May the Monks Prevail
By David Aikman
"Spare a thought for Burma, a large country in Southeast Asia that has been ruled by a tyrannical military regime since 1988. The leader of the opposition, Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been in and out of house arrest ever since the government refused to accept the results of the 1990 elections which were won by Suu Ky's party.
There is no freedom at all in Burma. Police spies are everywhere and foreigners are carefully watched. But recently, a new group has come forward to protest: the nation's Buddhist monks. Hundreds of them marched silently though the streets of the capital, Rangoon, demanding that the government apologize for the violent suppression of an earlier protest march they organized.Burma could be a wealthy and successful member of the international community if it were not ruled by a clique of corrupt generals. May the monks prevail."
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Thousands of Burmese Buddhist monks and other protesters have been marching in Rangoon despite a crackdown that has reportedly killed at least one monk.
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• UK and international community call for 'restraint' by the junta • Desmond Tutu likens the protest to anti-apartheid movement • Military finally appears on the streets of Yangon
Burma's protesting monks have been been baton-charged and sprayed with tear gas after they defied the military's ban on demonstrations.
More than 10 monks were beaten by the country's security forces and over 200 are said to have been arrested in Rangoon.
Earlier, soldiers and armed police patrolled monasteries and other flashpoints as a night-time curfew ended and morning began.
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Violent Crackdown Launched in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Security forces shot and wounded three people, and beat and dragged away dozens of Buddhist monks Wednesday in the most violent crackdown against the protests that began last month, witnesses said. About 300 monks and activists were arrested, dissidents said.
"Spare a thought for Burma, a large country in Southeast Asia that has been ruled by a tyrannical military regime since 1988. The leader of the opposition, Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been in and out of house arrest ever since the government refused to accept the results of the 1990 elections which were won by Suu Ky's party.
There is no freedom at all in Burma. Police spies are everywhere and foreigners are carefully watched. But recently, a new group has come forward to protest: the nation's Buddhist monks. Hundreds of them marched silently though the streets of the capital, Rangoon, demanding that the government apologize for the violent suppression of an earlier protest march they organized.Burma could be a wealthy and successful member of the international community if it were not ruled by a clique of corrupt generals. May the monks prevail."
RELATED:
Burmese riot police attack monks
Thousands of Burmese Buddhist monks and other protesters have been marching in Rangoon despite a crackdown that has reportedly killed at least one monk.
RELATED:
Burma: Protesting monks are beaten by security forces
• UK and international community call for 'restraint' by the junta • Desmond Tutu likens the protest to anti-apartheid movement • Military finally appears on the streets of Yangon
Burma's protesting monks have been been baton-charged and sprayed with tear gas after they defied the military's ban on demonstrations.
More than 10 monks were beaten by the country's security forces and over 200 are said to have been arrested in Rangoon.
Earlier, soldiers and armed police patrolled monasteries and other flashpoints as a night-time curfew ended and morning began.
RELATED:
Violent Crackdown Launched in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Security forces shot and wounded three people, and beat and dragged away dozens of Buddhist monks Wednesday in the most violent crackdown against the protests that began last month, witnesses said. About 300 monks and activists were arrested, dissidents said.
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