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Activists arrested despite promises - Sydney Morning Herald


Guardian Unlimited: Comment is freeActivists arrested despite promisesSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 8 hours agoRANGOON: Burmese security forces have arrested two prominent anti-government activists, a Buddhist monk and a labour rights advocate, dissidents reported. ...Burma arrests co ...>

UN envoy: Burma admits killing 15 - Bangkok Post


Voice of AmericaUN envoy: Burma admits killing 15Bangkok Post, Thailand - 47 minutes agoThe predominantly Buddhist country, Thailand's neighbour to the west, rocketed to international notoriety in September when its military opened fire on ...Burma's military junta 'arrests act ...>

Crow art has Thai monks flapping - Asia Times Online


Crow art has Thai monks flappingAsia Times Online, Hong Kong - 1 hour agoThe painting, composed using a yellow cord traditionally worn by Buddhist monks, portrays the painter's disagreement with the immoral behavior of some ... ...>

BURMA: BUDDHIST MONK AT HEAD OF PROTESTS ARRESTED - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia


BURMA: BUDDHIST MONK AT HEAD OF PROTESTS ARRESTEDAgenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - 31 minutes agoBurmese security forces have captured one of the Buddhist monks who for five weeks, between the end of August and the end of September, led the people's ...Burma arrests monk protest le ...>

BURMA: BUDDHIST MONK AT HEAD OF PROTESTS ARRESTED - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia


BURMA: BUDDHIST MONK AT HEAD OF PROTESTS ARRESTEDAgenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - Nov 14, 2007Burmese security forces have captured one of the Buddhist monks who for five weeks, between the end of August and the end of September, led the people's ... ...>

Center-right claims Denmark election victory - Seattle Times


Center-right claims Denmark election victorySeattle Times, United States - 7 hours agoMyanmar security forces have arrested two prominent anti-government activists — a Buddhist monk and a labor- rights advocate, fellow dissidents said Tuesday ... ...>

Making peace: Let it begin within - Wednesday Journal


Making peace: Let it begin withinWednesday Journal, IL - 7 hours agoThree days earlier two Buddhist nuns and one monk along with 17 members and friends of the Vajrayana Buddhist Center in Oak Park set out on a two-mile Walk ... ...>

Manipuris protest against military junta in Myanmar - Thaindian.com


Manipuris protest against military junta in MyanmarThaindian.com, Thailand - 1 hour agoMyanmar has seen hundreds of thousands of Buddhist monks protesting in the country for the last few weeks, calling for democracy and an end to the military ... ...>

Buddhists in India protest against Burma’s military junta - Thaindian.com


Buddhists in India protest against Burma’s military juntaThaindian.com, Thailand - 19 minutes agoMyanmar has seen hundreds of thousands of Buddhist monks protesting in the country for the last few weeks, calling for democracy and an end to the military ... ...>

Myanmar authorities arrest 2 prominent activists, including … - International Herald Tribune


Twin Falls Times-NewsMyanmar authorities arrest 2 prominent activists, including ...International Herald Tribune, France - 6 hours agoU Gambira, a Buddhist monk who helped spearhead the pro-democracy demonstrations in Yangon was arrested several days ago, they said. ...Prominent Myanmar A ...>