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'''Myanmar''' (or '''Burma''') is a country in southeast [[Asia]]. | '''Myanmar''' (or '''Burma''') is a country in southeast [[Asia]]. | ||
The capital is Naypyidaw. | The capital is Naypyidaw. | ||
Revision as of 21:08, September 26, 2007
Myanmar (or Burma) is a country in southeast Asia. The capital is Naypyidaw.
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 [1] and Amnesty International [2] for its appalling human rights abuses, ranging from forced labour, to a campaign of oppression and what some claim amounts to genocide[3].
The country contains most of the Karen people, an ethnic group which has been fighting for independence since 1949.