3,000 Detained in Burma, by Junta's Count

Japan cuts aid, China supports UN diplomat
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 17, 2007 9:01 AM CDT
3,000 Detained in Burma, by Junta's Count
A Myanmar woman waits for a treatment under a poster symbolizing the situation in Myanmar at the hospital for Myanmar people in Mae Sot, Thailand Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007. Myanmar's ruling military lashed out at Western powers and foreign media Thursday for fomenting recent protests that were put down...   (Associated Press)

Burma’s military regime imprisoned roughly 3,000 people in last month’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, the state-run newspaper announced today. Over 500 are still in custody, and more are being arrested each day. “Those who should be released will be,” the paper said. Meanwhile international outrage has prompted Japan and China to distance themselves from the regime, the AP reports.

Japan, incensed by the point-blank shooting of a Japanese photographer during the demonstrations, cancelled a $4.7 million grant to Yangon University. China, which often shields Burma from international pressure, declared support for UN efforts, but also praised the current calm as “the result of hard work and cooperation from all sides.” UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari pleaded his case in Malaysia yesterday, where the foreign minister supported the UN but ruled out sanctions. (More Burma stories.)

Get the news faster.
Tap to install our app.
X
Install the Newser News app
in two easy steps:
1. Tap in your navigation bar.
2. Tap to Add to Home Screen.

X