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One year after the Burmese uprising
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Sep 29 08
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Regions: Myanmar
Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Freedom of opinion & expression, Freedom of religion & belief
Tags: burma, monks uprising, political prisoners, Protests, Rangoon, saffron revolution
One year on from Myanmar's brutal crackdown on street protests, Al Jazeera has returned to Myanmar to find people still too frightened to properly mourn the victims. (September 26, 2008)
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