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  • July 2008

    • 1,000 Tibetan Monks Jailed to Prevent Protests

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Jul 7, 08 2:35 AM CDT

      1,000 Tibetan Monks Jailed to Prevent Protests

      The Chinese government has jailed more than 1,000 monks in an effort to prevent protests during the Olympic Games, reports the Times of London. Three large monasteries are empty near Lhasa, where hundreds of monks and supporters held protests amid gunfire in March. The government is holding the monks—many of them young ethnic Tibetans—in nearby prisons and detention centers, according to sources. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • censorship  • Tibetan independence  • Olympic protests  • Buddhist monks  • Lhasa

  • June 2008

    • Dalai Lama's Advice Runs to Earthier Tones

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 9, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Dalai Lama's Advice Runs to Earthier Tones

      Driven by questions both spiritual and secular, more Westerners are heading to the Dalai Lama's headquarters-in-exile, the Wall Street Journal reports. Humble despite being proclaimed a “God-King,” Tibet's spiritual leader has sought “opportunities to be interactive” in the Indian town of Dharmsala—seeing a wide variety of visitors and dispensing wisdom on career choices and broken relationships … as well as religion. More »

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      India  • Dalai Lama  • Buddhist monks  • relationship  • Tibetans in exile  • Buddhism  • Dharamsala  • Tibetan monks

  • May 2008

    • Monks Provide Myanmar Relief

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 31, 08 10:50 AM CDT

      Monks Provide Myanmar Relief

      In the wake of Burma’s cyclone, Buddhist monks have become the only source of comfort—both “material” and “spiritual”—for many thousands of homeless and destitute who have been abandoned by the government, the New York Times reports. “Monks are like parents to us. The government wants us to shut up, but monks listen to us,” says one cyclone survivor. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • Buddhist monks  • homeless  • emergency aid  • survivors

  • March 2008

    • Monks Spoil China's PR Tour

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Mar 27, 08 11:37 AM CDT

      Monks Spoil China's PR Tour

      Tibetan monks burst into a carefully choreographed Chinese media event yesterday, breaking the image of restored calm China had hoped to project. China had allowed a small group of foreign reporters into the region, but even as one monk at Lhasa’s Jokhang Temple was expounding on the return to normalcy, 30 younger monks burst in, shouting “We want a free Tibet!” More »

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      China  • Tibet  • protests  • censorship  • Tibetan independence  • Buddhist monks  • Lhasa

    • Lhasa Erupts as Tibetans Battle Police

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Mar 14, 08 4:53 AM CDT

      Lhasa Erupts as Tibetans Battle Police

      Nearly a thousand angry monks and lay Tibetans clashed with police in the capital of Lhasa today in the most dramatic anti-Chinese protests in almost 20 years, writes the Times of London and CNN. Rioters threw rocks at police who tried to block the lamas, and burned Chinese-owned shops, leaving one of the city's main markets in flames. The violence is the latest episode in an upsurge of protests against Chinese rule of Tibet ahead of this summer's Beijing Olympics. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Tibetan independence  • Buddhist monks

  • February 2008

    • Burma Pledges Free Elections in 2010

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Feb 9, 08 4:00 PM CST

      Burma Pledges Free Elections in 2010

      The military junta in Burma said today the nation will have multiparty, democratic elections in 2010, Reuters reports. Opposition leaders greeted the decision with a heavy dose of skepticism and charged that even if the vote goes through, the military will not release its grip on power. The regime has been under heavy international pressure for reform since its violent crackdown on protesters in the fall. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Buddhist monks

  • November 2007

    • Tibetan Villagers Riot Over Monks' Arrest

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Nov 29, 07 6:28 PM CST

      Tibetan Villagers Riot Over Monks' Arrest

      Simmering ethnic tensions between Tibetans and Chinese boiled over into a riot in a remote Tibet province, Reuters reports. After 3 monks were arrested following an altercation with a Chinese shop owner, hundreds of Tibetan herdsmen converged on the town to demand their release. When authorities failed to comply, they vandalized Chinese-owned shops, government offices, and clashed with police. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • riots  • Buddhist monks  • Tibetans  • ethnic conflict

  • October 2007

    • Burmese Monks Back in Streets

      newser  |  BBC  |  Oct 31, 07 8:52 AM CDT

      Burmese Monks Back in Streets

      Picking up their quashed demands, more than 100 Burmese monks marched in defiance of the military junta today in the first marches since the government crackdown on pro-democracy protests late last month. "This is very significant... we are very encouraged to see the monks taking up action," one Burmese human rights watcher told the BBC. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • human rights  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Buddhist monks

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

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 17, 07 9:01 AM CDT

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

      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. More »

