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• Sept. 24: Buddhist monks march on a street in protest against the military government in Yangon, Myanmar. As many as 100,000 anti-government protesters led by a phalanx of Buddhist monks marched Monday through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate in Myanmar's biggest city since a 1988 pro-democracy uprising that was brutally crushed by the military.
• Sept. 24: Well-known academy-award winning actor Kyaw Thu, left in white, and well-known comedian Zargana, alias Ko Thura, third from left, pay respects to monks who arrived at Shwedagon pagoda. Famous actor Kyaw Thu urged the public to support the Buddhist monks who have been staging protest on behalf of the people.
• Sept. 24: Myanmar Buddhist monks walk on the street during a protest against the military government in Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city. As many as 100,000 anti-government protesters led by a phalanx of Buddhist monks marched Monday through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate in Myanmar's biggest city since a 1988 pro-democracy uprising that was brutally crushed by the military.
• Sept. 24: Myanmar Buddhist nuns pray at Shwedagon pagoda during a protest against the military government in Yangon, Myanmar. As many as 100,000 anti-government protesters led by a phalanx of Buddhist monks marched Monday through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate in Myanmar's biggest city since a 1988 pro-democracy uprising that was brutally crushed by the military.
• Sept. 24: Myanmar Buddhist monks pray at Shwedagon pagoda during a protest against the military government in Yangon, Myanmar. As many as 100,000 anti-government protesters led by a phalanx of Buddhist monks marched Monday through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate in Myanmar's biggest city since a 1988 pro-democracy uprising that was brutally crushed by the military.
• Sept. 24: A youth holds up a sign, demanding better living conditions and release of political prisoners, as Buddhist monks and Myanmar people march on a street in protest against the military government in Yangon, Myanmar. As many as 100,000 anti-government protesters led by a phalanx of Buddhist monks marched Monday through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate in Myanmar's biggest city since a 1988 pro-democracy uprising that was brutally crushed by the military.
• Sept. 23: Buddhist monk leaders speak at Shwedagon Pagoda during a protest against the military government in Yangon, Myanmar. About 20,000 Buddhist monks and citizens demonstrated against Myanmar's military junta in the country's largest city Sunday, with many shouting support for detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, witnesses said.
• Sept. 23: Buddhist monks, accompanied by civilians, march on a street in a protest against the military government in Yangon, Myanmar. About 20,000 Buddhist monks and citizens demonstrated against Myanmar's military junta in the country's largest city Sunday, with many shouting support for detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, witnesses said.
• Sept. 23: Buddhist nuns march at Shwedagon Pagoda during a protest against the military government in Yangon, Myanmar. About 20,000 Buddhist monks and citizens demonstrated against Myanmar's military junta in the country's largest city Sunday, with many shouting support for detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, witnesses said.
• Sept. 23: Buddhist monk leaders speak at Shwedagon Pagoda during a protest against the military government in Yangon, Myanmar. About 20,000 Buddhist monks and citizens demonstrated against Myanmar's military junta in the country's largest city Sunday, with many shouting support for detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, witnesses said.