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Burma's military junta may have staunched the country's largest protest movement in 20 years, but many still long for democracy.

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This Story Citizens Wait, Worry in Junta's Climate of Fear Article \| RANGOON, Burma, Oct. 23 -- She does not know if the police have her picture. But that uncertainty has not eased her fear. Subtle Resistance Full Coverage: Conflict in Burma This Story Unity Lacking On Diplomatic Approach to Burma's Junta Article \| BANGKOK, Oct. 24 -- While activists focus on increasing pressure on Burma's military leaders to open a dialogue with the country's pro-democracy activists, diplomatic consensus is eroding on what steps to take next. Subtle Resistance This Story A New Generation of Activists Arises in Burma Article \| RANGOON -- They operate in the shadows, slipping by moonlight from safe house to safe house, changing their cellphones to hide their tracks and meeting under cover of monasteries or clinics to plot changes that have eluded their country for 46 years. Subtle Resistance This Story Burma Expels U.N. Envoy Who Backed Pro-Democracy Protests Article \| UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 2 -- Burma's military government Friday ordered the expulsion of the top U.N. representative in the country, Charles Petrie, expressing anger over his public endorsement of the country's pro-democracy protests. Subtle Resistance		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Newsvine del.icio.us Stumble It! Reddit Facebook myspace COMMENT Discussion Policy Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this gallery		Related South African Named U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights UNITED NATIONS, July 24 -- South African judge Navanethem Pillay was named Thursday as the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, culminating a remarkable ascent for a lawyer who was once barred from entering a judge's chamber during South Africa's apartheid era because of the color of her skin. Burma Gives 'Cronies' Slice of Storm Relief Just seven days after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma last month, the ruling military junta parceled out key sections of the affected Irrawaddy Delta to favored tycoons and companies, including several facing sanctions from the U.S. Treasury, according to a Burmese magazine with close ties to the... Related Burma's Storm Survivors Cobble Together a Meager Future South African Named U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights Burma Gives 'Cronies' Slice of Storm Relief Burma Arrests Celebrity Critic Who Organized Cyclone Relief Related Conflict in Burma Burma cracks down violently on anti-junta protests. More on washingtonpost.com • More Photo News » washingtonpost.com placeholder » Related Topics & Web Content
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