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Conflict in Burma

A New Generation of Activists Arises in Burma
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.
 
'To Be Busy Helps Them Forget'
BOGALAY, Burma -- Two months after a cyclone savaged the fertile Irrawaddy Delta, in Burma's southwest, the bones of drowning victims still clutter the muddy banks of waterways.
 
Frustrated Burmese Organize Aid Forays
RANGOON -- Seven weeks after huge swaths of Burma were savaged by a cyclone and tidal wave, a new and remarkable citizen movement is delivering emergency supplies to survivors neglected by the military government's haphazard relief effort.
 
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world/photo Subtle Resistance
Burma's military junta may have staunched the country's largest protest movement in 20 years, but many still long for democracy.

Council on Foreign Relations

Understanding Myanmar

Background of the protests and political history of the Southeast Asian country also known as Burma.

Opinion
To: The World; From: Burma
They tried to erase Burma from the Internet last week. It didn't work.
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opinion/photo Photos: Opinion
They tried to erase Burma from the Internet last week. Email, photographs, video clips and instant chat messages ceased. In an attempt to crush the opposition, the military junta that runs the country cut off access to the Web. It did not succeed.
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Satellite Images May Show Burma Abuses
Analysis of high-resolution satellite images show evidence of human rights abuses in Burma, consistent with eyewitness reports on the ground. This comes as soldiers club activists and shut down Internet access. Video by AP
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President Bush Delivers Remarks on Burma Sanctions
SPEAKER: PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH [*] BUSH: Laura, thank you for joining, and, Madam Secretary. In the last few weeks, the world has been inspired by the courage of the Burmese people. Ordinary men and women have taken to the streets in peaceful marches to demand their freedom and call for democr...
Scant details on reaction to U.S. envoys' Burma visit (Post, November 6, 2009)
 
ASEAN summit hits snag on new rights panel (Post, October 24, 2009)
 
In Sumatra, a Search for Quake Survivors: A Second Temblor Hits As the Toll Nears 800 (Post, October 2, 2009)
 
Burma Releases Detained American: Webb Says He Also Requested Suu Kyi's Freedom (Post, August 17, 2009)
 
Sen. Webb to Visit Burma in Wake of American's Arrest (Post, August 14, 2009)
 
Nepal's Environmental Issues Could Risk the Land's Beauty (Post, August 1, 2009)
 
Burmese Court Hears Final Arguments in Trial of Nobel Laureate Suu Kyi (Post, July 29, 2009)
 
North Korea Derides Clinton, Calls Her Remarks 'Vulgar' (Post, July 24, 2009)
 
U.S. Offers Burma Possible Benefits: Clinton Wants Nobel Laureate Released (Post, July 23, 2009)
 
U.S. Concerns Growing About N. Korean Military Ties With Burma (Post, July 22, 2009)
 
Burma's Offer of Amnesty Met With Cautious Optimism (Post, July 14, 2009; 12:02 PM)
 
Burma's Trial of Suu Kyi Hinders Cyclone Relief: Aid Groups Cite International Outrage (Post, June 11, 2009)
 
Observers At Suu Kyi Trial Again Restricted: U.N. Chief Plans To Seek a Meeting With Junta Leader (Post, May 22, 2009)
 
Suu Kyi Trial Opened To Envoys, Journalists (Post, May 21, 2009)
 
U.S. Seeks New Tack on Burma: Carrot-and-Stick Approach May Replace Sanctions Diplomacy (Post, April 12, 2009)
 
On Clinton's Travels, a Duality in Style: Unlike Straight Talk in Asia Trip, Caution Rules Mideast and Europe Visits (Post, March 8, 2009)
 
Asian Summit Ends Without Specific Economic Solutions (Post, March 2, 2009)
 
Asian Summit Snags on Human Rights: Activists Pull Out of Meeting After Ultimatum by Burma and Cambodia (Post, March 1, 2009)
 
Clinton's Candor Abroad Draws Mixed Reviews (Post, February 23, 2009)
 
Burma Begins Release of Thousands: Activists Say Few Are Political Prisoners (Post, February 23, 2009)
 
Clinton Says U.S. Seeks Unity With Muslim World: Burma, N. Korea Also Major Topics in Tokyo (Post, February 18, 2009)
 
Clinton Says U.S. Seeks Unity With Muslim World: Burma, N. Korea Also Major Topics in Tokyo (Post, February 18, 2009)
 
Thai Forces Accused of Towing Migrants Out to Sea on Barges (Post, January 19, 2009)
 
U.N. Mulls Reengaging Burma With More Aid: Diplomacy Unable to Yield Political Reforms (Post, December 28, 2008)
 
A Himalayan Mission to Bring Closure to Kin of WWII Troops: Arizonan Scales Peaks, Combs Forests to Find U.S. Plane Wrecks (Post, November 11, 2008)
 
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