I've been following a little bit about the events in Myanmar and protests by Monks for democracy. There is a repressive military government there and this isn't the first time they've been faced with Monks protesting for greater freedoms. The last time, 1988, the end result was a whole bunch of Monks getting shot and killed.
The same could be about to happen now. But the Monks and sympathetic citizens who are starting to join them, have technology on their side. The internet and satelite technology have allowed them to get messages, video and video footage out to the rest of the world.
A Japanese photographer was shot and killed last week. A picture of him down in the street may end up being the as well known as the Vietnam photo of the gun to the head execution or the student being run down by a tank in Tienenman Square.
Of course, neither of those situations ended well. But the Monks have hope, as Monks are wont to. But people are now being shot and the government is shutting down internet access in the country. Russia and China are saying it is an internal affair and the UN shouldn't get involved.
Take a look. Read one article.
http://www.nytimes.com/
http://www.cnn.com/
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