Monks on the run

by Mizzima News

Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:45

Due to intelligence units hunting for them, some activist monks who were involved in last August's Metta Sutra reciting protest in Sittwe have gone into hiding, according to opposition sources. "More monks residing in Sittwe are feeling unsafe, with some already going on the run, while others have disappeared with no clue as to their present whereabouts," said an activist. Sittwe, the capital of Arakan, or Rakhine, state in western Burma, is a hot place for protests, with monks on several occasions having marched through the streets demanding dialogue for national reconciliation. A few monks have left the country altogether, fleeing to neighboring Bangladesh. < Prev   Next >