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| Nuns in Burma anti-junta rallies | Nuns in Burma anti-junta rallies |
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| About 5,000 Burmese monks have been joined by nuns for the first time on the seventh day of protests calling for an end to the military government. | About 5,000 Burmese monks have been joined by nuns for the first time on the seventh day of protests calling for an end to the military government. |
| Cheered on by 10,000 onlookers, up to 150 nuns dressed in white joined the march through the heart of Rangoon. | Cheered on by 10,000 onlookers, up to 150 nuns dressed in white joined the march through the heart of Rangoon. |
| It came a day after the Buddhist monks marched by the home of detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | It came a day after the Buddhist monks marched by the home of detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
| The protests have snowballed into the biggest public show of opposition to the generals since the 1988 uprising. | The protests have snowballed into the biggest public show of opposition to the generals since the 1988 uprising. |
| BBC South Asia correspondent Jonathan Head says the demonstrations are escalating because the monks are now urging civilians to join in, after advising them last week not to get involved. | BBC South Asia correspondent Jonathan Head says the demonstrations are escalating because the monks are now urging civilians to join in, after advising them last week not to get involved. |
| Barricades | Barricades |
| Apparently unsure what to do, the security forces appear to be standing back for the moment and the next act in the drama is impossible to predict, says our correspondent. | Apparently unsure what to do, the security forces appear to be standing back for the moment and the next act in the drama is impossible to predict, says our correspondent. |
| Ms Suu Kyi emerged tearfully on Saturday from the home where she has been under house arrest since 2003 to pray with the monks, after they were allowed through a roadblock. | Ms Suu Kyi emerged tearfully on Saturday from the home where she has been under house arrest since 2003 to pray with the monks, after they were allowed through a roadblock. |
| Profile: Aung San Suu Kyi | Profile: Aung San Suu Kyi |
| But on Sunday the barricades were firmly back in place and there was a heavy security presence near the democracy icon's home to prevent a repeat protest march past. | But on Sunday the barricades were firmly back in place and there was a heavy security presence near the democracy icon's home to prevent a repeat protest march past. |
| Witnesses said the crowds formed a protective human chain, as the monks and nuns set off from Burma's most famous landmark, the revered Shwedagon Pagoda. | Witnesses said the crowds formed a protective human chain, as the monks and nuns set off from Burma's most famous landmark, the revered Shwedagon Pagoda. |
| Some demonstrators chanted "Release Suu Kyi" as they continued to the nearby Sule Pagoda, before passing the US Embassy. | Some demonstrators chanted "Release Suu Kyi" as they continued to the nearby Sule Pagoda, before passing the US Embassy. |
| Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ms Suu Kyi has spent 11 of the last 18 years in detention. | Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ms Suu Kyi has spent 11 of the last 18 years in detention. |
| In 1990 her party won national elections, but these were annulled by the army and she was never allowed to take office. | In 1990 her party won national elections, but these were annulled by the army and she was never allowed to take office. |
| On Friday, the Alliance of All Burmese Buddhist Monks, which is leading the demonstrations, vowed to continue until they had "wiped the military dictatorship from the land". | |
| The monks have urged the Burmese people to hold prayer vigils in their doorways for 15 minutes at 2000 (1330 GMT) on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. | The monks have urged the Burmese people to hold prayer vigils in their doorways for 15 minutes at 2000 (1330 GMT) on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. |
| The rallies began last month when the government doubled fuel prices. | The rallies began last month when the government doubled fuel prices. |
| But they have taken on new momentum in the past week since the religious order became more widely involved. | But they have taken on new momentum in the past week since the religious order became more widely involved. |
| On Saturday, at least 2,000 monks took to the streets in Rangoon, 10,000 monks went on the march in Mandalay and there were protests in five townships across Burma. | On Saturday, at least 2,000 monks took to the streets in Rangoon, 10,000 monks went on the march in Mandalay and there were protests in five townships across Burma. |
| Are you taking part in the protests? Please use the form below to tell us about your experiences. | Are you taking part in the protests? Please use the form below to tell us about your experiences. |
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