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8 April 2008

Where next for Burma?

Six months ago the world watched a courageous attempt led by Buddhist monks to replace military dic

By Carole Reckinger

In recent days much of the world’s attention has been firmly fixed on Tibet and the plight of the Burmese people seems to have been all but forgotten.

And yet things are not improving in that country. Far from it. According to one renowned Buddhist leader, the situation is deteriorating six months on from the bloody military crackdown against the pro-democracy movement.

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