Samantha and children Nancy and Ivan.
00037183 : UNITED KINGDOM Witney, Oxfordshire, England, Great Britain, UK - Politician David Cameron MP, Leader of the British Conservative Party, at home in his constituency with his daughter Nancy.
00037182 : UNITED KINGDOM Witney, Oxfordshire, England, Great Britain, UK - Politician David Cameron MP, Leader of the British Conservative Party, at home in his constituency with his son Ivan.
00037181 : UNITED KINGDOM Witney, Oxfordshire, England, Great Britain, UK - Politician David Cameron MP, Leader of the British Conservative Party attends a political meeting in his constituency.
00037180 : UNITED KINGDOM Witney, Oxfordshire, England, Great Britain, UK - Politician David Cameron MP, Leader of the British Conservative Party visits a local primary school in his constituency.
00037179 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - Male members of the hamlet gather for the morning village council meeting. The groups of men and women sit separately throughout the meeting which is chaired by the Headman. A fire has been lit for warmth.
00037178 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - Marigerita Rafael (65) buried 11 of her 15 children, one of whom died of AIDS. Her husband passed away during the famine three years ago and this year she has suffered a miserable harvest.
00037177 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - Luka Eliamu (23) is married with one child. He sits at the table in his house next to a copy of Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar', which he reads every day. Luka hopes to stop farming in the next few years in order to start a grocery in the nearby market town of Kasiya.
00037176 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - Two girls, one standing with a pencil from school in her mouth, walk through a field where their mother is harvesting ground nuts.
00037175 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - The village Chief, known as an 'Amfumu', or headman, Fanuel Dickson (formerly Fanuel Saulos) (60), sits under a tree. He is named after the village.
00037174 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - A villager burns the 'dambo', an irrigated vegetable garden, in order to get rid of weeds and vermin.
00037173 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - Men from the village stand around a fire that warms them in the cold early morning air.
00037172 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - A woman with a print of brooms on her dress sweeps the cleared ground around her house early in the morning.
00037171 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - Magdalena Bonifansio (46) and her son Chisimo (3) sit in their house next to large pots in which maize is soaked in water. After a poor harvest the family rely on pumpkin leaves and banana tree roots for food.
00037170 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - An Indonesian newsreader broadcasting the 6 o'clock news from Banda Aceh following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037169 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - Elite special forces on guard while the prime minister talks to the international media following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037168 : MALAWI Kasiya - A queue of people stand at the 'ADMARC' (Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation), a point of sale for state-subsidized maize and fertilizer.
00037167 : MALAWI Likuni, Lilongwe district - 2 year old Emanuel Luciano, a malnourished child from a farming family, sits on a bed in the additional feeding centre of Likuni Hospital where he was admitted 4 days previously. Emanuel is fed a mix of maize, beans and ground nuts. His mother has just given birth to another child and is recovering elsewhere in the hospital.
00037166 : MALAWI Likuni, Lilongwe district - 2 year old Emanuel Luciano, a malnourished child from a farming family, sits on a bed with the mother of another malnourished child in the additional feeding centre of Likuni Hospital. His mother has just given birth to another child and is recovering elsewhere in the hospital.
00037165 : MALAWI Likuni, Lilongwe district - 2 year old Emanuel Luciano, a malnourished child from a farming family, sits on a bed in the additional feeding centre of Likuni Hospital where he was admitted 4 days previously. Emanuel is fed a mix of maize, beans and ground nuts. His mother has just given birth to another child and is recovering elsewhere in the hospital.
00037164 : MALAWI Mapiraomwe, Lilongwe district - Village farmers Paolo and Sophia sit with their grandchild in their house. They are facing severe hunger this winter as they only have enough food for one meal of chaff per day and the next harvest is not until the middle of March.
00037163 : BOLIVIA Tapala, Chuquisaca department - Raimundo Paco (30) is an unmarried indigenous farmer. He owns 2 pigs, chickens, 40 goats and a piece of land with maize which he has harvested and put into sacks to keep in his house. On the wall is a poster for MAS (Movimiento Al Socialismo), a political party which originated from Venezuelan Communism.
00037162 : BOLIVIA Tapala, Chuquisaca department - Makario Canaberi (18), an unmarried indigenous farmer, sits next to his younger brother Carlos in a room of their small house where they live with their parents. Makario is the village chief, a position taken anually by the head of a different family in the village. He took on the responsibility this year as it was his family's turn and his father rejected the position. Maize harvested from Makario's land is kept in the corner of the room.
00037161 : BOLIVIA Tapala, Chuquisaca department - An indigenous woman Bernardina Murillo weaves clothes for her husband and son Epiphano (6) on the side of a hill.
00037160 : BOLIVIA Tapala, Chuquisaca department - Elderly indigenous farmer Aniso Garcia Cruz (76) and his nephew Nacario pause for a coca break as they build a new house of adobe blocks. Aniso holds a bag of coca leaves in his hand.
00037159 : PERU Morococha - The mining village of Morococha is 4,600 meters above sea level and produces silver, copper, lead and zinc. 6,500 inhabitants work for the American mining company Pan American Silver and the Austrian company Austria Duvaz. Mining is responsible for 25% of Peru's Gross National Product.
00037158 : PERU Morococha - A boy plays with a kite on a hill above the mining village of Morococha. It is 4,600 meters above sea level and produces silver, copper, lead and zinc. 6,500 inhabitants work for the American mining company Pan American Silver and the Austrian company Austria Duvaz. Mining is responsible for 25% of Peru's Gross National Product.
00037157 : PERU Morococha - Mining children play with plastic toys. Many children who live locally have traces of lead in their blood. The mining village of Morococha is 4,600 meters above sea level and produces silver, copper, lead and zinc. 6,500 inhabitants work for the American mining company Pan American Silver and the Austrian company Austria Duvaz.
