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September 26, 2007

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Burma on Flickr

Unit Structures points to a Flickr photostream out of Rangoon. Some of the pro photography coming out of Burma has been mind-boggling, but I like this stuff even better because it feels like it’s actually… real.

Am obsessed with what’s going on over there, by the way. This Telegraph article has some amazing details:

At the front of the procession a monk carried an upturned begging bowl, the symbol of this movement, representing the clergy’s refusal to accept alms from members of the regime.

Who’s got the best coverage of this? Any tips?

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Posted September 26, 2007 at 10:44 | Comments (5) | Permasnark
File under: Briefly Noted, Journalism, Media Galaxy, Society/Culture

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This BBC article discusses Ko Htike's blog, an unfiltered but fascinating resource.

For a more literary/historical perspective, Aung San Suu Kyi's Letters from Burma appear to be reprinted online. I'm confused about the lingual history of these documents, maybe someone can clarify; the letters were originally sent to and published by a Japanese newspaper, but I don't know what language they were originally written in. English?

For the Linux/Darwin/Cygwin empowered:

mkdir LettersFromBurma
curl "http://www.ibiblio.org/freeburma/assk/letters/letter0[01-52].html" -o "#1.html"

That might be the alpha-geekiest thing ever contributed to Snarkmarket. Thanks Peter!

Everyone, I am so glad to see word is finally getting out and questions are being asked about the situation in Myanmar/Burma. For years, the human rights abuse has been extreme and humanitarian organizations have been trying to get word to the world about this situation, but nations have been silent. Let's not let it be another Sudan where it took 25 years for most to hear. The war in Burma is being called another Sudan and will be just as serious if the military junta is not stopped soon. The humanitarian organization called Global Gateway Network that I work for is helping an orphanage of 25 children inside Burma, but now we can't get in to help them--borders are closed. We have another orphanage on the Thailand border with 25 Karen children from Burma who lived in the jungles for 2 1/2 months fleeing for their lives and living on rain water, leaves, worms and whatever they could find to satisfy their hunger. In May 2006 these scared and hungry children were met by Global Gateway Network volunteers and provided a home. They are thriving now, happy, healthy, in school, and most can speak five languages. Please help us to possibly retrieve more children if the opportunity is presented. Our website is www.globalgatewaynetwork.org The war in Burma is not only dictatorship, but an ethnic cleansing of mostly Karen people. Many refugee camps along the Thailand border are like cities filled with 20-40,000 refugees from Myanmar/Burma. Please inform yourselves by looking at websites www.Myanmar.com; www.Youtube.com/Burma; www.state.gov/Burma; www.hillerphoto.com/Burma; www.freeburmarangers.org This is a genocide emergency and the nations must begin to do something. I am trying to get as many people to know about this genocide as possible to stop it. I was in Thailand last year when these children were being tracked in the jungle. I was there again this May visiting the children and serving on the border with a medical team. Believe me, I have seen it with my own eyes.

Sincerely,
Mary

This is on the cover of LA times today.
check out the photos.

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