More arrests in Burma


	More arrests in Burma

invictus

10-3-2007 8:45 AM

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burma, myanmar, asia, democracy, human rights, junta

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10-3-2007 10:03 AM

kkcapricorn

What happens to them after they are "taken away"?

10-3-2007 10:30 AM

german

in Argentina when militar junta take away people, they disappeared, vanished without a trace.

10-3-2007 2:10 PM

michellezm

Same in South Africa during the apartheid era

10-3-2007 5:59 PM

sahara

Where are the monks? A good article can be found here, www.buddhistchannel. Invictus, I have not clipped from this site yet, so feel free. The site has several good articles!

10-3-2007 6:35 PM

invictus

Thanks, Sahara! Interesting site with detailed info on the situation. I've just begun to browse.

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