00037156 : PERU Morococha - A dump for mining waste products laden with heavy metals lies in the middle of the town next to the school. Many children living locally have traces of lead in their blood. Morococha, which is 4,600 meters above sea level produces silver, copper, lead and zinc. 6,500 inhabitants work for the American mining company Pan American Silver and the Austrian company Austria Duvaz.
00037155 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - Aron Thunde (28) and his pregnant wife Lamesi (21) are one of the three families in the village to own a table and chairs.
00037154 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - Mahamidu Charles (15) stands in his house with a banjo. He bought the musical instrument for 50 pence. He writes and sings songs about various social issues which he encounters in the community.
00037153 : MALAWI Dickson village, Nr Kasiya - Agnes Makisoni (37) sits on the floor in her house. Two of her eight children died young and she left her first husband because he beat her. She has now married another man and become his second wife.
00037152 : PERU Morococha - Yasmin (6), daughter of Liz Ninahuanca Trinidad (28) who is a member of Central Nacional de la Mujer Minera (CNMM), a national organisation which supports subcontracted workers in Peru's mining industry. She stands beside a washing line in front of one of the mines. Many children living locally have traces of lead in their blood. The mining village of Morococha is 4,600 meters above sea level and produces silver, copper, lead and zinc. 6,500 inhabitants work for the American mining company Pan American Silver and the Austrian company Austria Duvaz.
00037151 : PERU Morococha - A mother and her child walk through the mining village of Morococha, which is 4,600 meters above sea level and produces silver, copper, lead and zinc. 6,500 inhabitants work for the American mining company Pan American Silver and the Austrian company Austria Duvaz. Mines are responsible for 25% of the GNP of Peru.
00037150 : PERU Morococha - A villager from the mining village of Morococha, which is 4,600 meters above sea level and produces silver, copper, lead and zinc. 6,500 inhabitants work for the American mining company Pan American Silver and the Austrian company Austria Duvaz.
00037149 : PERU Morococha - Children play next to a dump for mining waste products laden with heavy metals which lies in the middle of the town next to the school. Many children living locally have traces of lead in their blood. Morococha, which is 4,600 meters above sea level produces silver, copper, lead and zinc. 6,500 inhabitants work for the American mining company Pan American Silver and the Austrian company Austria Duvaz.
00037148 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - A man at a refugee camp cradles a photograph of his wife who died of exposure during one of the harshest winters Afghanistan has seen in the last decade.
00037147 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Veiled young girls study at their desks during a lesson in a makeshift school in an abandoned building, as wind blows through the classroom.
00037146 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Women mourn the death of Shaima (24), an unmarried television presenter and producer who was allegedly shot in the head by a member of her family who did not approve of her liberal behaviour. She did not wear a burqa and often did not cover her head at all. Honour killings still occur in Afghanistan.
00037145 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Refugee women sew canvases together to create shelter in an abandoned building.
00037144 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - A woman injured by a landmine sits at the ICRC orthopaedic centre, which provides phisiotherapy for amputees, with her crutches and prosthetic limbs. Disabled women in Afghanistan are considered unworthy of marriage and are typically cast aside from society.
00037143 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - A woman wearing a burqa prays at the Kart-e-Sakhi mosque, where women are allowed to pray once a week.
00037142 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - A sex worker wearing pearls and pink nail varnish. Decades of war have left thousands of women poverty stricken and forced to turn secretly to prostitution in order to support their families. If discovered by realtives, such women would be killed to maintain honour for the family name.
00037141 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - A woman waves from the doorway of a historical building ruined by decades of war.
00037140 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - A young Afghan girl at a refugee camp.
00037139 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Refugee women work cleaning and maintaining an abandoned building which they and their families have found for shelter.
00037138 : BRAZIL Rio de Janeiro - A baby is examined by a nurse at the community clinic in Tiangruira, a favela of the city.
00037137 : AFGHANISTAN Herat - A patient reaches for a glass of tea at the burns unit at Herat hospital. New female patients arrive every week, most of whom have tried to commit suicide by setting themselves on fire. Women in this region see self-immolation as the only way to escape their home life in which they often suffer domestic violence and isolation.
00037136 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - Portrait of an Afghan woman in a burqa.
00037135 : AFGHANISTAN Kabul - A woman in a cemetery mourns over the grave of her daughter, two weeks after she committed suicide by setting herself on fire. Women in this region see self-immolation as the only way to escape their home life in which they often suffer domestic violence and isolation.
00037134 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Politician David Cameron MP, leader of the Conservative Party.
00037133 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Politician David Cameron MP, leader of the Conservative Party.
00037132 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Politician David Cameron MP, leader of the Conservative Party.
00037131 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Politician David Cameron MP, leader of the Conservative Party.
00037130 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - Warning tape wrapped around a broken telephone junction box following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037129 : INDONESIA Meulaboh, Aceh, Northern Sumatra - Indonesian army (TNI) soldiers unload aid from an American Seahawk helicopter following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037128 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - An American helicopter carrying aid passes over the ruins of Banda Aceh following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037127 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - Broken gravestones in the Dutch cemetery, destroyed by the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. Many of the Dutch colonists who are buried here were soldiers killed fighting the Acehnese in the 19th century. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037126 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - A young boy queues for food aid following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037125 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - Morning prayers at the central mosque in Banda Aceh.
