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22 April 2013 Last updated at 13:55

What is behind Burma's wave of violence?Ashin Wirathu

Following communal riots than killed more than 40 in Burma in March, the BBC's Jonathan Head visits the town where it all began to examine the causes of the violence.

An ethnic Rakhine man holds homemade weapons as he stands in front of a house that was burnt during fighting between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in Sittwe 10 June, 2012Q&A: Communal violence

The BBC looks at what lies behind the religious and ethnic tensions that have bubbled to the surface in Myanmar, also known as Burma.

Delegates of National League for Democracy (NLD) vote during the first- ever party conference at the Royal Rose Hall in Rangoon, Burma on 9 March 2013Will opposition party adapt?

The BBC's Jonah Fisher examines whether Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy can adapt to the challenges of a new political era.

Timeline: Reforms in Myanmar Key developments in recent years A man holds on 16 June, 2012 a poster of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a public meeting following a ceremony where Suu Kyi formally accepted her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

Aung San Suu Kyi An international symbol of peaceful resistance Aung San Suu Kyi carries flowers as she visits a polling station in Kawhmu township, Burma, 1 April 2012

Booming Burma? Economic growth may be heading for Rangoon Myanmar farmer U Thein Hlaing, 62, poses for pictures in his paddy field on the outskirts of Yangon

Burma or Myanmar... What's in a name? Protester holding Free Burma sign

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