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Monks' Revolution Continues into third day
By: pfalzone
Posted: Nov 7 07
Witnessed: 5654 times
Regions: Myanmar
Issues: Police brutality
Tags: burma, Protest, State Repression
Rangoon monks call for UN action
Sep 20, 2007 (DVB)—Several monks taking part in the 1000-strong protest in Rangoon today waved placards calling for UN action on Burma as Security Council members in New York prepared for a briefing on the situation.
The UN secretary general's special adviser on Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, was set to brief the council on the recent wave of political unrest in the country today as monks, backed by thousands of civilians and high-school students, continued their protests against the military government.
After starting today's demonstration at the historic Shwe Dagon pagoda, more than 1000 monks marched past foreign embassies in downtown Rangoon, calling for an end to state-sanctioned violence and calling for UN action.
One Rangoon-resident who joined the protest told DVB, "Some monks were also carrying placards calling for a Security Council resolution on Burma."
"It was raining hard all day but the monks marched without umbrella's . . . Some of them collapsed because they were so tired from walking," the protestor said.
Eyewitnesses said the monks were joined today by thousands of civilians and high-school students who walked ahead of and around the monks to ensure they were not harmed.
"Students and other young people formed the outer ring of the protest by joining hands and clearing the way for the monks. They were also protected by more than 10,000 civilians," one eyewitness said.
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