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The current government lost the last election but refused to give up power. In September 2007, monks and other protesters paraded through the streets for over 9 days before the government ordered them to disperse.

The current government lost the last election but refused to give up power. 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 appalling [[human rights]] abuses, ranging from forced labour, to a campaign of oppression and what some claim amounts to [[genocide]].

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 appalling [[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>.

The country contains most of the [[Karen]] people, an ethnic group which has been fighting for independence since 1949.

The country contains most of the [[Karen]] people, an ethnic group which has been fighting for independence since 1949.