3 Points

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.

Tags: burma,democracy movement,resistance movement,aung san suu kyi,junta,monks,mental institutions,prisoners

Submitted 3 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

3 Points

Kowtowing Holds Up Political Progress in Burma (www.irrawaddy.org)

Megalomania on the part of the authorities and obsequiousness on the part of the people who serve them are salient features of any authoritarian system, where signs of complete submission and personal... More

Tags: burma,democracy movement,resistance movement,aung san suu kyi,junta,indonesia

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2 Points

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

Tags: burma,monks,democracy movement,resistance movement,aung san suu kyi,junta

Submitted 7 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

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Indonesian Government Attempts to Stop Burma Democracy Meeting (www.voanews.com)

Tags: burma,democracy movement,resistance movement,aung san suu kyi,junta,indonesia

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2 Points

Burmese activists protest Suu Kyi trial (www.radioaustralia.net.au)

A small but noisy crowd of Thai and Burmese activists were kept under the watchful eye of Thai police during the rally outside the Burmese Embassy in central Bangkok.

Tags: aung san suu kyi,protesters,democracy prisoner,exiles protest,resistance movement,nld

Submitted 10 months ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Burmese in exile demonstrate against Suu Kyi’s arrest (mizzima.com)

Pro-democracy forces in exile have been staging protest in their respective countries in London, Japan, Korea and Malaysia after she was taken from her house to Insein prison to face trial.

Tags: aung san suu kyi,democracy prisoner,exiles protest,resistance movement,nld

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2 Points

Leading Saffron Revolution monk on hunger strike (www.mizzima.com)

Residents in Mandalay who have close contact with Mandalay's Obo prison say that Ashin Gambira, a leading monk during the Saffron Revolution, is on hunger strike.

Tags: burma,monks,prison,resistance movement,junta,democracy uprising

Submitted about 1 year ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

2 Points