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September 14, 2008 at 07:43:46
Buddhist monks begin a new demonstration in Burma by Ashin Mettacara Page 1 of 1 page(s) |
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By Ashin Mettacara About 50 Buddhist monks gathered to begin a new demonstration in Sittwe , Rakkhine State r at around 2 pm on September 13th. But they were broke up by the security forces while they were gathering at Way Thar Lee stadium. I could not confirm how many were arrested. Buddhist monks led a massive pro-democracy demonstrations on 18th of September 2007. The military opened fire on the demonstrators on 26th of September and many monks and people were killed.
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