Monks defy junta, resume protests
From Times Wire Reports
More than 100 Buddhist monks marched peacefully in a northern Myanmar town noted for its defiance of the country’s military rulers, in the first large protest since the junta violently crushed anti-government demonstrations a month ago.
The monks marched for nearly an hour in Pakokku, chanting a Buddhist prayer that has become associated with the democracy cause.
They did not carry signs or shout slogans, but their action was clearly in defiance of the military government.
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