Letpadan Protest

The United States voiced concern Monday at the arrest of and charges against peaceful protesters in Myanmar after a protest over educational reform, and called for their release.

Dozens of Myanmar activists arrived at court for a hearing in the central town of Letpadan today after they were arrested in a police crackdown on a student-led protest that sparked international alarm.

Dozens of Myanmar activists were expected to appear in court in the central town of Letpadan today after they were arrested in a police crackdown on a student-led protest that sparked international alarm.

Myanmar activists vowed to keep up the pressure on the government despite a violent crackdown on their student-led protests that sparked international alarm, as authorities continued to hold dozens of demonstrators.

Dozens of Myanmar activists shouted messages to relatives from packed prison vans outside a court today after being detained in a violent student protest crackdown that sparked international condemnation and fears of a return to junta-era repression.

Myanmar police beat students with batons and detained some of them as they broke up a group of about 200 protesters who had been locked in a standoff with security forces for more than a week, a Reuters witness said.

Student protesters calling for education reform today defied an order to disperse in a tense standoff with hundreds of riot police in central Myanmar.

The United States voiced concern Monday at the arrest of and charges against peaceful protesters in Myanmar after a protest over educational reform, and called for their release.

Dozens of Myanmar activists arrived at court for a hearing in the central town of Letpadan today after they were arrested in a police crackdown on a student-led protest that sparked international alarm.

Dozens of Myanmar activists were expected to appear in court in the central town of Letpadan today after they were arrested in a police crackdown on a student-led protest that sparked international alarm.

Myanmar activists vowed to keep up the pressure on the government despite a violent crackdown on their student-led protests that sparked international alarm, as authorities continued to hold dozens of demonstrators.

Dozens of Myanmar activists shouted messages to relatives from packed prison vans outside a court today after being detained in a violent student protest crackdown that sparked international condemnation and fears of a return to junta-era repression.

Myanmar police beat students with batons and detained some of them as they broke up a group of about 200 protesters who had been locked in a standoff with security forces for more than a week, a Reuters witness said.

Student protesters calling for education reform today defied an order to disperse in a tense standoff with hundreds of riot police in central Myanmar.