would you sacrifice your life…
so that others may get their basic human rights?
and can speak without fear?
Monday, October 1, 2007
By LEELA JACINTO and JULIEN PAINPARIS, Oct. 1 — Floating face down in a filthy pool of water, a tangled strip of saffron cloth – the distinctive garb a Buddhist monk – still clinging to his neck, the images are a gruesome reminder of the brutality of last week’s military crackdown on Burmese protesters.
The graphic video of what appears to be a dead monk was filmed Sunday in the Pazondaung area of the Burmese city of Rangoon, according to the Democratic Voice of Burma, an Oslo-based opposition group. It is not known when the monk died.
born into a democratic society, the freedoms of thoughts and expression as birthrights
we take our rights for granted, we will never know what life is like without…
there are some people on earth who can only dream of that freedom,
and are prepared to give up their lives to get their basic rights,
to have the voice; to have a say about life and nation.
We are born with our human rights,
and no one, nobody should be allowed to take it away from us.
[Photograph from: France24.com]
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granderrBharata said this on October 3rd, 2007 at 14:08
intresting how china has not done anything
little indian said this on October 3rd, 2007 at 16:29
Thanks GranderrBharata,
No, neither China, nor India has said anything.
Both have “strategic” and business interests in Burma.
I can understand China, they have never been democratic and have atrocious human rights record. I do not understand India.
A blogger not too long ago said to me that to believe in ideological politics is downright stupid.
Maybe now that is the way of the future, politics dictated according to the business interests.
Bendtherulz said this on October 5th, 2007 at 14:10
This was so shameful !!!!
I think India has now said something – aleast today’s newspaper said so….
Infact I was reading about this new capital which is so secluded, and they have bundled of govt officials to this new place…and anger is brewing up everywhere and the Junta is just ignoring the same….God knows when we will hear the liberation of this country.
PS – No not in mountains…atleast for next 1 & 1/2 month I don’t think so.I am in Ludhiana right now
little indian said this on October 5th, 2007 at 14:32
Hi rulzbender,
yes, our parliament of ministers who will shout loud democracy and equal rights in India, were so conveniently silent.
This photograph I have downloaded onto my disk, it is as poignant as that famous one from Tianaman square.
ravenscawl said this on May 10th, 2008 at 14:30
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.
— Martin Niemoller (1892–1984)
Lisa said this on July 1st, 2008 at 12:58
I would just like to say that is from Rambo 4 😀