Friday, September 25, 2009

Remembering "Saffaron Solidarity"



Sept.24, 2007: Monks took to the streets in main cities in Burma, people joined forces and demonstrations grew to nearly 100,000 in Rangoon alone; the largest since 1988 nationwide protests.The junta imposes curfews and bans on gatherings. It later acknowledges arresting some 3,000 people.
Sept.26: The military's patience ran out. It launched a brutal crackdown, shooting and beating the protesters into submission.
Sept.27: At least 30 people were dead and thousands of monks were imprisoned or fled the country. But the Saffaron Revolution spirit never died.

Photos Credits: AltSean, Reuters, Getty Images, Flickr, Google

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