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No Sign of Progress in Burma (www.asiantribune.com)
Feelings are running high with people of Burma because of a sad story. Tin Tin Htwe, 38, from Bahan Township in Rangoon, reportedly died of a heart disease.
Submitted 2 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |
Secret video reveals Burma's crackdown on monks (www.abc.net.au)
A hidden camera has provided a rare glimpse inside Burma's mental health system which is used to incarcerate opposition figures and politically active monks.
Submitted 3 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |
Burmese Monks Pray for Human Rights (www.post-gazette.com)
Buddhist monks robed in hues of saffron, cinnamon and curry led 80 supporters across the Roberto Clemente Bridge toward the G-20 summit, chanting the same prayer for loving kindness with which they... More
Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Us Burma dialogue begin; monk demand timeline (www.ptinews.com)
The Obama Administration and the Burmese Military junta has initiated the US-Burma dialogue process with their first meeting, amidst call from the Burmese monks that there should be time line for such... More
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Protesters Greet G-20 Dignitaries in Pittsburgh; Afternoon March Planned Toward Downtown (www.startribune.com)
Several protests have been staged around Pittsburgh as world leaders arrive in the city for the Group of 20 Summit...Several dozen people led by more than a dozen monks walked through downtown... More
Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Burmese Monks Call for Peace (english.ntdtv.com)
Today is the International Day of Peace, but it's also the second anniversary of an uprising against Burma’s military junta led by Buddhist monks.
Submitted 5 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Burmese monks key to democracy process: rights group (www.radioaustralia.net.au)
Human Rights Watch says the US government is moving too slowly in announcing its new policy on Burma, with the delay giving the regime in Rangoon too much space.
Submitted 6 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Security Tight on Anniversary of Monk-led Uprising (www.irrawaddymedia.com)
Burma’s military junta has tightened security in several cities around the country this week as it seeks to prevent a revival of the monk-led protests that led to a massive pro-democracy uprising... More
Submitted 6 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |
Burma's Monks Carry On Democratic Fight vs. Junta (www.time.com)
The abbot leaned in but didn't bother to lower his voice. Around us were sitting half a dozen local Buddhist worshippers, including one man whose aggressive curiosity about my presence made him a... More
Submitted 7 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Are Monks Preparing to Return to the Streets? (www.irrawaddymedia.com)
Buddhist monks, angered by the Burmese junta’s decision to place democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi under a further 18 months of house arrest, may be preparing to take to the streets again in protest,... More
Submitted 7 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |
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