A child holds a picture of Gen. Aung San at the commemoration of Martyrs Day at the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Rangoon on Thursday, July 19, 2012. For the first time in recent years, top government officials held a ceremony at the Martyrs Mausoleum in Rangoon. The government denied gatherings at a number of cities across the country. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima
People hold a moment of silence in front of the NLD headquarters on Friday, July 19, 2012, to commemorate Martyrs Day. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima
National League for Democracy (NLD) chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi attends the commemoration of Martyrs Day at the National League for Democracy headquarters in Rangoon on Thursday, July 19, 2012. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima
National League for Democracy (NLD) chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at NLD headquarters on Thursday, July 19. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima
Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the commemoration of Martyrs Day at the National League for Democracy headquarters on Thursday, July 19, 2012. Photo: Ye Min / Mizzima