Word: burma
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Burma's form of government is at the heart of an international controversy. In 1990, The National League of Democracy won the general elections in Burma, but the military junta that has led the country since 1962 refuses to abdicate...
...protest was organized by the Free Burma coalition, an umbrella group of organizations working to free Burma from the military junta. The organization has chapters at many universities, including Harvard...
Madan said that hearing the stories of studentactivists in Burma also moved...
While we're on the subject of music, I guess there's that whole "Free Tibet" thing, the current cause du jour (see "Burma"). Hey, I went to the concert. And, believe me, everybody there was into freeing Tibet, as long as it involved taking off your top and listening to Pearl Jam. But even if few of the spectators ended up getting directly involved with the Free Tibet movement, I suppose the concert was successful in doing what trendy events do best, "raising awareness," which is another way of saying, "nothing tangible, but please keep sending money...
EXPELLED. SIX AMERICAN ACTIVISTS held in custody for six days for distributing pro-democracy leaflets; from Myanmar (formerly Burma). Twelve other foreigners were also released by the military regime. The 18 were originally sentenced to five years hard labor following a one-day trial...