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WASHINGTON, DC : Activists in the US have urged the United Nations Security Council to impose tough sanctions on Myanmar.
Tens of thousands of monks have been leading street marches in many cities there.
And in the American capital Washington, protests are also taking place outside the Myanmar embassy.
"We are hoping to get the UN Security Council sanctions, so it will have much higher impact. That's one we are shooting for, and hopefully we can achieve it soon," said Tin Maung Thaw, Committee for Restoration of Democracy in Burma.
The protesters are being supported by Amnesty International.
The human rights group is calling on Myanmar to allow continued peaceful protests and release political prisoners, including the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
"I feel very sorry, I know what they are going through because I was there 20 years ago, in 1988, so I feel very sorry and very proud of them. They are very brave," said Ko Yin Aye, who was imprisoned there as a student protester.
The activists said they will continue their action at the embassy, night and day, for at least a week hoping UN Security council sanctions will be imposed.
Protesters outside the embassy in Washington DC have been expressing their anger, echoing the concerns of the tens of thousands lining the streets of their home country.
Now they hoping the international diplomatic community can continue to apply diplomatic pressure, after concern was expressed at the UN General Assembly in New York. - CNA /ls
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