Burmese rally for democracy

Thursday, August 13, 1998 - 10:00

Burmese rally for democracy

CANBERRA — More than 400 Burmese and their supporters protested outside the Burmese embassy in Canberra on August 8. The action was part of actions worldwide to commemorate the August 8, 1988 uprising in Burma in which 8000 people were killed by the military dictatorship. Further actions will be held during August to pressure the military rulers to allow pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to convene a constituent Assembly by August 21. For details, contact the All Burma Student Democratic Organisation on 0411 337 816. Pictured is a "Boycott Burma" protest held in Sydney last year.

Photo by Eva Cheng.

From GLW issue 328

Support glw

"Without Green Left Weekly, freedom of press and public truth-telling in Australia would be gravely ill." John Pilger

Donate securely online - every cent you donate helps us to keep going.

Links

Get in touch

Don't just get informed, get active! Receive regular emails about GLW & progressive events in your area.

get connected

join us on facebook follow our tweets add us to your rss feed

about GLW - the need for alternative media

In these days of growing media concentration, Green Left Weekly is a proudly independent voice committed to human and civil rights, global peace and environmental sustainability, democracy and equality. By printing the news and ideas the mainstream media won't, Green Left Weekly exposes the lies and distortions of the power brokers and helps us to better understand the world around us.

Green Left Weekly, launched in 1990 by progressive activists to present the views excluded by the big business media, is now Australia's leading source of local, national and international news, analysis, and discussion and debate to strengthen the anti-capitalist movements.

Burmese rally for democracy