From the BBC:
State television in Burma (Myanmar) says that nine people died and 11 were wounded in the latest crackdown on anti-government protesters. The dead included a Japanese man, identified as Kenji Nagai, a video journalist working for APF News.
Troops fired shots and tear gas in an attempt to clear the streets of thousands of protesters in the main city of Rangoon. Witnesses said dozens of Buddhist monks were beaten, while hundreds more were detained.
Several countries around the world have urged the Burmese military to show restraint and the UN Secretary General has dispatched his special envoy to the region.
And so Burma joins other countries like Sudan and Zimbabwe where we'll look on helplessly and mutter about crimes against humanity.
State television in Burma (Myanmar) says that nine people died and 11 were wounded in the latest crackdown on anti-government protesters. The dead included a Japanese man, identified as Kenji Nagai, a video journalist working for APF News.
Troops fired shots and tear gas in an attempt to clear the streets of thousands of protesters in the main city of Rangoon. Witnesses said dozens of Buddhist monks were beaten, while hundreds more were detained.
Several countries around the world have urged the Burmese military to show restraint and the UN Secretary General has dispatched his special envoy to the region.
And so Burma joins other countries like Sudan and Zimbabwe where we'll look on helplessly and mutter about crimes against humanity.
I'm reminded of a certain phrase by English philosopher Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797):
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing".
Nine killed in Burmese crackdown
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing".
Nine killed in Burmese crackdown
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