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National Unity Party (NUP) chairman Tun Yi presides over celebrations to mark the party’s 22nd anniversary at its headquarters on University Road, Rangoon, on Friday, September 24, 2010. The NUP is a new incarnation of former dictator Ne Win’s Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP). Party secretary Khin Maung Gyi told reporters it is not an ally of junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party. Photo: Mizzima National Unity Party (NUP) chairman Tun Yi enters party headquarters, on University Road, Rangoon, to preside over celebrations to mark the 22nd anniversary of the party, on Friday, September 24, 2010. NUP is a new incarnation of former dictator Ne Win’s Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP). Party secretary Khin Maung Gyi told reporters it is not an ally of the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party. Photo: Mizzima A man reads a journal published by the National Unity Party (NUP) at its 22nd anniversary on Friday, September 24, 2010. Party secretary Khin Maung Gyi told reporters that the second largest party is not an ally of the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP). Photo: Mizzima Girls play after class at the Sky Blue Elementary School, a short walk from the garbage dump where they live with 100-odd Burmese migrant workers who eke out a living picking through rubbish on the outskirts of the Thai-Burmese border town of Mae Sot, Thailand. The school consists of 156 students and eight teachers. It is financed and operated with outside assistance. Photo: Albert Guzman France has endured a wave of criticism since last month’s decision by President Nicolas Sarkozy (above, at the Munich Security Conference last year) to proceed with the deportation of thousands of Roma to Eastern Europe. Even so, the French last Friday joined many countries’ recent calls for a UN commission of inquiry into ‘gross and systematic’ abuses by the Burmese regime. Photo: Sebastian Zwe Burmese women activists under the banner of the Women’s League of Burma mark UN International Day of Peace Day with a candlelit vigil and prayers for restoration of peace and democracy in Burma, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 21, 2010. They also urged the Burmese government to release all political prisoners. The league is an umbrella group of 12 organisations from different ethnic backgrounds in Burma. Photo: Mizzima Passers-by scan the list of eligible voters in Kyauktada Township, the centre of the former Burmese capital of Rangoon on Monday, September 20, 2010. Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is absent from any electoral roll because her house arrest was extended 18 months over US citizen John Yettaw’s trespass on her Inya Lake compound. The junta’s electoral laws ban any prisoner serving a sentence from voting. Photo: Mizzima A woman carries a wreath and farewell message from detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the funeral of Ohn Myint on Sunday, September 20, 2010. Hundreds of political colleagues attended the ceremony for the veteran politician, who died on Friday aged 93. The message says: ‘Dear Ohn Myint, I’ll remember you with undying gratitude, my uncle. Aung San Suu Kyi’, an apparent reference to his guidance throughout her life, when she became involved in politics and his services to the nation. Photo: Mizzima Burmese female activists in central New Delhi on Sunday, September 19, 2010, protest against the military junta’s upcoming elections and commemorate the death of Win Maw Oo (framed photograph), a 16-year-old high-school student unionist, gunned down 22 years ago on a Rangoon street, a day after the Burmese military staged a coup. In 1988, thousands of Burmese took to the streets nationwide to demand the end of the one-party dictatorial rule and restoration of democracy. The military however brutally cracked down on the uprising, killing between 3,000 and 10,000 protestors in the few days following the coup. The photo of Win Maw Oo (left, being carried by two medical students after she was shot), who was holding a picture of independence hero Aung San, became a symbol of the 1988 pro-democracy movement. Photo: Mizzima Burmese female activists in central New Delhi on Sunday, September 19, 2010, protest against the military junta’s upcoming elections and commemorate the death of Win Maw Oo (framed photograph), a 16-year-old high-school student unionist, gunned down 22 years ago on a Rangoon street, a day after the Burmese military staged a coup. In 1988, thousands of Burmese nationwide, from all walks of life, took to the streets to demand the end of the one-party dictatorial rule and restore democracy in the country. The