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  • BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA:  A man raises hit hat while standing on the streets of Buenos Aires.(Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • A lone bull walks through the streets of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India after it was ravaged by a bloody spree of communal riots that killed an untold number and seriously threatens India's secular credentials on March 1, 2002. Officials put the death toll at more than 1000 but human rights groups and opposition parties say it is closer to 2,000 people killed.
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  • Children run through the streets as the Indian Rapid Action Force conduct a flag in the disputed northern Indian city of Ayodhya, March 14, 2002. The police have sealed the city in anticipation of preventing thousands of kar sewaks or holy men from building a temple  near the site of a razed 16th century mosque that ignited a spree of killing.
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  • Nisha Rathad, 20, covers her face and giggles as she stands in front of the Hindu Aryan symbol painted on her home March 2, 2002 in Ahmedabad, India. Her Muslim neighbor had been killed a few feet away from her home the day before. These symbols were painted on most Hindus homes to protect them from the religious violence that swept through this region and killed over three hundred people in three days, the worst communal bloodshed in a decade.
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  • Roads through Lindytown, West Virginia have been nearly silent since residents moved away in 2008, when a nearby mine was created. Lindytown was once home to dozens of families, many with roots dating back generations. Today, only one original family remains: Quinnie Richmond and her son, Roger. Mountaintop Removal is a method of surface mining that literally removes the tops of mountains to get to the coal seams beneath. It is the most profitable mining technique available because it is performed quickly, cheaply and comes with hefty economic benefits for the mining companies, most of which are located out of state. It is the most profitable mining technique available because it is performed quickly, cheaply and comes with hefty economic benefits for the mining companies, most of which are located out of state. Many argue that they have brought wage-paying jobs and modern amenities to Appalachia, but others say they have only demolished an estimated 1.4 million acres of forested hills, buried an estimated 2,000 miles of streams, poisoned drinking water, and wiped whole towns from the map. © Ami Vitale
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  • SRINAGAR, KASHMIR - SEPT. 24: Border Security Force troopers run for cover as they flush out two Muslim militants holed up inside a residential house in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir state, on September 24. Few people braved anti-poll violence in Kashmir's main city to vote in a state election after the early morning gun battle.
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  • Indian firemen attempt to put out a rapidly spreading fire in a Muslim neighborhood of central Ahmedabad, India, on March 1, 2002.
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  • An elderly Muslim woman's body whose throat was slashed and then set on fire lies outside of her home March 2, 2002 in Ahmedabad, India. Her home sat next door to a local police station but she and an untold number of others were brutally killed by angry mobs on a spree of vengeance. Troops arrived in India's riot-torn western state of Gujarat but were unable to quell the religious violence that brought back stark memories of Partition in 1947.
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  • Jammu and Kashmir police charge and arrest Moulana Mohammed Tahri who is the second in charge of the Democratic Freedom Party as others run away after they attempted to  march in the streets of Srinagar, Kashmir Tuesday, November 6. The war in Kashmir has been going on since 1989 when militant organizations chose to fight for secession from India.
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  • BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA:  Women pass by a local pastry shop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. .(Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA:  A woman passes by a local pastry shop in Buenos Aires, Argentina..(Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA:  Waitresses talk during their shift at a a local diner in Buenos Aires, Argentina. .(Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Postcard of Hindu Gods and Indian Bollywood stars are sold in a street of Katmandu as King Gyanendra sacked his government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  Most people of Nepal felt caught in the middle of a war between government forces and Maoist insurgents that has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. They crave a return to normalcy where Bollywood and religion merge side by side.(Ami Vitale)
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  • Mariama, a jubilent volunteer street crossing guard welcomes people to Washington DC January 18, 2009, ahead of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America . The electric and emotional mood was contagious as Obama became the first African-American to be elected to the office of President in the history of the United States. .
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  • KABUL,AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 29: Afghan street children watch a Japanese dancer perform a piece called "Reconstruction" at the ASIANA school August 29, 2002 in Kabul Afghanistan.  The Japanese program concluded with 1000 musical instruments donated to the children.  (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • KABUL,AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 29: Afghan street children watch a Japanese dancer perform a piece called "Reconstruction" at the ASIANA school August 29, 2002 in Kabul Afghanistan.  The Japanese program concluded with 1000 musical instruments donated to the children.  (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • An Indian police officer and villagers selling Betel nut also called Paan pose for a photo.  Chewing is a part of many Asian and Pacific cultures  and  after about 20 minutes of chewing, the fibrous residue which remains of the nut is spat on the street, where it remains visible due to its characteristic bright red pigment. Trails of bright red spit lining the sidewalks are a sure indication of the popularity of betel chewing in an area.
