VARIOUS: Activists in Asia protest against the Myanmar regime's crackdown on protestors

Myanmar dissidents in Seoul shaved their heads on Sunday (September 30) in a demonstration on the streets to protest against the military government's crackdown in Myanmar. Some hundred protesters gathered in front of the Myanmar Embassy in downtown Seoul for the event. So far the junta that rules Myanmar seems to have ignored international clamour for a peaceful end to their crackdown on a mass uprising led by monks. Troops and riot police manned barricades on Saturday (September 30) in the area from which the pro-democracy protests, sparked by sharp fuel prices, have reverberated around the world. Small groups gathered to taunt and curse them before scattering down alleys when they started to charge. In Bangkok, hundreds of Myanmar people wearing red to commemorate the people who have died in Yangon in recent days, marched through the streets, calling for the Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) to get tougher on Myanmar. Carrying pictures of the national hero General Aung Sann and his daughter Aung Sann Suu Kyi, detained leader of the National League for Democracy, protesters chanted "We want democracy, we want human rights". "Even though we're far from home, we're here to protest in front of the Burma embassy against the malicious massacre happening in Burma," said Thu Ra, president of Burma Action. In Singapore, a handful of protestors collected signatures outside the Myanmar embassy to protest against the recent violence and Singapore's business ties with the country. At least 10 people have been killed, say the Myanmar officials after soldiers opened fire during protests. But foreign diplomats in Yangon estimate the death toll could be ten times higher.

ITN Source | September 30, 2007

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