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=The Genocide in Burma= Historically known as Burma, the country of Myanmar became an independent nation in 1947 after the Second World War. From the years 1947 to 1963, it had a weak democratic government. Then, in 1963, in a military coup, some military officers took control of government. From that point onward, the government continually put down or shut down pro-democracy protests. This is obviously because the government wanted to maintain power. In doing this, they killed people related to these protests. Some were arrested; some were simply killed at the site of the protest. Since that time, the government started an ethnic cleansing of a minority group known as the Karens. Ethnic cleansing is known as genocide. Genocide is basically the systematic killing, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group. In doing this, the Burmese government started a 40 year war with the Karen. The following photos were taken in Burma.

This is a picture of a child soldier in Burma. As you can see, he is very young. Some children are recruited as early as the age of nine years old.



This gruesome picture is that of a dead body floating down a river in Burma. This is not an uncommon sight in Burma. It is estimated that 600000 have died in this genocide. It's unknown weather or or not this person is Karen.

This is a picture of a village that was burned down by soldiers of the government. Approximately 3,200 villages have been burned down in the Burmese genocide.

So obviously, this is terrible. But what can you do about it? You can go to http://www.genocideintervention.net. It is a website founded by an organization involved in the prevention of genocide. There, you can donate money to different funds which help in the prevention of genocide. An example would be that they have set up the early warning system in Burma that warns of government attacks. If you would like to know more about the Burmese genocide, and genocide in general, click on the links below.

Facts: 530000 people have been displaced 2200 activists have been arrested The government has tried to cut off all food and resources form the rebels

Bibliography

http://www.state.gov http://www.genocideintervention.net http://www.hawaii.edu/ www.freeburmarangers.org/  kassandraproject.files.wordpress.com  /www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,504286,00.html