December 9, 2004

PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2004 - Dutch Iranian immigrant Mehdy Kavousi protests against proposed new asylum laws in Zaandijk, the Netherlands with his lips sewn together in this February 11, 2004 file photo. The Dutch lower house of parliament on February 17, 2004, approved plans to expel up to 26,000 failed asylum seekers, a move that would be unprecedented in Europe. Paul Vreeker REUTERS

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