Sunday, 27 September 2009

News in Pictures: The second anniversary of what is known as the Saffron Revolution in Yangon, Myanmar


Demonstrators enact a mock beating during a demonstration Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. The skit and the demonstration were all part of a ceremony marking the second anniversary of an uprising in Myanmar by Buddhist Monks. (AP Photo/David Longstreath) (CAAI News Media)


Myanmar nationals living in Thailand dress as Myanmar soldiers as they perform during a rally outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok September 26, 2009. Today is the second anniversary of what is known as the Saffron Revolution in Yangon, Myanmar. Two years ago on this day, at least 31 people were killed during a crackdown on protesters by the military junta. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (CAAI News Media)


A Myanmar national living in Thailand holds up his child during a rally outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok September 26, 2009. Today is the second anniversary of what is known as the Saffron Revolution in Yangon, Myanmar. Two years ago on this day, at least 31 people were killed during a crackdown on protesters by the military junta. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (CAAI News Media)


Myanmarese monks living in Thailand pray during a rally outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok September 26, 2009. Today is the second anniversary of what is known as the Saffron Revolution in Yangon, Myanmar. Two years ago on this day, at least 31 people were killed during a crackdown on protesters by the military junta. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (CAAI News Media)


REFILE - CORRECTING DEATH TOLL Myanmarese monks, living in Thailand, pray next to a portrait of pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok September 26, 2009. Today is the second anniversary of what is known as the Saffron Revolution in Yangon, Myanmar. Two years ago on this day, at least 31 people were killed during a crackdown on protesters by the military junta. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (CAAI News Media)



Buddhist monks offer prayers during a demonstration Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. Protestors gathered to mark the second year anniversary of an uprising by Buddhist Monks in Yangon and other parts of Myanmar. (AP Photo/David Longstreath) (CAAI News Media)


Thai police officer receives a letter of protest from Buddhist monks during a demonstration Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. Protestors gathered to mark the second year anniversary of an uprising by Buddhist Monks in Yangon and other parts of Myanmar. (AP Photo/David Longstreath) (CAAI News Media)

A beggar waits for offerings outside a popular downtown park in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/David Longstreath) (CAAI News Media)

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