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      China  • Japan  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Buddhist monks  • political prisoner

    • Myanmar Junta: 'You Are No Longer Monks'

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Oct 11, 07 12:09 PM CDT

      Myanmar Junta: 'You Are No Longer Monks'

      Buddhist monks rounded up in protests in Myanmar faced torturous conditions, a recent detainee told Reuters. During days of interrogation, monks were beaten and denied medical treatment, water, and toilets. Prisoners were stripped of their iconic robes. “You are no longer a monk,” a guard told the prisoner, slapping him. “You are just an ordinary man with a shaven head.” More »

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      Burma  • torture  • Myanmar  • junta  • Buddhist monks  • prisoners  • Burma protest

    • Burma Confiscates Phones, Computers to Silence News

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 9, 07 4:06 AM CDT

      Burma Confiscates Phones, Computers to Silence News

      The Burmese government is cutting the last lines of communication with the outside world, confiscating satellite phones and computers that reporters and bloggers were using to spread news of the violent repression of pro-democracy protests. Officials even demanded to see permits for satellite phones at a United Nations office. Authorities also searched other offices in a Rangoon hotel and office building for equipment. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • protests  • Myanmar  • computer  • Buddhist monks  • Burma protest

    • Junta Cremates Protesters

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Oct 7, 07 5:05 PM CDT

      Junta Cremates Protesters

      Burma's army is burning the bodies of activists in secret cremations, hiding their true death count forever, the Sunday Times reports. Locals near Rangoon report trucks are driving by a crematorium at night as smoke rises constantly from its chimneys. Rumors of victims burnt alive have swept the city, but remain unconfirmed by outside observers. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • junta  • Buddhist monks  • Red Cross  • Rangoon  • superstition  • Tiananmen Square

    • Relentless Myanmar Junta Pursues Reprisals

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Oct 4, 07 4:38 AM CDT

      Relentless Myanmar Junta Pursues Reprisals

      Burma's military junta is continuing to exact a harsh revenge on pro-democracy activists, despite an end to large-scale demonstrations. In the wake of a recent visit by a UN special envoy, the government is disregarding calls for restraint and continuing to round up and beat monks, nuns and civilians. Last night soldiers arrested dozens of people who tried to prevent a raid on a monastery. More »

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      Burma  • Buddhist monks  • Than Shwe

    • Burmese Streets Quiet; Monks to be 'Sent Away'

      newser  |  BBC  |  Oct 1, 07 12:48 PM CDT

      Burmese Streets Quiet; Monks to be 'Sent Away'

      The violent Burmese government crackdown appeared successful as heavily-armed police patrolled the quieted streets of Yangon today, and the BBC reported that some 4,000 detained monks were to be vanquished to prisons in the far north. BBC correspondents say the populace is afraid and helpless after riots that left 10 dead by government count—and many more by diplomat and activist reckoning. More »

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      Burma  • Buddhist monks  • Burma protest  • Yangon

    • Hunt's On for Burma's Hero Bloggers

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

      Hunt's On for Burma's Hero Bloggers

      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

    • Violent Face-Off Rages in Burma

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 28, 07 4:44 AM CDT

      Violent Face-Off Rages in Burma

      A brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters continued after a bloody confrontation yesterday when soldiers shot dead at least nine people,  including a Japanese news photographer. Troops again opened fire on demonstrators today, cut internet connections and sealed monasteries as crowds defied orders from the ruling military junta to disperse. Five monasteries were sealed with barbed-wire barricades guarded by soldiers. More »

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      Burma  • Buddhist monks  • Yasuo Fukuda  • Burma protest

    • Website Exposes Burma Brutality

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

      Website Exposes Burma Brutality

      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  • Buddhist monks  • Norway  • Democratic Voice of Burma

    • 9 Killed in Burmese Crackdown

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Sep 27, 07 12:04 PM CDT

      9 Killed in Burmese Crackdown

      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

    • Burmese Junta Rounds Up 200 Monks in Midnight Raids

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 27, 07 5:03 AM CDT

      Burmese Junta Rounds Up 200 Monks in Midnight Raids

      The Burmese military junta has once again opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in Rangoon and rounded up hundreds of monks in midnight raids on monasteries, the Guardian reports. It was not immediately known if anyone was injured. As many as 200 police officers and soldiers later marched through the streets with loudspeakers warning anyone who didn't leave that they risked being shot, according to Reuters. More »

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      junta  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Buddhist monks  • Burma protest  • Rangoon

    • 5 Monks Killed by Burma Police

      newser  |  BBC  |  Sep 26, 07 10:31 AM CDT

      5 Monks Killed by Burma Police

      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

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