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Sunday 25 November 2007

BBC Burmese News Monday Dawn

Sule Pagoda in central Rangoon is the starting point of protests by women
Sule Pagoda in central Rangoon is the starting point of protests by women

Activists stage small protest in Rangoon

Women activists in Burma have staged a small anti-government protest in the main city Rangoon - the first to take place there since the authorities crushed demonstrations in September.

Around thirty women gathered quietly at the Sule pagoda in central Rangoon, trying to avoid alerting the security forces.

They marched to Botataung, where they said prayers. The military government has maintained a heavy security presence in the city since it used violence to end widespread protests in September .

Today marks the second month of brutal crackdown of peaceful protesters by the military.

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