WorldNews Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 [attach=full]18338[/attach]Student protesters calling for education reform said Tuesday that riot police have ordered them to disperse within hours after surrounding them near a monastery in central Myanmar. Some 300 young activists -- many sporting bandanas with the fighting peacock symbol of student protest -- remained encircled by police armed with sticks who have trapped them outside a monastery compound in the town of Letpadan since Monday. Their protest is illegal in Myanmar, where almost half a century of military rule ended only in 2011. The group has been given a deadline of 4pm local time (0930 GMT) to call off their protest, according to student leader Min Thwe Thit. Continue reading... Quote
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