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audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In Mongolia, ultra-nationalist groups such as Bosoo Khukh Mongol and Dayar Mongol portray themselves as protecting Mongolian interests in the face of foreign law-breaking, political corruption, and soaring income inequality. Recently, these groups have seen their popularity and membership swell and a number of new nationalist groups have been formed. Critics, however, contend that the groups scapegoat innocent foreigners and a number of violent attacks targeting foreigners have been blamed on the groups. Now, the Mongolian government is planning reforms to its legal system with provisions that aim to prevent hate crimes and discrimination.
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June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - KH. ALTANZAYA, a member of Bosoo Khak Mongol, is photographed wearing a khas symbol (swastika) around his neck. The Mongolian government is planning reforms to its legal system with provisions included that aim to prevent crimes of hate and discrimination.
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June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A member of Bosoo Khakh Mongol poses for a photograph on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. Bosoo Khukh Mongol is one of many right-wing nationalist groups in Mongolia, some of which are blamed for attacks against foreign migrant groups.
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June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A member of Bosoo Khukh Mongol forces a Chinese migrant worker to the ground after hearing a report that Chinese migrants attacked a Mongolian man and put him in the hospital.
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June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A member of Bosoo Khakh Mongol with a tattoo of Chinggis Khan poses for a photograph.
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June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A member of Bosoo Khukh Mongol interrogates a group of Chinese migrant workers after hearing a report that Chinese migrants attacked a Mongolian man and put him in the hospital.
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June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A car owned by a Bosoo Khukh Mongol member bears the group's Khas symbol (swastika).
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June 29, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Leaders of the Dayar Mongol movement plan a rally protesting proposed legislation which would allow foreigners to own land.
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June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A member of Bosoo Khukh Mongol walks past a group of Chinese migrant workers after hearing a report that Chinese migrants attacked a Mongolian man and put him in the hospital.
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June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A member of Bosoo Khukh Mongol surveys a group of Chinese migrant workers after hearing a report that Chinese migrants attacked a Mongolian man and put him in the hospital.
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June 29, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A leader of Dayar Mongol, bearing a Mongolian khas symbol (swastika) on his coat, leaves a restaurant after planning a rally protesting proposed legislation which would allow foreigners to own land in Mongolia.
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Taylor Weidman

TAYLOR WEIDMAN is a freelance photojournalist based in Southeast Asia. He graduated with a Master's in Photojournalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University. After working at The Christian Science Monitor, Taylor left the States and has covered news stories for a variety of clients from three continents. His personal work concentrates on the intersection between development and indigenous cultures. Taylor's award-winning work has been published by Geo France, NPR, The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, and many other outlets. He has published three photography books, and co-founded the Vanishing Cultures Project, an initiative which partners with indigenous groups worldwide to safeguard cultural values and practices.:536


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