After days of peaceful protests, the situation in Myanmar has taken a violent turn. Security forces have begun firing warning shots at the thousands who continue to defy the military junta by staging protest marches in the capital of Yangon. There have a few deaths reported along with several arrests. The reported arrests are from among the crowd of mainly young people and students as well as high profile individuals such as resistance leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Around the world there has been pressure from pro-Democracy supporters who've been staging rallies. There's also been criticism from governments and world bodies on the turn of events in Myanmar.

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