Posted on Monday, October 1, 2007 by Bas
From “Ricken Patel – Avaaz.org” avaaz@avaaz.org
Dear friends,
Burma’s generals have brought their brutal iron hand down on peaceful monks and protesters — but in response, a massive global outcry is gathering pace. The roar of global public opinion is being heard in hundreds of protests outside Chinese and Burmese embassies, people round the world wearing the [...]
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Posted on Friday, September 28, 2007 by Bas
And it gets worse by the day…
Junta’s crackdown in Burma intensifies
Internet access ‘cut off’ in attempt to silence Burma
So basically the monks have dissapeared and nobody really seems to know what happened to them… Maybe we should stop threatening them with sanctions (the junta has lived with sanctions for decades anyway) and start threatening them [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 by Bas
And you all know what I’m talking about…
The army has given out warnings and are doing so right now, but the monks are protesting anyway. For their safety, let’s pray, meditate, vibrate or whatever your spiritual tradition is. Radiate love and care.
If you’re not as “out there” as I am, maybe this is a good [...]
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