00037124 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - A woman queues for food aid following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037123 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - A man helping to distribute food aid following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037122 : INDONESIA Aceh, Northern Sumatra - A devastated landscape where the town of Lho-Nga stood until the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037121 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - A man lies on a hospital stretcher after having his leg amputated due to wounds caused by the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An Australian volunteer medical team performed the operation. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037120 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - The surreal sight of an anatomical model, a medical teaching aid, outside a damaged building following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037119 : INDONESIA Aceh, Northern Sumatra - A view from the doorway of the mosque, the only surviving building in the town of Lho-Nga, following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037118 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - A woman leaves her tent in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037117 : INDONESIA Aceh, Northern Sumatra - A man collects drinking water in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Lho-Nga following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. The water is supplied by the NGO Pumps without Borders. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037116 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - A young boy watches TV at night in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037115 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - A boy rests on rice supplies in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037114 : INDONESIA Aceh, Northern Sumatra - People carrying Red Cross (ICRC) aid supplies to their tents in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Lho-Nga following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037113 : INDONESIA Aceh, Northern Sumatra - A sleeping boy in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Lho-Nga following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037112 : INDONESIA Aceh, Northern Sumatra - A man points to a photograph of the women in his family - all of whom are missing following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. He is living in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Lho-Nga. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037111 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - Notices of the missing are posted on the wall of a mosque, which became a centre for internally displaced persons (IDPs) following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037110 : INDONESIA Banda Aceh, Northern Sumatra - An aerial view of a devastated village near Banda Aceh following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037109 : INDONESIA Aceh, Northern Sumatra - A destroyed tractor lies in the ruins of the town of Lho-Nga following the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. An earthquake of magnitude 9 triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. In total 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 280,000.
00037108 : ITALY Palermo, Sicily - Muse (23), an Eritrean, gets a hair cut. He arrived at an immigration reception centre in Italy six months ago, together with 87 other immigrants. He registered for asylum and later moved to Palermo were he as been looking for a job with no success. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern stretch of Sicilian coastline.
00037107 : ITALY Porto Empedocle, Sicily - View out to sea at the port of Porto Empedocle. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern stretch of Sicilian coastline.
00037106 : BOLIVIA La Paz - The Bolivian flag outside Palacio Quemada, the presidential palace in Plaza Murillo. Military guards and an ice cream vendor stand outside.
00037105 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Dutch-Turkish teenagers talk to their teacher in a classroom at the De Meer vocational school, which is made up of students from predominantly Turkish and Moroccan backgrounds.
00037104 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - 16 year old Dutch-Turkish teenager Hakan Dinc sweeps the road outside his uncle's grocery shop in the city centre. Hakan was born in the Netherlands but says he feels more Turkish than Dutch.
00037103 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Dutch teenager Sophie de Ruiter (16) shows her tongue piercing. She lived with her Jewish mother after her parents divorced when she was one year old. Having run away from home at the age of fourteen, she has moved into a house run by the '16+' supervised housing project.
00037102 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - Three generations; Amirah Hajat (10) and her cousin Zara (6) follow their grandma Amina (67) to their Madrassah (Madrasa), an Islamic school which the girls attend after their academic lessons at the local state school. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037101 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Dutch teenager Sophie de Ruiter (16) talks on her mobile telephone in a street. She lived with her Jewish mother after her parents divorced when she was one year old. Having run away from home at the age of fourteen, she has moved into a house run by the '16+' supervised housing project.
00037100 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - An elderly Muslim woman gestures to friends outside her house in a Muslim neighbourhood. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037099 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - Police officers arrest a British-Somali youth suspected of robbery. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037098 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - A group of six year old children in their primary school class. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037097 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - Imam Ibrahim Mogra guides non-Muslim students from a predominantly-white local high school through a mosque. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037096 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - Fazila Hajat dresses her daughter Amirah (10) in a black headscarf as she prepares to go to her Madrassah (Madrasa), an Islamic school which she attends after her academic lessons at the local state school. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037095 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - 10 year old Amirah Hajat (centre), a third-generation British Muslim girl, cheers on her team during a football tournament. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037094 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - Elderly Sikh women lunch at a temple in the city. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years. It is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037093 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - Elderly Sikh men sit together at a temple in the city. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years. It is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037092 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - British-born Muslim Zubayr Natha in the prayer room of British Gas, while his colleagues hold a meeting. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037091 : ITALY Capo Passero, Siracusa, Sicily - View out to sea at Capo Passero. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern stretch of Sicilian coastline.
00037090 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - A group of British-born Somali youths greet a police officer on patrol in a playground in a predominantly Somali neighbourhood of the city. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037089 : BOLIVIA Potosi - Children play in front of their homes in the town, which is known for its silver mining. It was once the largest city in the Americas yet is now impoverished and emptying.
00037088 : ITALY Palermo, Sicily - Stanley (46) who is Indian, sits on his bed at a converted church which serves as an immigration reception centre. He arrived at Donnalucata with 64 other people and has been working as a cleaner in Palermo for 15 months to support his wife and two daughters while he waits for his residence permit. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern stretch of Sicilian coastline.
00037087 : ITALY Palermo, Sicily - Mohamed (29), an Egyptian and Rashid (33) an Algerian arrived on an island off the coast of Sicily in a small boat. After registering for asylum they were moved to Palermo where they have been living for more than a year waiting for their residence permits. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to Sicily.
00037086 : ITALY Pantelleria Island - The rocky coastline of Pantelleria. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from north Africa to this southern Italian island.
00037085 : BOLIVIA Potosi - Girl with hat in front of her home in the town, which is known for its silver mining. It was once the largest city in the Americas yet is now impoverished and emptying.
00037084 : BOLIVIA La Paz - An elderly guitar player with his blind wife and son are a family of street musicians. They sit on a step outside a shop called 'Eduardo' drinking Coca Cola.
00037083 : ITALY Siracusa, Sicily - Buildings and boat masts reflected in the water in the port. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern stretch of Sicilian coastline.
