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More pictures and news from Burma

posted by Anna-Maria Müller at 9h00 GMT on Sep 28

Mizzima News: Speculation over possible confrontation among Burmese generals
Telegraph: Japanese man killed in Burma: Pictures
New America Media: Photo of the Day - Monks protesting in Myanmar
Channel 4: Burma - a journalist's report
The Burma Campaign
Profiles of "The Lady" Aung San Suu Kyi on the Telegraph and BBC

Find a dossier with information about the current crisis and its background in Burma on BBC online and related articles and sources in our archive.

Watch a video on how the peaceful demonstration turns into violence against the protestors on Telegraph TV.

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