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  • FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
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    FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
    The proliferation of birds season in one of Bahrain Islands (bird tern), seabirds resides on the coast of the Kingdom of Bahrain. (Photo by Hussain Altareef/Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_pacific1918.012/Credit:Hussain Altareef/Pacific /SIPA/1606141930 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00760361
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  • FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
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    FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
    The proliferation of birds season in one of Bahrain Islands (bird tern), seabirds resides on the coast of the Kingdom of Bahrain. (Photo by Hussain Altareef/Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_pacific1918.010/Credit:Hussain Altareef/Pacific /SIPA/1606141930 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00760361
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
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    FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
    The proliferation of birds season in one of Bahrain Islands (bird tern), seabirds resides on the coast of the Kingdom of Bahrain. (Photo by Hussain Altareef/Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_pacific1918.002/Credit:Hussain Altareef/Pacific /SIPA/1606141930 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00760361
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
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    FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
    The proliferation of birds season in one of Bahrain Islands (bird tern), seabirds resides on the coast of the Kingdom of Bahrain. (Photo by Hussain Altareef/Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_pacific1918.007/Credit:Hussain Altareef/Pacific /SIPA/1606141930 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00760361
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
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    FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
    The proliferation of birds season in one of Bahrain Islands (bird tern), seabirds resides on the coast of the Kingdom of Bahrain. (Photo by Hussain Altareef/Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_pacific1918.009/Credit:Hussain Altareef/Pacific /SIPA/1606141930 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00760361
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
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    FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
    The proliferation of birds season in one of Bahrain Islands (bird tern), seabirds resides on the coast of the Kingdom of Bahrain. (Photo by Hussain Altareef/Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_pacific1918.011/Credit:Hussain Altareef/Pacific /SIPA/1606141930 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00760361
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
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    FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
    The proliferation of birds season in one of Bahrain Islands (bird tern), seabirds resides on the coast of the Kingdom of Bahrain. (Photo by Hussain Altareef/Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_pacific1918.003/Credit:Hussain Altareef/Pacific /SIPA/1606141930 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00760361
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
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    FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
    The proliferation of birds season in one of Bahrain Islands (bird tern), seabirds resides on the coast of the Kingdom of Bahrain. (Photo by Hussain Altareef/Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_pacific1918.006/Credit:Hussain Altareef/Pacific /SIPA/1606141930 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00760361
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
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    FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
    The proliferation of birds season in one of Bahrain Islands (bird tern), seabirds resides on the coast of the Kingdom of Bahrain. (Photo by Hussain Altareef/Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_pacific1918.005/Credit:Hussain Altareef/Pacific /SIPA/1606141930 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00760361
    (c) Dukas

     

  • FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
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    FEATURE - Vogelweltl in Bahrain
    The proliferation of birds season in one of Bahrain Islands (bird tern), seabirds resides on the coast of the Kingdom of Bahrain. (Photo by Hussain Altareef/Pacific Press)//PACIFICPRESS_pacific1918.001/Credit:Hussain Altareef/Pacific /SIPA/1606141930 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00760361
    (c) Dukas

     

  • 74019_006
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    74019_006
    Rep 74019 Merano,Italy October 21st,2010
    EXCLUSIVE NO CREDIT
    NO RUSSIA AND NORWAY RIGHTS -
    STRICTLY NO WEB OR BLOG USAGE -
    Ernst August of Hanover steps out with a new girlfriend named Simona in Merano. The lovebirds had a few drinks at various cafes, went sunglasses shopping and bought cigarettes before heading back to their palace.

    Ernst August de Hanovre

    DUKAS/NO CREDIT!

     

  • North Korea: Kaesong
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    North Korea: Kaesong
    02MAY05 KAESONG: A North Korean watches TV at his house

    (PHOTO: DUKAS/POLARIS)

    DUKAS/POLARIS

     

  • REPORTAGE - Die vertriebenen Kinder in Afghanistan
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    REPORTAGE - Die vertriebenen Kinder in Afghanistan
    (151214) -- KABUL, Dec. 14, 2015 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan displaced child stands as eats bread out of her tent, outskirts of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Dec. 14, 2015. More than one million people have to flee their homes due to conflicts in the country, according to official. (Xinhua/Omid)
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    (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE) *** Local Caption *** 01569538