00037082 : ITALY Palermo, Sicily - Kaalab (34) is an Eritrean who arrived in Italy eight months ago and is still waiting at the immigration reception centre for his official residence permit. After attempting to track down his brother in Europe he was found without documentation and sent back to Italy. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern stretch of Sicilian coastline.
00037081 : ITALY Eraclea Minoa, Agrigento, Sicily - View out to sea from Eraclea Minoa. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern stretch of Sicilian coastline.
00037080 : BOLIVIA La Paz - An indigenous woman throws her bag up into the air as she stands beside her street stall selling woven articles alongside other street vendors.
00037079 : BOLIVIA La Paz - A shopkeeper is surrounded by advertisements for Coca Cola, Bolivian fruit drinks and Surf washing powder as he looks out of the shop window.
00037078 : ITALY Palermo, Sicily - Birex (23), an Ethiopian, sleeps underneath a map of Italy at the immigration reception centre. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern stretch of Sicilian coastline.
00037077 : ITALY Palermo, Sicily - Daouda (27), a Malian, stands next to his bed at the immigration reception centre. He arrived in Italy nine months ago and has since found a job for the summer season in a restaurant. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern stretch of Sicilian coastline.
00037076 : ITALY Portopalo, Capo Passero, Siracusa, Sicily - View out to sea from a beach on the southernmost tip of Sicily's coastline. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to Sicily.
00037075 : UNITED KINGDOM Lincoln, England, Great Britain, UK - British Muslims queue up at an ice cream van at the four day 'Living Islam' festival in Northern England. The event, attended by thousands of mainly Pakistani Muslims across the UK, is organised by the Islamic Society of Britain in order to celebrate the true meaning of Islam.
00037074 : BOLIVIA La Paz - The Bolivian flag outside Palacio Quemada, the presidential palace in Plaza Murillo. Miliatary guards and an ice cream vendor stand outside.
00037073 : ITALY Palermo, Sicily - Badme (32), an Eritrean, holds a photograph of his one year old son, Dighe. He arrived at the immigration reception centre one year ago. Since then he has not seen his wife and son, who he hopes will be able to study in Italy when he is older. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern stretch of Sicilian coastline.
00037072 : BOLIVIA Uyuni - Workers package salt from nearby Salar de Uyuni, the biggest dry salt lake in the world.
00037071 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Dutch teenager Sophie de Ruiter (16) drinks white wine on a bench in a park with her friends as an elderly lady looks on. She lived with her Jewish mother after her parents divorced when she was one year old. Having run away from home at the age of fourteen, she has moved into a house run by the '16+' supervised housing project.
00037070 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Dutch teenager Sophie de Ruiter (16) socialises at a basketball court with her boyfriend Laurens (19) and their friend Niels (right). She lived with her Jewish mother after her parents divorced when she was one year old. Having run away from home at the age of fourteen, she has moved into a house run by the '16+' supervised housing project.
00037069 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Dutch teenage girl Sophie de Ruiter yawns during a lesson in a classroom at a vocational school, where she is training to be a chef. Having run away from home at the age of fourteen, she has moved into a house run by the '16+' supervised housing project.
00037068 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Dutch teenage girl Sophie de Ruiter watches as her boyfriend Laurens (19) lights a marijuana joint in a coffee shop.
00037067 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Middle class Dutch teenagers get cold and muddy during an Easter camp in the countryside, involving outdoor pursuits such as climbing and obstacle course races.
00037066 : BOLIVIA La Paz - A man shades his face with a newspaper in a doorway next to a restaurant wall with a mural advertising Coca Cola.
00037065 : ITALY Palermo, Sicily - Michael (32) who is Eritrean, lies in bed in a converted chuch which serves as an immigration reception centre. He arrived in Lampedusa after a three-day long journey in a small fishing boat and has been waiting at the for his residence permit for eight months. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to this southern Italian island.
00037064 : BOLIVIA La Paz - Barber Francisco Tarquino Salinas cuts the hair of a client in a barber's shop in the city.
00037063 : BOLIVIA Nr. Uyuni - Train cemetery outside Uyuni in the south west. Here stand the rusty remains of the train once attacked by notorious outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
00037062 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - 16 year old Dutch-Turkish teenager Hakan Dinc (left) fishes with friends next to a canal in the east of the city. Hakan was born in the Netherlands but says he feels more Turkish than Dutch.
00037061 : BOLIVIA La Paz - Street with elderly man and indigenous family.
00037060 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Dutch-Turkish teenager Hakan Dinc (16) attends a lesson in business studies at a the ROC vocational school, which is made up of students from predominantly Turkish and Moroccan backgrounds. Hakan was born in the Netherlands but says he feels more Turkish than Dutch.
00037059 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Dutch-Turkish teenager Hakan Dinc waits outside his house with his sister and younger brother. Hakan was born in the Netherlands but says he feels more Turkish than Dutch.
00037058 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - A veiled Malawian teacher at a Madrassah (Madrasa) situated in a classroom of the local state school. The room is rented by the Islamic communitiy as a venue for evening lessons to educate young Muslims. The words 'Transporting Oxygen' remain written on the whiteboard after a Chemistry lesson during the day. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037057 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Dutch-Turkish teenager Hakan Dinc (centre left) waits near the central train station for a bus with friends on his way to the ROC vocational school. Hakan was born in the Netherlands but says he feels more Turkish than Dutch.
00037056 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - British-born Muslim girls study the Koran at a Madrassah (Madrasa) which is situated in a classroom of a local state school, rented by the Islamic community to educate young Muslims in the evening. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037055 : ITALY Lampedusa - The rusting remains of a sunk fishing boat lie under the water in the port. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern Italian island.
