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More than 150 pro-democracy activists, led by 88 Generation Students group held a peace vigil in Burma on Saturday completing their week-long campaign. Under the watchful eye of plainclothes security officers, the activists lit candles and offered alms to Buddhist monks at a Rangoon pagoda, completing their week-long vigil. "I am not afraid of it (being arrested). Not even a bit. We want peace and we treasure it. Because we are just expressing our goodwill and sharing our love, there is no reason for the authorities to arrest us", Ko Mya Aye told the BBC Burmese Service.
Launching the campaign Shwedagon pagoda was packed with activists participating in the prayer campaign organised by 88 Generation Students. This picture was taken by one of the partipants and sent to the BBC Burmese Service.
Female participation Participants also included women who were seen wearing white blouses showing their support for the campaign. White colour is normally associated with religious activities but organisers claimed that there were unusually high number of people wearing white on the day.
A crowd on the Shwedagon pagoda Officials in the tightly controlled Burma did not try to stop the prayer campaign. Activists were able to gather on the Shwedagon pagoda. Plain-cloth intelligence officers were seen taking photographs of the participants.
Candle lit vigil Activists hold a candlelit peace vigil at Myo U Pagoda in a suburb of Rangoon on Saturday 4 November 2006. NLD members also participated in the vigil.
From another angle Under the watchful eye of some 20 planinclothes security officers, more than 150 pro-democracy activists, including members of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party, held the peace vigil in Burma. Prayer vigil was done ahead of a visit by a top UN envoy. U.N. Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari, who was granted a rare opportunity to meet with Suu Kyi during his last visit in May, was expected in Burma for a four-day visit starting 9 November 2006. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ko Mya Aye speaking to the BBC Burmese
8888 Special Programme
