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Burma Politics - Politics, Business, Civil, History - Posted: 27th May, 2008 - 2:48pm
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Monks versus Military might in Burma. Burmese Politics. Myanmar Politics.Post Date: 27th Sep, 2007 - 11:54am / Post ID: #
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Shots ring out at Burmese protest
Burmese soldiers fire shots as they attempt to disperse thousands of protesters in the streets of Rangoon.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/a...fic/7015751.stm
Keywords: Burma, Burmese Monks, Buddhist Monks, Burma Protests
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Military led governments are one of the saddest kinds of governments you can have since they tend not to care what civilians think:
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| MILITARY CLAMPDOWN QUIETS PROTESTS IN BURMA Following weeks of pro-democracy demonstrations, Burma's cities were quiet Saturday, as soldiers patrolled the streets and the clampdown on demonstrators continued. Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...urma-envoy.html |
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Post Date: 6th Oct, 2007 - 8:46pm / Post ID: #
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West puts UN pressure on Burmese
Western powers draft a UN statement condemning Burma's junta for the "violent repression" of protesters.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/a...fic/7031171.stm
Post Date: 18th Oct, 2007 - 6:19pm / Post ID: #
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UN in aid plea for Burma's poor
Poverty in Burma is getting worse and many who need aid are not getting it, a senior UN official warns.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/a...fic/7050236.stm
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| QUOTE (JB @ 30-Sep 07, 10:28 AM) |
| Military led governments are one of the saddest kinds of governments you can have since they tend not to care what civilians think: |
I was reading the headlines and came across this--I have a daughter that is almost 11 and I cannot imagine her peers being bought to fight in a war.
In Myanmar, child soldiers said to be bought and sold
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| By Daniel Trotta NEW YORK (Reuters) - Myanmar is filling the ranks of its depleted armed forces with children as young as 10 and may try to capture even more boys after the recent crackdown on pro-democracy protests, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. The former Burma is so desperate to replenish its army after desertions and attrition that children are bought and sold by military recruiters. They are beaten and held as virtual prisoners while the government denies it is happening, the report said. Myanmar's military government, under international scrutiny for its brutal suppression of the biggest pro-democracy protests in 20 years, insists that its armed forces are made up of volunteers over 18, the 132-page report said. However, out of 20 former soldiers interviewed by Human Rights Watch, all but one estimated that at least 30 percent of their fellow trainees were under 18, the report said. "The government's deployment of the army in September 2007 to attack Buddhist monks and other peaceful protesters may increase the vulnerability of children to recruitment even further," the report said. |
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Post Date: 10th May, 2008 - 12:35pm / Post ID: #
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Burma votes amid cyclone aid row
A referendum goes ahead in Burma, despite calls for the junta to focus on helping victims of last week's cyclone.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/a...fic/7393588.stm
Post Date: 27th May, 2008 - 12:31pm / Post ID: #
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Suu Kyi activists held in Burma
Supporters of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi are held as her house arrest is due to expire.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/a...fic/7420960.stm
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