00037054 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - Amirah Hajat (10) a third-generation British Muslim girl, puts on her shin-pads in her room as she gets ready for football practice. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037053 : UNITED KINGDOM Birmingham, England, Great Britain, UK - 24 year old British-born Pakistani Asad Begg hugs his girlfriend in a bar. He is the brother of Moazzam Begg, who was detained for three years by the US at Camp Delta on the Guantanamo Bay military base in Cuba, accused of fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan.
00037052 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - A Hindu woman cooks while her British-born daughter and relatives gather in the kitchen to chat. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037051 : BOLIVIA La Paz - A couple kiss next to a fountain in the city centre.
00037050 : UNITED KINGDOM Lincoln, England, Great Britain, UK - British Muslims camp out at the four day 'Living Islam' festival in Northern England. The event, attended by thousands of mainly Pakistani Muslims across the UK, is organised by the Islamic Society of Britain in order to celebrate the true meaning of Islam.
00037049 : ITALY Capo Passero, Siracusa, Sicily - View through a window out to sea from the southernmost tip of Sicily. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern stretch of Sicilian coastline.
00037048 : UNITED KINGDOM Lincoln, England, Great Britain, UK - British Muslims pray at the four day 'Living Islam' festival in Northern England. The event, attended by thousands of mainly Pakistani Muslims across the UK, is organised by the Islamic Society of Britain in order to celebrate the true meaning of Islam.
00037047 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - 16 year old Dutch-Turkish teenager Hakan Dinc talks to a customer while he works at his uncle's grocery shop in the city centre. Hakan was born in the Netherlands but says he feels more Turkish than Dutch.
00037046 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - 16 year old Dutch-Turkish teenager Hakan Dinc having a picnic with his family in the Spaarnwoude park on the outskirts of the city. Hakan was born in the Netherlands but says he feels more Turkish than Dutch.
00037045 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - Gujarati Hindu men drink beer in a park after work. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years. It is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037044 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - A Muslim woman holding a can of '7up' walks down a shopping street in the centre of the city. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years. It is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037043 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - A veiled Muslim woman eats a snack in front of a fabric shop in a Muslim neighbourhood of the city while young men stroll down the street. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037042 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - A Muslim woman of Malawian descent plays badminton on her lawn. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037041 : ITALY Donnalucata, Sicily - Beach on the southernmost stretch of Sicily's coastline, where thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa.
00037040 : ITALY Palermo, Sicily - Lord (52) is a Liberian who arrived at the immigration reception centre in Porto Empedocle four years ago. Since then he has been travelling and working around Italy in order to support his daughter's schooling. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern stretch of Sicilian coastline.
00037039 : BOLIVIA La Paz - Electricity and telephone cables run along walls outside houses in a street in the city.
00037038 : ITALY Marina di Ragusa, Agrigento, Sicily - View along a dirt track through a field. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern stretch of Sicilian coastline.
00037037 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - 15 year old Alex van Roose (left), has his photograph taken on a mobile telephone as he enjoys dinner in a restaurant with his schoolfriend Tahir Hajat (14) and his family. Tahir is a third-generation British-Pakistani. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037036 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - A group of Gujarati Hindu women stroll down the street while a white woman shops for groceries. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years. It is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037035 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - 19 year old British-born Pakistani Aabid Omar (right) smokes a shisha waterpipe at a bar in the city centre. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037034 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - A Gujarati Hindu woman sits on a bench in a park. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years. It is one of the most ethnically-diverse cities in Europe.
00037033 : UNITED KINGDOM Lincoln, England, Great Britain, UK - British Muslims pray at the four day 'Living Islam' festival in Northern England. The event, attended by thousands of mainly Pakistani Muslims across the UK, is organised by the Islamic Society of Britain in order to celebrate the true meaning of Islam.
00037032 : UNITED KINGDOM Lincoln, England, Great Britain, UK - Tariq Ramadan, a prominent Islamic scholar, delivers a speech at the four day 'Living Islam' festival in Northern England. The event, attended by thousands of mainly Pakistani Muslims across the UK, is organised by the Islamic Society of Britain in order to celebrate the true meaning of Islam.
00037031 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - 16 year old Dutch-Turkish teenager Hakan Dinc and his family prepare to go on a outing. Hakan was born in the Netherlands but says he feels more Turkish than Dutch.
00037030 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Dutch-Turkish teenager Hakan Dinc (16) talks to friends during a lesson in business studies at a the ROC vocational school, which is made up of students from predominantly Turkish and Moroccan backgrounds. Hakan was born in the Netherlands but says he feels more Turkish than Dutch.
00037029 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - Dutch-Turkish teenager Hakan Dinc (16) looks out of the window during a lesson in business studies at a the ROC vocational school, which is made up of students from predominantly Turkish and Moroccan backgrounds. Hakan was born in the Netherlands but says he feels more Turkish than Dutch.
00037028 : NETHERLANDS Amsterdam - 16 year old Dutch-Turkish teenager Hakan Dinc (right) and his friends wait for a bus in the east of the city. Hakan was born in the Netherlands but says he feels more Turkish than Dutch.
00037027 : BOLIVIA La Paz - A restaurant adorned with the Bolivian flag, signs and a mural advertising Coca Cola.
00037026 : ITALY Palermo, Sicily - Fitsum (27) is an Eritrean who arrived in Italy along with 165 other illegal immigrants and was sent to the immigration reception centre. One year on, Fitsum has still been unable to find a job. Thousands of would-be asylum seekers have made the perilous crossing from North Africa to the southern stretch of Sicilian coastline.
