Fight for the right to protest

"People seem to be determined to continue, despite the bullets, beatings and killings. I hear right now that shooting is still going on near our office. What we need from the international community is not just discussion on sanction or verbal pressure. Defenceless citizens are risking their lives simply to make their voice heard to live in a country free of oppression and extreme poverty, which they have been enduring for the past 19 years. Now is the time for the international community to take action."

The words of an anonymous international resident in Rangoon on the BBC site. You can register your support for the Burmese demonstrations here.

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