military however brutally cracked down on uprising, killing between 3,000 and 10,000 protestors in the few days following the coup. The commemoration was held by India-based Burmese democracy activists during heavy rain in the Indian capital. Photo: Mizzima A Burmese female activist in New Delhi on Sunday, September 19, 2010, holds a photo of Win Maw Oo, a 16-year-old high-school student who was gunned down 22 years ago on a Rangoon street, a day after the Burmese military staged a coup amid nationwide protests demanding the restoration of democracy. At least 3,000 protestors were killed in the few days following the military coup. The commemoration was held by India-based Burmese democracy activists during heavy rain in the Indian capital. Photo: Mizzima Pictures, wreaths and farewell messages adorn the room behind Ohn Myint’s glass casket as it lies in state at the funeral of the political veteran, freedom fighter and mentor to Aung San Suu Kyi at Yayway Cemetery, Rangoon at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 19, 2010. The messages included one from the National League for Democracy’s central social assistance group, of which he was vice-president, and another from the family of Ko Daw Mhaing, a respected figure of Burma’s struggle for independence. Photo: Mizzima Ohn Myint’s glass casket lies in state beneath golden umbrellas at the funeral of the political veteran, freedom fighter and mentor to Aung San Suu Kyi at Yayway Cemetery, Rangoon at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 19, 2010. He died a natural death at 93 at his residence in the city early on Friday and was loved by many but loathed by the military regime. Photo: Mizzima An attendee at the funeral of Ohn Myint is overcome with grief as the political veteran, freedom fighter and mentor to Aung San Suu Kyi lies in state at Yayway Cemetery, Rangoon at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 19, 2010. The leftist journalist and publisher died a natural death at 93 at his home early on Friday; was loved by many but loathed by Burma’s ruling junta, which had been in power for most of his life. Photo: Mizzima Buses and cars are caught in a traffic jam on Friday, September 17, 2010 caused by month-long repairs being undertaken on Bailey Bridge, which links South Okkalapa Township and Dagon Myothit (North) Township in Rangoon Division. During maintenance on the two-lane bridge, traffic flows from both directions are being alternated every 10 minutes, which has led to severe traffic jams on access roads and hour-long journeys across it. Photo: Mizzima A driver takes a break from the inside of his vehicle, caught in a traffic jam on Friday, September 17, 2010 caused by repairs being undertaken on Bailey Bridge, which links South Okkalapa Township and Dagon Myothit (North) Township in Rangoon Division. During the maintenance of the two-way bridge, traffic flows from opposite directions are being alternated every 10 minutes, which has led to severe traffic jams on access roads and hour-long journeys across it. Photo: Mizzima The late politician Ohn Myint in March of this year at a party for the 80th birthday of opposition leader Win Tin. Thakin Ohn Myint was a close of friend of Bogyoke Aung San’s family and a senior adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi following the creation of the National League Democracy (NLD). He passed away in the early morning at his home on Friday 17th September 2010. He was 92 years old. Shoppers wander through Shanlan Market on Baho Road in Sanchaung Township, Rangoon, on Thursday, September 16, 2010. The city’s plans to rebuild the market hit an obstacle on Tuesday when vendors refused to sign a bond to move to a new temporary market on grounds that Rangoon officials had failed present any substantial plan for the transfer. Photo: Mizzima Zaw Zaw, junta crony and owner of the newly minted Irrawaddy Bank, poses after the opening ceremony of its Rangoon branch on Thursday, September 16, 2010. The event at the Bayintnaung Road branch was also attended by several high-ranking Rangoon Command military officers. He and other crony businessmen in May received licences to run private banks. Photo: Mizzima The opening ceremony for junta crony Zaw Zaw’s latest money-making venture, the Irrawaddy Bank, was held on Bayintnaung Road in Rangoon on Thursday, September 16, 2010. He and other businessmen with close ties to Burma’s repressive military regime were awarded private banking licences in May. Photo:Mizzima Rangoon Command chief Brigadier-General Tun Than (first left), Bureau of Special Operation Five chief General Tin Ngwe (centre), and tycoon Zaw Zaw (first right) attend the opening ceremony of Zaw Zaw’s private Irrawaddy Bank on Thursday, September 16, 