00037025 : UNITED KINGDOM Leicester, England, Great Britain, UK - British born Pakistani boys play cricket in the road. Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years and is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
00037024 : RUSSIA Tomsk, Siberia - Zoja Georgevna Petrova (born 1953) is a cloak-room-attendant at Tomsk town hall . Winters in Siberia last for 8 or 9 months, so most of the time people wear heavy coats, fur hats and scarves and they often bring umbrellas. Zoja Petrova has worked here since 1999. Before then she worked in a metal factory. She was married in this very building, but was sadly widowed in November 2004. She has 2 sons and 3 grandchildren. Salary: "2,200 roubles (£44) per month. I never get tips, only some chocolate or sweets."
00037023 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Lyudmila Vasilyevna Malkova (1959), secretary of the mayor of Tomsk city. Lyudmila Malkova and her colleague work 12 hour shifts, seven days a week, on alternate days. "Some people say we are the vice-mayors of Tomsk." She is married and has a daughter. Salary: "ThatÕs a complicated question. ItÕs a normal salary, I can live on it quite well. I get 10,500 roubles (£200) per month."
00037022 : RUSSIA Tomsk, Siberia - Loedmilla Ivanovna Visjegorotsoeva at work in the department distributing licenses for the sale of alcohol and medicine in Tomsk province.
00037021 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Valery Mikhailovich Sobelev (born 1954) is chairman of the Committee for the Judicial Aspects of the Duma Documents in Tomsk province. He checks all provincial Duma documents legislation and draft laws to ensure that they contain no legal contradictions. Sobelev worked more than 20 years in the prosecutorÕs office. He began working for the Duma in Tomsk province in 1996. Sobelev is married and has one son and one daughter. Salary: "Some components of my salary are secret. Without bonuses my wages are 20 times the minimum salary. I am satisfied." His basic salary is approximately 12,000 roubles (£240) a month.
00037020 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Alexandrovska village in winter.
00037019 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Nikolay Romanovich Panfyorov (1949) is governor of Batkat district. Batkat district consists of eight villages with a total population of 3326 inhabitants, including Batkat village with 1220 inhabitants. He manages two book keepers, two administrators, three cleaners and two drivers. Nikolay Panfyorov was trained as a metal worker and was elected head of the local soviet. He has been working in Batkat since 1982 as a mechanic, driver and head of the soviet. He is married, has two daughters and one son. Salary: "ThatÕs okay. I get 12 times the minimum salary and sometimes a bit extra because of overtime," equivalent to 7,200 roubles (£150) a month.
00037018 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Vera Joerivna Kopilova, book keeper for the local council in the village of Oktyabrsky.
00037017 : RUSSIA Tomsk, Siberia - Vladimir Georgevich Kazantsev (born 1951) is head of the records department at the Documentation Centre of the Recent History of Tomsk province. He is in the middle of computerising the files of workers from a tool factory that was relocated from Moscow to Tomsk in 1942, as a consequence of the German invasion. Kazantsev has held this job since 2002. He is married and has a son. Wages: 10,000 roubles (£200) a month.
00037016 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Nikolay Ilyich Volkov (1954) is a local government official in the village of Alexandrovska. In 1990 he was elected head of the local soviet, but in 1991 under local government reforms his job became an appointed post. He is responsible for issuing passports and birth certificates and keeping all village records. Volkov is married and has 2 daughters and a granddaughter. Salary: "9,000 roubles (£179) a month. One can perfectly live on it in a village."
00037015 : RUSSIA Trubashevo, Podeba District, Tomsk Province, Siberia - Vladimir Gennadevich Svintsov (1954) is the administrator of Trubashevo. The territory of Trubashevo consists of 5 villages with a total of 1281 inhabitants. Vladimir Svintsov worked for more than 20 years as a school director and has been in this job since 1996. He manages a driver, two tax inspectors and one cleaner. Svintsov is married and has 2 sons. Salary: "12,000 roubles (£240) a month."
00037014 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Winter street scene.
00037013 : RUSSIA Podeba District, Tomsk Province, Siberia - Nina Petrovna Kovalchuk (1950) is the local tax inspector in Trubashevo. She studied at an Agricultural Institute in Kazakhstan and worked there as a teacher of biology. In 1993 she came to Siberia and has been in this job since 2001. Nina Kovalchuk is married, has 3 children and 2 grandchildren. Salary: "About 4,000 roubles (£70) a month. In a village you have to have animals and a garden to survive."
00037012 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Vladimir Vasilyevich Gonchar (born 1952) is GovernorÕs Assistant for Construction Works, the highest ranking civil servant in the province. Since 1998 Vladimir Gonchar has been responsible for planning, safety and quality of all construction in Tomsk. He is married and has two daughters and a grandson. Salary: "Enough for my family. Including some bonuses my salary will be about 1000 to 1500 dollars a month."
00037011 : RUSSIA Tomsk, Siberia - Dmitry Valeryevich Volostnov (born 1968) is assistant to the director and deputy director of the Environment Department for the province of Tomsk. He analyses ecological data and advises companies and organisations on environmental issues. His office is decorated with rocks and fossils found along the river Ob. Volostnov is married and has 2 sons. Salary (after some thinking): "About 15,000 roubles" (£300) a month.
00037010 : RUSSIA Tomsk, Siberia - Anna Nikolayevna Ulitskaya (born 1979) is in charge of tenders at the Finance Department of Tomsk province in the city of Tomsk. This department annually puts out to tender 120 major public projects in Tomsk province. Anna Ulitskaya started her current job in 2001. In the last few years she obtained some certificates (proudly pinned at the wall) for completing courses at the State Institute of State Purchases. She is married and has one son. Salary: "ThatÕs confidential information. ItÕs not a fixed salary, because bonuses depend on the number and results of the deals. But believe me, I am very satisfied."
