myanmar

We ask what future is there for democracy following the ruling junta's brutal supression of protests led by monks.

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Part 1

People & Power examines the clash of people power with military might in Myanmar. What should the international community do? What can it do?

Part 2

Activists have long called for action on Myanmar, where years of repression have created huge social and economic problems.

Al Jazeera's special correspondent reports on the country's deteriorating humanitatian situation.

Thousands Join Monks in Protests

By SETH MYDANS
The New York Times
September 25, 2007

Agence France-Presse — Getty Images: Buddhist monks, escorted on each side by hand-holding supporters, protesting Sunday in the wet streets of Yangon, Myanmar.
BANGKOK, Sept. 24 — As protesters filled the streets of Myanmar’s cities in greater numbers than ever today, swelling the crowds in the country’s largest city to an estimated 100,000, the government issued its first warning that it might take action against protesting Buddhist monks.