2010. The international pariahs whose companies and families are also subject to US sanctions and travel bans for their close ties to Burma’s repressive military junta – Zaw Zaw (who owns Max Myanmar), Tay Za, Chit Khaing and Nay Aung – obtained permits in May to run the Irrawaddy, Asia Green, Shay Saung and Amaya banks respectively. Photo: Mizzima A man exits National League for Democracy headquarters in Rangoon’s West Shwegondine on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, the day after the Burmese junta’s Union Election Commission (UEC) formally dissolved it and five other political parties. The party won a landslide in national elections in 1990 but failed to re-register with the UEC for the this year’s polls on November 7. The other parties had been approved but had failed to submit candidate lists in the time allotted. Photo: Mizzima Tin San speaks at a Democratic Party (Myanmar) briefing on Saturday, September 11, 2010, held to explain why he and seven other candidates joined the party and their motivations behind contesting national elections on November 7. The independents also outlined their policy platforms and said that restoring democracy in Burma was essential for dragging the country out of its poorest-country status. They also urged the military junta to release all political prisoners. The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners – Burma, based in Thailand, said more than 2,100 political prisoners remain behind bars. Photo: Mizzima A Seikkyi Khanaungto-Rangoon ferry berths at Kaingdan Street pier in Lanmadaw Township, western Rangoon on Thursday afternoon, September 9, 2010, as floodwater laps at the jetty’s skirting. The Rangoon River broke its banks at about 2 p.m., causing flooding in Seikkan Township and on Strand and Mahabandoola roads in Lanmadaw and Latha townships. Photo: Mizzima Roadside vendors and their customers struggle to cope on Strand Street in the western Rangoon Division township of Seikkan, on Thursday, September 9, 2010, after the Rangoon River broke its banks. Lanmadaw and Latha townships in the city were also flooded. Photo: Mizzima The body of Burmese migrant worker Yi Yi Win is prepared for cremation at a temple in Mae Sot, Thailand, on Wednesday, September 8, 2010. The 25-year-old died and three other women were injured when they jumped from a bus as it approached a police checkpoint after the driver had refused to let them off. The three who survived are in hospital. The incident occurred after days of arrests in a broad police crackdown on illegal Burmese workers and refugees in the town across the Moei River from Burma. Photo: Mizzima Relatives of two youths aged around 20 years old, shot dead by officers from the Burmese Army’s Brigade 77 during a violent clash, wait to collect their bodies at the back gate of Pegu Township Hospital yesterday afternoon, September 5. The youths were unarmed. Photo: Mizzima Panthera big-cat conservation organisation president Dr. Alan Rabinowitz interviews a local woman in Hkakabo Razi National Park, Kachin State, northern Burma. The park connects to the Hukawng Valley tiger reserve, the world’s largest, which he helped to set up in conjunction with the Burmese government. The American biologist has spent the past 10 years carrying out fieldwork and conservation projects in Burma. Photo: Steve Winter A tiger trips a remote camera placed next to an animal corridor in the Hukawng Valley tiger reserve in Kachin State, northern Burma. A report released last week by the Kachin Development Networking Group reveals how junta-linked tycoon Htay Myint’s Yuzana Company is establishing massive sugar and tapioca plantations in the world’s largest tiger reserve, after bulldozing forests and destroying animal corridors. Farmers have also been forced off their land or offered inadequate compensation to make way for his farms. Photo: Wildlife Conservation Society Families set up camp in a stationary carriage after arriving last week from across Burma for one of the few traditional events at this time of year, the spirit festival in Taungbyone, a village 20 miles (32 kilometres) north of Mandalay. From August 18 to 25, the village filled with merchants, pilgrims and hundreds of nat (spirit) mediums, or Natkadaw, believed able to communicate with the spirits of Taungbyone brothers Shwe Phyin Gyi and Shwe Phyin Nge, thought able to bring prosperity and tell fortunes. The festival focuses on the shrine to the brothers, beaten to death with bamboo at the order of Pagan ruler King Anawrahta (1044-1077) for failing to donate bricks for a pagoda he was building. The festival, with its dancing and traditional music, is considered the loudest in Burma. Photo: Mizzima

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