00037009 : RUSSIA Tomsk, Siberia - Marina Nikolayevna Berezina (born 1962) is secretary to the head of Finance in the Facility Department of Tomsk province. She worked as a singer and was conductor of a choir before joining the Facility Department in 1990. Marina Berezina is not married and has no children. She is satisfied with her salary but doesnÕt want to tell how much she earns.
00037008 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Valery Nikolayevich Uimanov (1958) is assistant to the mayor of Tomsk. He ensures that there is no duplication of work between local departments and the police, the prosecutorÕs office, the military, the secret service (FSB, the former KGB) and the customs. He works 5 days a week from 8.30 am till 7 pm and on Saturdays from 8.30 am untill 1 pm. He was head of the Information Department of Tomsk province before he began this job in the beginning of 2004. He is married with a daughter and a son. Salary: "About 1000 dollars a month. The more money youÕve got, the more new perspectives you create to spend it."
00037007 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Sergey Mikhailovich Osipchuk (born 1974), the only policeman in the village of Oktjabrskij. Most of his time is taken up with breaking up fights, mainly domestic, and investigating burglaries. He doesnÕt have a police car or even a bicycle. He is married and has one son. He doesnÕt want to reveal his salary, but a policeman of his age and rank would normally earn about 4,000 roubles (£80) a month.
00037006 : RUSSIA Tomsk, Siberia - Anna Mikhailovna Ivanova (born 1978) is archivist in the State Archive of Tomsk province. Ivanova started working here in 2001. She is not married. Salary: "Is secret information." The average salary at this age for somebody in her position is 5,000 roubles (£100).
00037005 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Social welfare bureaucrat in her office.
00037004 : RUSSIA Tomsk, Siberia - 'Memorial' Museum for the History of Political Prisoners in an interrogation cell in the former NKVD secret police building in Lenin street.
00037003 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Galina Mikhailovna Panchinko (1956) is a 1st category specialist at the tax office in Melnikovo, Tomsk province. Tax-paying is relatively new in Russia. "A lot of people do not know how the tax system works. I register and advise entrepreneurs and their employees, teach them how to fill out the forms and how to administrate their costs and income." The tax office deals with local, regional and state taxes. Galina has worked in Melnikovo since January 2002. Her working hours are from 8.45 am to 8 pm and sometimes to 10 pm. "ItÕs extremely hard work. I never send visitors away, sometimes they come from afar." She is married and has two grown up daughters. Salary: "We are not supposed to reveal our wages." Someone in her position would earn about 4,500 roubles (£75) a month.
00037002 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Colonel Anatoly Aleksandrovich Salnikov (born 1949) is director of prisons for Tomsk, which includes 2 prison buildings, 4 labour camps for 5000 adult prisoners, and 2 labour camps for 270 teenagers (250 boys and 20 girls). He has managed the 2500 employees of Tomsk prison and been responsible for all the prisoners since 1993. Colonel Salnikov is married, has a daughter and a granddaughter. Salary: "The basic salary is 3400 roubles (£68) per month. I get some bonuses and extras, but itÕs not a satisfying salary."
00037001 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Alexander Mikhailovich Yemelyanov (born 1952) is head of the administration in Kozhevnikov district. Since 1995 the head of the administration has been elected not appointed. Yemelyanov won the elections in 1999. He oversees the implementation of district policy and manages 63 employees. His salary is "nineteen times the minimum wage." (therefore around £200 a month).
00037000 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Alexander Alekseyevich Medvedyev (born 1945) is head of the Oktyabrsky region and based in the village of Oktyabrsky. Many of the inhabitants are unemployed and alcoholism is a major problem. Medvedyev was appointed by the governor of Tomsk although from 2005 his post will become an elected position. He is married with one son, one daughter and four grandchildren. Salary: "Without bonuses 6,700 roubles (£133) a month. Half of my salary goes to the construction of a new church in the village."
00036999 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Nadezhda Viktorovna Vagina (born 1956) works in the social security department in Kozhevnikov district. She is in charge of the budget for heating public housing. She is married and has two daughters. Salary: "I donÕt want to reveal, but itÕs less than I need."
00036998 : RUSSIA Tomsk, Siberia - Olga Nikolayevna Golitsyna (born 1963) and Svetlana Ivanovna Dyatko (born 1961, in front of the mirror) are both marriage registrars. Formerly Olga Golitsyna worked as an opera singer in the theatre in Tomsk. She began her present job in 2002. She is not married but has a daughter. Salary: "Average, about 11,000 roubles (£220) a month." Svetlana Dyatko began her job in 1999 and was married in the building she now work in. She has one son and one daughter. Salary: "I donÕt want to answer the question."
00036997 : RUSSIA Tomsk Province, Siberia - Yevgeny Leonidovich Bill (1976) is the only policeman in Chigarsky district. "There are not many criminal offences here, except drunken husbands who beat up their wives and the other way around." Yevgeny Bill has no telephone, no police car and no private vehicle, he does his work on foot. His working area consists of 5 villages, the most remote place is 10 kilometres from his office. Bill is married and has a daughter. Salary: "Per month 6,000 roubles (£120), not enough to maintain a family."
00036996 : FRANCE Paris - Tamil Hindu family passing an advertisement (for Carrefour) using image of multi-racial society, in the La Chapelle area of the 18th arrondissement.
00036995 : FRANCE Paris - Mixed race couple kissing, reflected in mirror next to an Indian sari shop on Faubourg St Denis in the 18th arrondissement.
00036994 : FRANCE Paris - Shop window display, selling Hindu and other gods, with typical Parisian buildings reflected in the window, in the La Chapelle area of the 18th arrondissement.
