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  • October 2007

    • Envoy Leaves Burma After Talks

      BBC  |  Oct 2, 07 9:32 AM CDT

      Envoy Leaves Burma After Talks

      (Newser) - UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari left Burma today after meeting with a top general and a second meeting with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, released from house arrest for the talks. Gambari, who was attempting to open dialog between the military junta and dissidents whose protests were brutally suppressed last week, had cooled his heels for four days before Gen. Than Shwe agreed to see him, the BBC reports. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • human rights  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Ibrahim Gambari  • Yangon

    • Hunt's On for Burma's Hero Bloggers

      Times (UK)  |  Oct 1, 07 9:14 AM CDT

      Hunt's On for Burma's Hero Bloggers

      (Newser) - Burmese bloggers whose accounts and photos of the Saffron Revolution and the brutal crackdown by the military dictatorship riveted the world last week are now  being hunted by authorities, reports the Times of London. With the Internet shut down and the streets swarming with troops, the bloggers have gone underground. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • blog  • blogger  • Buddhist monks  • eyes  • Sun  • Superman

  • September 2007

    • UN Burma Envoy Meets Activist Leader

      Associated Press  |  Sep 30, 07 11:06 AM CDT

      UN Burma Envoy Meets Activist Leader

      (Newser) - The United Nations' envoy to Burma met briefly today with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss the violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrations, reports AP. The UN representative first met with leaders of the military junta, which continued to lock down the nation's largest cities in the wake of  violent reprisals that killed at least 10 protesters. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Aung San Suu Kyi

    • UN Envoy Lands in Myanmar

      Reuters  |  Sep 29, 07 6:42 AM CDT

      UN Envoy Lands in Myanmar

      (Newser) - Troops faced off with several hundred pro-democracy protesters again today in central  Yangon as a UN envoy arrived in Myanmar to try to persuade military rulers to negotiate peacefully with demonstrators. There were scattered reports of violence, but no gunfire. With soldiers stationed on every corner and shopping malls, grocery stores, and public parks closed, few residents ventured outside, Reuters reports. More »

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      Myanmar  • Burma protest

    • Website Exposes Burma Brutality

      Democratic voice of Burma  |  Sep 27, 07 2:43 PM CDT

      Website Exposes Burma Brutality

      (Newser) - Eyewitness accounts posted on a Burmese expat site offer rare details of Myanmar's brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. One post today described an early-morning raid on a monastery where soldiers broke down the gate with a truck, and attacked monks, along with women and children in their care, with bamboo sticks, before hauling away 100. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Norway  • Buddhist monks  • Democratic Voice of Burma

    • 9 Killed in Burmese Crackdown

      Reuters  |  Sep 27, 07 12:04 PM CDT

      9 Killed in Burmese Crackdown

      (Newser) - Burmese troop forcibly scattered some 70,000 protesters for a second day today, with gunfire claiming the lives of at least nine—even as leaders around the world called for restraint. One of the dead is reportedly a Japanese photographer, spawning fears that the junta is targeting journalists to prevent news coverage.  More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • junta  • Buddhist monks  • Burma protest  • Yangon

    • 5 Monks Killed by Burma Police

      BBC  |  Sep 26, 07 10:31 AM CDT

      5 Monks Killed by Burma Police

      (Newser) - Five monks are reported dead and many are wounded after riot police fired at pro-democracy demonstrators, beat them with rifle butts and arrested more than 100  today in continuing protests in Yangong, Myanmar. Security forces surrounded six monasteries; as monks approached troops fired tear gas and live rounds over the protesters' heads, and then charged, the CNN and the BBC report. More »

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      Burma  • protests  • Myanmar  • Buddhist monks

    • Shots Fired at Burma Protest

      CNN  |  Sep 26, 07 3:56 AM CDT

      Shots Fired at Burma Protest

      (Newser) - Buddhist monks and pro-democracy activists clashed with riot police today as they continued their protest in defiance of the Myanmar regime's ban on public assembly. Police in Yangon fired warning shots and tear gas, chased and beat monks, dragged protesters into waiting trucks, and beat their shields with batons while shouting orders to disperse, CNN reports.   More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar

    • Bush Unloads on Burmese Junta

      New York Times  |  Sep 25, 07 1:40 PM CDT

      Bush Unloads on Burmese Junta

      (Newser) - President Bush told the UN General Assembly today that the US will tighten economic sanctions on Burma and impose a travel ban on its military junta leaders. The US has long maintained an embargo against the country, which is now in its eighth day of anti-junta protests. “The people’s desire to freedom is unmistakable,” Bush said. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Zimbabwe  • Middle East  • Burma  • Cuba  • Myanmar  • Sudan  • human rights  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • economic sanctions  • human rights abuse

    • Burma's Monks Defy Crackdown

      Associated Press  |  Sep 25, 07 6:30 AM CDT

      Burma's Monks Defy Crackdown

      (Newser) - Pro-democracy protests in Myanmar continued for an eighth day today, with tens of thousands of  Buddhist monks, joined by students, taking to the streets in Yangon in defiance of government orders. The ruling junta threatened Monday night to crack down on the demonstrations, instructing the monks to return to their monasteries, the AP reports. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • junta  • Buddhist monks  • Burma protest

    • Suu Kyi Greets Protesters in Myanmar

      BBC  |  Sep 22, 07 10:34 AM CDT

      Suu Kyi Greets Protesters in Myanmar

      (Newser) - The nonviolent protests that have rocked Myanmar got a boost from opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi today as she greeted Buddhist monks outside the house where she has been a prisoner for four years. Guards loosened up the roadblock that has been in place since the protests began and allowed Suu Kyi and the monks a moment of silent prayer together. More »

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      Myanmar  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Buddhist monks

    • Bush Calls For Freedom in China

      Reuters  |  Sep 7, 07 6:07 AM CDT

      Bush Calls For Freedom in China

      (Newser) - President Bush yesterday called on Chinese officials to demonstrate a commitment to "greater openness and tolerance" before the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In a speech to business executives in Sydney on the eve of the Asia-Pacific summit, Bush emphasized the need for greater freedoms throughout Asia and warned China that the world will watching during the international games. More »

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      China  • Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Australia  • Myanmar  • democracy  • Hu Jintao  • uranium  • APEC

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