http://www.tai-nation.org/en en-us N/A khwaantai@gmail.com Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:22:53 UTC 20 http://www.tai-nation.org/en/articles/148/1/AVAAZ-Situation-Report/Page1.html The overall situation in Burma has deteriorated significantly since the protests last fall. 80% of the leadership of the monk and student networks that led the protests have been caught and jailed. The remaining 20% are on the run, hiding in safe houses and constantly at risk. The Burmese generals have used torture extensively to work their way through these networks. They have also immediately and viciously cracked down on any street protests. One of our original hopes was to break the media and internet blackout that the Burmese generals had imposed on the country. But now, even if we did, there are no significant protests to cover. The public protests have been smothered, for now.

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