00036993 : FRANCE Paris - Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu woman outside an Indian grocery store in the La Chapelle area of the 18th arrondissement.
00036992 : FRANCE Paris - Tamil mother feeding her baby son during the Ganesh Hindu festival in the La Chapelle district of the 18th arrondissement.
00036991 : FRANCE Paris - Mixed race couple kissing, reflected in mirror next to an Indian sari shop on Faubourg St Denis in the 18th arrondissement.
00036990 : FRANCE Paris - Successful Tamil Hindu family group posing for a photo before getting into their smart car in a back street of the La Chappelle area of the 18th arrondissement.
00036989 : FRANCE Paris - Sri Lankan Tamil father and daughter, dressed up for a Hindu festival.
00036988 : FRANCE Paris - Migrant Sri Lankan Hindu Tamils eating a free meal donated by an affluent family after prayers at a backstreet Ganesh temple.
00036987 : FRANCE Paris - Brahmin priest conducting Hindu rituals in a Ganesh temple (Sri Manika Vinayakar Alayam) in a former carpentry workshop in a back street in the 18th arrondissement.
00036986 : FRANCE Paris - Brahmin priest conducting Hindu rituals, washing Ganesh, the elephant headed Hindu god, with milk. This Ganesh temple (Sri Manika Vinayakar Alayam) is located in a former carpentry workshop in a back street in the 18th arrondissement.
00036985 : FRANCE Paris - Tamil women in a Hindu ceremony in a back street Ganesh temple (Sri Manika Vinayakar Alayam) in a former carpentry workshop.
00036984 : FRANCE Paris - The annual Tamil Hindu Ganesh festival in Paris, in which temple gods are paraded through the streets of the La Chapelle district in the 18th arrondissement. Chariot pullers pause in front of an Indian cash and carry shop. Most of the migrants speak little French.
00036983 : FRANCE Paris - A Western follower of Hinduism praying during a ceremony in a back street Ganesh temple (Sri Manika Vinayakar Alayam) in a former carpentry workshop.
00036982 : FRANCE Paris - A Western follower of Hinduism watches along with a Tamil mother and son as a procession is about to leave a backstreet Hindu temple.
00036981 : FRANCE Paris - The annual Tamil Hindu Ganesh festival in Paris, in which temple gods are paraded through the streets of the La Chapelle district in the 18th arrondissement. Man in a state of trance dancing with a wooden shrine on his shoulders.
00036980 : FRANCE Paris - The annual Tamil Hindu Ganesh festival in Paris, in which temple gods are paraded through the streets of the La Chapelle district in the 18th arrondissement. Tamil family waiting outside a bar, for the passage of Ganesh, to give offerings and receive blessings.
00036979 : FRANCE Paris - The annual Tamil Hindu Ganesh festival in Paris, in which temple gods are paraded through the streets of the La Chapelle district in the 18th arrondissement. Tamil woman carrying sacred flame in a clay pot during the four hour procession.
00036978 : FRANCE Paris - The annual Tamil Hindu Ganesh festival in Paris, in which temple gods are paraded through the streets of the La Chapelle district in the 18th arrondissement. Tamil women carrying sacred flames in a clay pot during the four hour procession.
00036977 : FRANCE Paris - The annual Tamil Hindu Ganesh festival in Paris, in which temple gods are paraded through the streets of the La Chapelle district in the 18th arrondissement. People carrying banners at the front of the procession.
00036976 : FRANCE Paris - The annual Tamil Hindu Ganesh festival in Paris, in which temple gods are paraded through the streets of the La Chapelle district in the 18th arrondissement.
00036975 : FRANCE Paris - The annual Tamil Hindu Ganesh festival in Paris, in which temple gods are paraded through the streets of the La Chapelle district in the 18th arrondissement. Men stripped to the waist pulling a chariot carrying Ganesh. They have just snapped off a car wing mirror.
00036974 : FRANCE Paris - The annual Tamil Hindu Ganesh festival in Paris, in which temple gods are paraded through the streets of the La Chapelle district in the 18th arrondissement. Smashing coconuts on the street before the passage of the chariot carrying Ganesh.
00036973 : FRANCE Paris - The annual Tamil Hindu Ganesh festival in Paris, in which temple gods are paraded through the streets of the La Chapelle district in the 18th arrondissement. Smashing coconuts on the street before the passage of the chariot carrying Ganesh.
00036972 : VIETNAM Hanoi - A government veterinary worker tasked with spraying incoming poultry shipments at a food market in an attempt to prevent the spread of avian influenza (bird flu).
00036971 : FRANCE Paris - African family on their balcony in a back street of the La Chapelle district in the 18th arrondissement, watching a parade of Hindu gods during the annual Ganesh festival.
00036970 : FRANCE Paris - Woman begging in Concorde metro station.
00036969 : VIETNAM Hanoi - Rabbits on sale from a street stall. Following an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) in Vietnam, rabbit meat became a popular substitute for poultry.
00036968 : CHINA Kunming, Yunnan Province - Rush hour cyclists after a sudden rain storm.
00036967 : CHINA Songpan, Sichuan Province - Man drinking tea in a basic tea house, with paper on the walls.
00036966 : INDIA Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal - Water tank in the Maidan, with colonial era buildings on Chowringhee Road (Nehru Rd) downtown.
00036965 : INDIA Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal - A crowd listening to religious storytellers beside the Hooghly River in the north of the city.
00036964 : INDIA Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal - Street sleeper waiting with two of her children to see a doctor at a charity street clinic.
00036963 : INDIA Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal - 'The choice of a new generation' - advertising slogan for Pepsi Cola. Next to it, homeless women wait with their babies to see a doctor at a charity run street clinic.
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