Gallery: Photos of the World's Scariest Border Fences
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Construction of the border fence between the U.S. and Mexico. Naco, Mexico and Douglas, Arizona. April 2008. *Photo: Kai Wiendenhöfer*
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A fence and watch booth in the Spanish enclave of Melilla separates it from Morocco. The fence was erected over the last decade to prevent immigration from Africa to the European Union. The enclave has still a big presence of Spanish soldiers here seen coordinating their training with the Guardia Civil, which is in charge of guarding the border. Melilla, Spain. March 2009. *Photo: Kai Wiendenhöfer*
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South and North Korean military police officers stand next to the barrack where the armistice between North and South Korea was signed in 1953. The curb marks the demarcation line between the two countries. To the left stands an American soldier. Panmunjom, Demilitarized Zone, Korea. September 2009. *Photo: Kai Wiendenhöfer*
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A Palestinian in Nazlat Isa in the Northern Westbank. Here the ceasefire line from the war in 1948 runs straight through the Palestinian town of Baqa al-Rarbiya (Baqa West), which belongs to Israel, and Nazlat Isa, which belongs to Baqa al-Scharqiya (Baqa East). In 2004, the Israeli government built a wall through the city separating the community and their families. Before 2000, the town was a busy place for trade between the Palestinians in the Westbank and Israel. For the building of the wall, 105 shops and seven houses were destroyed. Occupied Palestinian Territories, April 2004. *Photo: Kai Wiendenhöfer*
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An Iraqi soldier controlling a pedestrian exit/entrance to the neighbourhood of Bayya in Baghdad. The quarter is completely surrounded by walls and can only be entered by checkpoints. Iraq, January 2012. *Photo: Kai Wiendenhöfer*
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A blocked street in the center of the Nicosia, seen from the Greek - Zypriot side. The sign says, "Stop you are entering the Turkish occupied zone." Cyprus, February 2012. *Photo: Kai Wiendenhöfer*
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A section of the Peace Lines of West Belfast in Waterville Street, which was reinforced with concrete and extended with a fence on top in 2008. Children cut a small hole in the fence to get access to the lawn. Belfast, Northern Ireland, September 2008. *Photo: Kai Wiendenhöfer*
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U.S. Border Patrol officers negotiate with activists who had put up a protest camp on both sides of the Mexican-U.S. border. The officers wanted to make sure nobody entered the U.S. from the Mexican side during the protest. Calexico, California, USA. November 2007. *Photo: Kai Wiendenhöfer*
