Demonstration at the Chinese embassy in Prague, call for action on Burma

Demonstration at the Chinese embassy in Prague, call for action on Burma
Jan Líska from the People in Need foundation reads the text of the petition to the assembled crowd
The icon of pro-democracy struggle in Burma and the only Nobel Peace Price laureate to be currently incarcerated was smiling down on the gathering. From a poster.
Sabe Soe from the Burma Center Prague appeals to the people who showed up to keep their spirit alive in the days to come. "Don't believe what the media are saying, the protests in Burma will not die," she said, her voice breaking. The little son of Igor Blaževič from the People in Need foundation has his doubts
The moment of truth. Jan Líska ringing the embassy doorbell, Sabe Soe ready to hand over the petition. Zobrazit 7 fotografií
Foto: Pavel Vondra
5. 10. 2007 1:55

Hundred or so activists demonstrated in front of the Chinese embassy in Prague's quiet diplomatic quarter to send signal to Beijing that the whole world expects action, not just words, on Burma. Amnesty International, People in Need and Burma Center Prague joined forces to stage the protest. The message sent towards the hiding Chinese diplomats was clear: you and only you can make the Burmese generals understand that the repeat of the 1988 bloodbath is absolutely unacceptable. The attempt to hand over a petition failed however, nobody answered the doorbell.

 

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