Word: thurein
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Dates: during 2007-2007
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...images of the monks and nuns demonstrating on the streets of Rangoon made me cry. Religion is all that the Burmese have had since the military came to power in 1962. And being a Buddhist, I consider the government's mistreatment of the monks beyond disgusting. Ma Hnin Thurein, Almería, Spain...
...There are explosions--of smoke bombs, meant to shock and disorient--and the riot police charge, striking the protesters with canes. The monks and students fight back, and soon there is the unmistakable crackle of live ammunition; the soldiers are shooting above our heads. "They are not Buddhists," rages Thurein, 24, a student, who is clutching half a brick and running from the smoke. "They are not humans. Tell the world. We were praying peacefully, and they beat...
...riot police charged. Some protestors fought back with sticks and rocks. A car was set alight - by the soldiers, claim the demonstrators - and then the air filled with the unmistakable crack of live ammunition. Soldiers were shooting volleys of bullets into the air. "They are not Buddhists," cried Thurein, a 24-year-old student, clutching half a brick and fleeing from the smoke. "They are not humans. Tell the world. We were praying peacefully and they beat us. They beat the monks, even the old ones." An elderly monk stood with him, bleeding from a baton gash on his shaven...
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