In protest of inflated gas prices, several hundred monks in Myanmar (formerly Burma) marched through the streets of Yangon and Bago on September 18th, 2007. The group of no less than four hundred monks also paid their respects to Mrs. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at her home, where the Nobel Laureate and leader of the National League for Democracy had been held under house arrest since 1989.
They were quickly joined by ranks of both monks and civilians in their peaceful demonstration, and by September 24th the numbers of protesters had swelled to more than 10,000 people. The military junta, headed by Than Shwe, responded with a violent crackdown on September 26th. The brutal retaliation, which lasted for three days, subjected protesters to beatings, shootings and tear gas. By the 28th, nine protesters had been reported dead and eleven were injured. 50,000 people had protested in Yangon. More than a thousand civilians and monks were arrested and most are still being held by the junta.
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In protest of inflated gas prices, several hundred monks in Myanmar (formerly Burma) marched through the streets of Yangon and Bago on September 18th, 2007. The group of no less than four hundred monks also paid their respects to Mrs. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at her home, where the Nobel Laureate and leader of the National League for Democracy had been held under house arrest since 1989.
They were quickly joined by ranks of both monks and civilians in their peaceful demonstration, and by September 24th the numbers of protesters had swelled to more than 10,000 people. The military junta, headed by Than Shwe, responded with a violent crackdown on September 26th. The brutal retaliation, which lasted for three days, subjected protesters to beatings, shootings and tear gas. By the 28th, nine protesters had been reported dead and eleven were injured. 50,000 people had protested in Yangon. More than a thousand civilians and monks were arrested and most are still being held by the junta.