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Violence in Myanmar: Buddhist monks beaten, arrested

News Bulletin: Violence has erupted in Myanmar (formerly Burma) as the government cracks down on swelling pro-democracy protests led by Buddhist monks. Reports said a Japanese journalist was killed as police fire shots on protesters. China calls for restraint.

New York Times (Myanmar Forces Fire on Protesters):

BANGKOK, Sept. 27 — Government security forces in Myanmar cracked down for a second day today on nationwide protests, firing shots and tear gas, and raiding at least two Buddhist monasteries, where they beat and arrested dozens of monks, according to reports from the city of Yangon.


CanWest News Service Asia (One shot in Myanmar protests)
:

At least one protester was shot Thursday as Myanmar’s police and soldiers tried for a second day to forcibly end 10 days of peaceful demonstrations by Buddhist monks and citizens fed up with the country’s repressive military regime.


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Urging restraint - We need to be doing something besides “urging” the Burmese military junta to restrain themselves in the crackdown on monks and civilians who have been nonviolently protesting the regime at a growing rate for the past month.

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