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
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    REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
    Daily life of the Palestinian people where lives in in eastern of Khan Younis City, southern of Gaza Strip on November 30, 2015. Many of Palestinians still lives under poverty line in primitive life and remote areas, without education, health, technology and public services. (Photo by Abed Zagout / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Local Caption *** 16532401
    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
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    REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
    Daily life of the Palestinian people where lives in in eastern of Khan Younis City, southern of Gaza Strip on November 30, 2015. Many of Palestinians still lives under poverty line in primitive life and remote areas, without education, health, technology and public services. (Photo by Abed Zagout / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Local Caption *** 16532418
    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
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    REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
    Daily life of the Palestinian people where lives in in eastern of Khan Younis City, southern of Gaza Strip on November 30, 2015. Many of Palestinians still lives under poverty line in primitive life and remote areas, without education, health, technology and public services. (Photo by Abed Zagout / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Local Caption *** 16532415
    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
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    REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
    Daily life of the Palestinian people where lives in in eastern of Khan Younis City, southern of Gaza Strip on November 30, 2015. Many of Palestinians still lives under poverty line in primitive life and remote areas, without education, health, technology and public services. (Photo by Abed Zagout / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Local Caption *** 16532416
    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
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    REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
    Daily life of the Palestinian people where lives in in eastern of Khan Younis City, southern of Gaza Strip on November 30, 2015. Many of Palestinians still lives under poverty line in primitive life and remote areas, without education, health, technology and public services. (Photo by Abed Zagout / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Local Caption *** 16532405
    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
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    REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
    Daily life of the Palestinian people where lives in in eastern of Khan Younis City, southern of Gaza Strip on November 30, 2015. Many of Palestinians still lives under poverty line in primitive life and remote areas, without education, health, technology and public services. (Photo by Abed Zagout / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Local Caption *** 16532410
    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
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    REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
    Daily life of the Palestinian people where lives in in eastern of Khan Younis City, southern of Gaza Strip on November 30, 2015. Many of Palestinians still lives under poverty line in primitive life and remote areas, without education, health, technology and public services. (Photo by Abed Zagout / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Local Caption *** 16532413
    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
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    REPORTAGE - Gazastreifen: Alltag in Khan Younis City
    Daily life of the Palestinian people where lives in in eastern of Khan Younis City, southern of Gaza Strip on November 30, 2015. Many of Palestinians still lives under poverty line in primitive life and remote areas, without education, health, technology and public services. (Photo by Abed Zagout / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Local Caption *** 16532417
    (c) Dukas

     

  • NEWS: Israel: Alltag im krisengeschüttelten Ost-Jerusalem
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    NEWS: Israel: Alltag im krisengeschüttelten Ost-Jerusalem
    March 15, 2015 - Jerusalem, Israel: Ahmad Karaeen on the rooftop of his home in the neighborhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem, with the iconic al-Aqsa mosque in the background. The three-story house, which is divided into apartments belonging to him, his parents and his brother's family is threatened by an Israeli demolition order. His home is located right next to a plot of land that Israeli settler organisations want to turn into a tourist centre for the nearby "City of David" attraction. The Jerusalem municipally doesn't deliver building permits for Palestinians living in East Jerusalem, forcing them to build illegally. Such "illegal" Palestinian homes are then routinely demolished, especially in Silwan, a neighborhood of East Jerusalem that attracts Jewish settlers due to its proximity to the Western Wall and to the biblical "City of David." (Mehdi Chebil/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) *** Local Caption *** 05286227
    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE: So lebt die Mittelschicht in Gaza
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    REPORTAGE: So lebt die Mittelschicht in Gaza
    Blue Beach Resort, Gaza City-August 18: An overview showing the Gaza Strip's new Blue Beach Resort located along Gaza City's coast on August 18,2015. The resort was supposed to open last summer but the 51-day war between Israel and the Hamas -controlled Gaza Strip delayed its opening till this summer . The resort offers its guest chalet style rooms that cost between $100-$160 a night , a private beach and swimming pools and dining areas. (Photo by Heidi Levine/Sipa Press)./Credit:LEVINE/SIPA/1508261600 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00721624
    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Gaza Konflikt: 13 jährige Debes Talati arbeitet für seinen Vater in Gaza-Stadt
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    REPORTAGE - Gaza Konflikt: 13 jährige Debes Talati arbeitet für seinen Vater in Gaza-Stadt
    (160405) -- GAZA, April 5, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian boy Salah Dalloul, 13, who works as a mechanic to help his father support their family is seen at a garage in Gaza City on April 5, 2016. Many Palestinian young boys are trying to make a living and support their family. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar)
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    (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE) *** Local Caption *** 01620815

