Burma Violence Continues During U.N. Visit
2007.09.30
Ordinary Burmese accused the government of extreme brutality as a special U.N. envoy to Burma met detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon after days of mass protests and a deadly crackdown by the military regime. "They beat up the group of women, shouting, ‘Beat them. Beat them.’ They beat up everyone in sight...I saw about 20 people in the prison trucks," one man said.
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Burmese Fight Back, Vow to Continue Protests
2007.09.28
Ordinary Burmese fought back Friday against a military crackdown on weeks of monk-led anti-government protests, with crowds attacking troops and police with stones, knives, and insults, eyewitnesses said. “Today, people have really exploded,” said one witness. “There are so many gunshots. While I’m talking to you, there have been no fewer than five people shot and killed on the street.”
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Nine Dead as Burmese Troops Keep Shooting
2007.09.27
Burma's military regime continues its violent crackdown on anti-government protests led by monks, killing at least nine people, as monks vow to continue peaceful protests—even at the cost of their own lives.
Burmese Troops Fire on Protesters
2007.09.26
Burmese security forces opened fire on protesters and onlookers with live ammunition and tear gas Wednesday, killing at least three people, including one monk.
Burmese Monks Lead Largest Protest in Decades
2007.09.23
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters, led by columns of Buddhist monks and nuns, march on the streets of Rangoon, chanting pleas for national reconciliation.
Thousands Protest in Burma
2007.09.19
Thousands of Buddhist monks protested in the Burmese city of Sittwe to demand the release of 23 people detained a day earlier, amid escalating demonstrations sparked by a massive rise in the price of fuel.
China Detains Tibetans in Lhasa Trader Dispute
2007.09.14
Chinese authorities in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa have detained six Tibetans after they lodged an appeal against the relocation of their trading stalls to make way for a new pedestrian walkway.
50 Years On, Romanian Still Seeks Lost North Korean Husband
2007.09.12
More than half a century after she met and fell in love with her North Korean husband, an elderly Romanian woman is hoping to be reunited with her husband before she dies, in spite of more than four decades of enforced separation by authorities in the isolated Stalinist state.
More Bird Flu in Burma's Mon Province
2007.09.06
Authorities in the central Burmese region of Bago have confirmed a new outbreak of avian influenza. “This time, it started among backyard chicken and ducks,” one expert said.
China Pulls Plug on Internet Data Centers Ahead of Party Congress
2007.09.05
Authorities in major cities across China have moved to close down large swathes of the Internet in action targeting 'interactive' sites ahead of the Communist Party congress in mid-October, according to netizens, government Web sites, and service providers.
China's Urban Christians an Unknown Quantity For Beijing
2007.09.04
Christianity is gaining new converts in Chinese cities and towns, especially among the newly emerging and assertive professional class, and the trend is causing the ruling Communist Party some concern, experts say.
China Replaces Local Tibetan Officials in Lithang After Protest
2007.09.04
Chinese authorities in the southwestern Tibetan region of Lithang are removing ethnic Tibetan officials and replacing them with Chinese officials, in a crackdown on suspected separatism after a protest calling for the return of the exiled Dalai Lama.