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In September 2007, monks and other protesters paraded through the streets for over 9 days before the government ordered them to disperse.

In September 2007, monks and other protesters paraded through the streets for over 9 days before the government ordered them to disperse.

It is severely censured by groups from [[ASEAN]] <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3085819.stm</ref> and [[Amnesty International]] <ref>http://web.amnesty.org/report2005/mmr-summary-eng</ref> for its [[human rights]] abuses, ranging from forced labour, to a campaign of oppression and what some claim amounts to [[genocide]].<ref>http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs3/Horton-2005.pdf</ref> There are widespread reports of Christians being persecuted by the regime.<ref>http://www.persecution.org/suffering/countryinfodetail.php?countrycode=12</ref><ref>http://www.eagleworldnews.com/2007/10/01/us-report-highlights-christian-persecution-in-burma/</ref>

It is severely censured by groups from [[ASEAN]]<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3085819.stm</ref> and [[Amnesty International]]<ref>http://web.amnesty.org/report2005/mmr-summary-eng</ref> for its [[human rights]] abuses, ranging from forced labour, to a campaign of oppression and what some claim amounts to [[genocide]].<ref>http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs3/Horton-2005.pdf</ref> There are widespread reports of Christians being persecuted by the regime.<ref>http://www.persecution.org/suffering/countryinfodetail.php?countrycode=12</ref><ref>http://www.eagleworldnews.com/2007/10/01/us-report-highlights-christian-persecution-in-burma/</ref>

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