Burmese Monks Protests captured by cameraphones

Buddhist monks gather and pray at Shwedagon pagoda before taking the street in a march protesting against the military government in Rangoon, Burma. Voice of America reports.

"...The demonstrations have persisted and spread in part because of new technologies - such as camera phones and Web-casting - to relay news.

"We actually are seeing an unprecedented wave of media technology being used in Burma and we're seeing this not just in Rangoon but also in Mandalay, in other parts, other states and divisions in Burma," said Debbie Stothard from ALTSEAN Regional Human Rights Network in Bangkok.

"So, the eyes of the international community are firmly on Burma but this information is also being broadcast back into Burma to the general population through radio services such as the Voice of America and other radio stations and that has actually helped the people of Burma to be better informed."

Previously: - Myanmar (Burma) cuts phone service to activists, journalists

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