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3,000 Detained in Burma, by Junta's Count

Japan cuts aid, China supports UN diplomat

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 17, 2007 9:01 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Burma’s military regime imprisoned roughly 3,000 people in last month’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, the state-run newspaper announced today. Over 500 are still in custody, and more are being arrested each day. “Those who should be released will be,” the paper said. Meanwhile international outrage has prompted Japan and China to distance themselves from the regime, the AP reports.

Japan, incensed by the point-blank shooting of a Japanese photographer during the demonstrations, cancelled a $4.7 million grant to Yangon University. China, which often shields Burma from international pressure, declared support for UN efforts, but also praised the current calm as “the result of hard work and cooperation from all sides.” UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari pleaded his case in Malaysia yesterday, where the foreign minister supported the UN but ruled out sanctions.

A Myanmar woman waits for a treatment under a poster symbolizing the situation in Myanmar at the hospital for Myanmar people in Mae Sot, Thailand Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007. Myanmar's ruling military lashed out at Western powers and foreign media Thursday for fomenting recent protests that were put down in...
A Myanmar woman waits for a treatment under a poster symbolizing the situation in Myanmar at the hospital for Myanmar people in Mae Sot, Thailand Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007. Myanmar's ruling military lashed...   (Associated Press)
Anti-Myanmar government protestors hold banners and placards during a demonstration against the Myanmar military junta in Sydney Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007. Despite a much-publicized liberalization since April, including the release of 277 political prisoners, martial law remains severe in Burma. In late July more than 30 high school students were...
Anti-Myanmar government protestors hold banners and placards during a demonstration against the Myanmar military junta in Sydney Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007. Despite a much-publicized "liberalization" since...   (Associated Press)
Some 400 Myanmar activists attend a peaceful rally to show their solidarity with the democratic movement in Mynamar at Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple in Penang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007. Myanmar's junta arrested four prominent political activists Saturday, Amnesty International said, as the regime defied U.N. calls for an...
Some 400 Myanmar activists attend a peaceful rally to show their solidarity with the democratic movement in Mynamar at Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple in Penang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007....   (Associated Press)
Young monks walk in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Oct. 12, 2007. Guards at detention centers in Myanmar beat, kicked and slashed protesters rounded up during the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations, sometimes leaving their victims to die of their injuries, a dissident group said. At the United Nations, meanwhile, the Security...
Young monks walk in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Oct. 12, 2007. Guards at detention centers in Myanmar beat, kicked and slashed protesters rounded up during the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations,...   (Associated Press)
A monk stands on a roadside waiting for donations in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Oct. 12, 2007. Guards at detention centers in Myanmar beat, kicked and slashed protesters rounded up during the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations, sometimes leaving their victims to die of their injuries, a dissident group said. At the...
A monk stands on a roadside waiting for donations in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Oct. 12, 2007. Guards at detention centers in Myanmar beat, kicked and slashed protesters rounded up during the crackdown...   (Associated Press)
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