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  • BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA:  Men and women wait to cross the street at a busy cross walk in Buenos Aires, Argentina.(Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • KABUL,AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 29: Afghan street children watch a Japanese dancer perform a piece called "Reconstruction" at the ASIANA school August 29, 2002 in Kabul Afghanistan.  The Japanese program concluded with 1000 musical instruments donated to the children.  (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • KABUL,AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 29: Afghan street children practice in their costumes and masks for a Japanese sponsored cultural event August 29, 2002 in Kabul, Afghanistan.  The Japanese program concluded with 1000 musical instruments donated to the children.  (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • KABUL,AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 29: Afghan street children scream as a boy in their school dressed up in a mask tries to scare them at the ASIANA school August 29, 2002 in Kabul Afghanistan.  The children were there for a Japanese music and dance program which concluded with 1000 musical instruments donated to the children.  (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • KABUL,AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 29: Afghan street children watch a Japanese dancer perform a piece called "Reconstruction" at the ASIANA school August 29, 2002 in Kabul Afghanistan.  The Japanese program concluded with 1000 musical instruments donated to the children.  (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • The relatives and neighbors of Muzzamil Ahmad, a 19-year-old Muslim, who was killed when he was hit by an Indian security force vehicle move his body from a street in Srinagar, the summer capital of Kashmir.  Nearly 1,000 people blocked traffic, threw stones and shouted anti-India slogans after he was killed.
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  • Muslims who had begged police to protect them the day before huddle in the wreckage of their burned out homes March 2, 2002 after a mob of Hindu neighbors attacked them from across a street of Ahmedabad, India. They said that 2 babies were burned alive as well as countless others who were killed in the worst religious violence India has seen in 10 years.
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: An Argentinian man stands on on the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina.  .(Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Nepalese children play in front of an enormous poster of King Gyanendra on Democracy Day  in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The conflict between government troops and the Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children hold  posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Thousands of people waited in the streets from 2 am in frigid temperatures to be sure to see the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The electric and emotional mood was contagious as Obama became the first African-American to be elected to the office of President in the history of the United States. .
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  • Thousands of people waited in the streets from 2 am in frigid temperatures to be sure to get a spot to see the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. Before a crowd of more than a million, Obama became the first African-American to be elected to the office of President in the history of the United States.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • KABUL,AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 29: An Afghan bride prepares for wedding photos as her sister gestures to  stop so she can look in the mirror first during a wedding ceremony, August 30, 2002 in Kabul, Afghanistan. In Afghan weddings, the bride will first wear a green dress and laer change into a white dress. Each Friday, every beauty salon is filled with  brides, the hotels are jammed with young couples and most streets are packed with streams of cars, blaring their horns as Afghans rush to get married after decades of war. (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • KABUL,AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 29: An Afghan bride's   grandmother and husband put on rings during an engagement ceremony, August 30, 2002 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The bride is given earrings, a necklace, rings and other gold jewelry along with new clothes and shoes during the ceremony.  Each Friday, every beauty salon is filled with  brides, the hotels are jammed with young couples and most streets are packed with streams of cars, blaring their horns as Afghans rush to get married after decades of war. (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • KABUL,AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 29: An Afghan cride and groom wait fro jewelry to be brought out which will ceremoniously be put on her by her fiance, father, mother and grandmother during an engagement ceremony, August 30, 2002 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Each Friday, every beauty salon is filled with  brides, the hotels are jammed with young couples and most streets are packed with streams of cars, blaring their horns as Afghans rush to get married after decades of war. (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • Jeffrey Tayler works his way through the endless traffic of humanity and livestock that crowds the streets of one of India's holiest cities, Varanasi December, 2006.
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  • Jeffrey Tayler works his way through the endless traffic of humanity and livestock that crowds the streets of one of India's holiest cities, Varanasi December, 2006.
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  • Jeffrey Tayler works his way through the endless traffic of humanity and livestock that crowds the streets of one of India's holiest cities, Varanasi December, 2006.
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  • A Kashmiri woman looks through a fence outside a graveyard to try and see an unidentified youth who was found killed in the streets of Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian held state of Kashmir, April 3, 2002. Every Kashmiri citizen has been affected by this  tragic conflict which has been going on for over a decade.  Nearly a dozen militant groups are fighting New Delhi's rule. India accuses Pakistan of arming and training Islamic militants. Pakistan denies the charge and says it only offers moral and diplomatic support to Kashmiri separatists.
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children march past discarded posters of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal as thousands of people arrive to celebrate Democracy Day and to greet  the Queen who was marking her 55th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal February 18, 2005.  Nepal marked its annual Democracy Day under emergency rule with severe press censorship, telephones cut and streets flooded with security forces.  King Gyanendra got rid of the government and declared emergency rule on February 1 saying that the country  is under threat from Maoist rebels and political instability.  The Maoist insurgency has claimed over 11,000 lives since 1996. (Ami Vitale)
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