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  • REPORTAGE - Gaza Konflikt: 13 jährige Debes Talati arbeitet für seinen Vater in Gaza-Stadt
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    REPORTAGE - Gaza Konflikt: 13 jährige Debes Talati arbeitet für seinen Vater in Gaza-Stadt
    (160405) -- GAZA, April 5, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian boy Mohammed Gazal, 12, who works as a mechanic to help his father support their family is seen at a garage in Gaza City on April 5, 2016. Many Palestinian young boys are trying to make a living and support their family. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar)
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    (FOTO: DUKAS/EYEVINE) *** Local Caption *** 01620813

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
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    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
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    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
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    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
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    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
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    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    DUK10058298_052
    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    DUK10058298_050
    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    DUK10058298_030
    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
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    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
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    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
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    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
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    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
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    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
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    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    DUK10058298_003
    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    DUK10058298_002
    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE: Mexico: 80 jährige Transgender Frau eröffnet ein 'Gay-Altersheim'
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    REPORTAGE: Mexico: 80 jährige Transgender Frau eröffnet ein 'Gay-Altersheim'
    Samantha dances at a nightclub in Mexico City, Mexico on September 8, 2012. Samantha Flores is an 80-year-old transgender woman from Veracruz, Mexico. She is a prominent social activist for LGBTQI rights and is the founder of the non-profit organization “Laetus Vitae”, a day shelter for elderly gay people in Mexico City. Senior citizens in general are many times prone to neglect and abandonment by their families, leaving them all but invisible. Their plight can be even worse if they are homosexual. (Photo by Bénédicte Desrus/ Sipa USA) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** *** Local Caption *** 16070069
    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    DUK10058298_055
    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    DUK10058298_054
    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    DUK10058298_010
    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

  • REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    DUK10058298_009
    REPORTAGE - Soldatinnen und Soldaten prägen das Alltagsbild in Nordkorea
    ARMY TIME IN NORTH KOREA
    The very first order you receive from your guide when arriving in North Korea is NOT to take pictures of the soldiers. This is difficult as you see them everywhere at any occasion, so the temptation is high†!

    Their uniforms seem to come from the 50s. and it is†! The Korean Peopleís Army was created in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone of Korea. So, the uniforms were copied from the USSR.

    You will see soldiers in the morning, in the main squares of Pyongyang, when soldiers rehearse their parade for hours. They do not like to have witnesses as everything is not -yet- perfect but have no choice as they need huge spaces to train. Each soldier has a number to allow the officers to tell who is good and who is bad.

    You will see them in the countryside when you leave the big towns.
    Many soldiers are used as a labor force to compensate for the ineffective North Korean economy, so the army is not only about military organization.
    During my 6 trips in North Korea, i saw so many soldiers collecting wood and carrying it along the roads. Wood for heating and for eating. North Korean soldiers can be seen working in fields, farms, or on construction sites in many places, far from military exercises.

    You will see them in pictures when visiting the school or the universities†: at the entrance, some letters are displayed on the walls, showing the picture of a young man in uniform above a short text. They are letters from former school students that joined the army and who tell about their lifes as soldiers. Of course everything is fantastic and they write they are so proud to serve their nation.

    In North Korea, most of the soldiers serve in military for 10 years, female soldiers serve for seven years. Some high level students only serve few years to work quickly and to be more efficient than when they carry woodÖ
    Once in the army, the contacts with the families is very complicated as the whole country is not covered with mobile phones.

    (c) Dukas

     

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    Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp's mansion at l'Etable sur Mer in Britanny, France.

    Johnny Depp;Vanessa Paradis  

    DUKAS/NO CREDIT!

     

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    Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp's mansion at l'Etable sur Mer in Britanny, France.

    Johnny Depp;Vanessa Paradis  

    DUKAS/NO CREDIT!

     

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    Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp's mansion at l'Etable sur Mer in Britanny, France.

    Johnny Depp;Vanessa Paradis  

    DUKAS/NO CREDIT!

     

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    Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp's mansion at l'Etable sur Mer in Britanny, France.

    Johnny Depp;Vanessa Paradis  

    DUKAS/NO CREDIT!

     

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