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BURMESE STUDENTS STAGE STIR
>From "Ken and Visakha Kawasaki" <brelief@xxxxxxx> at Global OnLine Japan
Date: 4 Dec 1997 01:39:20 GMT
Newsgroups: soc.culture.burma soc.culture.thai
BURMESE STUDENTS STAGE STIR
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New Delhi December 2
Members of the All Burma Students League (ABSL) staged a
demonstration in front of the Embassy of Thailand this
morning to register their protest against the recent
killings of five Karen refugees, allegedly by the Thai
army.
The students also protested against the reported arrest of
20 Burmese dissidents by the army.
The refugees who had fled to Thailand were forced to do so
because of the suffering and torture perpetrated by the
Military Junta in Burma, the agitating students pointed
out.
The agitators appealed to the Government of Thailand not to
support the military Government in Burma. Since the
Government in Thailand is democratically elected one, it
should not support a regime which survives and thrives on
force.
The Burmese military regime instead of ushering in an era
of economic development in the country is oppressing the
people of Burma and perpetuating the evils of forced labour
and drug trafficking, the students alleged.
They urged the Thai Government to think long term and stop
co-operating with the military regime in Burma.
THE NEWS FORM THE HINDU
News and Information Bureau, All Burma Students League
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