Thursday, September 27, 2007

More from Burma

A group of monks sit in protest after being halted by riot policemen and military officials
Security forces in Burma increased their crackdown on anti-government protests and fired at demonstrators. Dozens of monks were reportedly beaten and arrested and up to eight people were killed. Despite the crackdown, the protests continue......... early this morning, security forces raided two Buddhist monasteries and arrested as many as 200 monks.

Burma Cracks Down Violently
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, September 27, 2007; Page A14


With the Burmese government restricting visas to foreign journalists, and all internal media controlled by the state, the internet provides one of the few routes left for getting eyewitness reports from inside Burma to the outside world. Despite rumours that the junta intends to close down internet access, a few brave bloggers continue to report their experiences.
.... Government military Car was crossing to the protest line and randomly shot all of them ... don't they have Family? don't they have Brain? ... I
............Despite peaceful demonstrators have been beaten to break up the crowd, the demonstrators are still together reciting "metta sutta" (A discourse on loving-kindness, about disseminating love to those who are aggressive)...
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