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	Burma's Heating Up

marszal

8-24-2007 12:15 AM

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burma, human rights, aung san suu kyi, junta, myanmar, un, protest, democracy

marszal says:

Three protests in the streets of Yangon in a week, are gas prices and the more liberal air in Yangon since the capital move pushing things towards another 1988? Any thoughts and comments welcome. Burma hasn't seen this kind of public protest in a long time...

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<FONT size="2">About 40 protesters marched towards the headquarters of the opposition National League for Democracy. 
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<FONT size="2">But supporters of Burma's military leaders blocked their path and tried to force them into trucks, reports say. 
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