미얀마 유혈충돌 사태 사망자 증가 - 승려들이 이끄는 미얀마 반정부 시위

Myanmar Buddhist monks walk on the street during a protest against the military government in Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. As many as 100,000 anti-government protesters led by a phalanx of Buddhist monks marched Monday through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate in Myanmar's biggest city since a 1988 pro-democracy uprising that was brutally crushed by the military. (AP Photo)

2007년 9월 24일(현지시각) 미얀마(구, 버마)의 제2의 도시인 만달레이에서 미얀마군사정권의 강압군대에 항의 평화적인 시위를 벌이고 있는 미얀마 승려들. 지난 1주일전부터 미얀마 군부정권의 기습적인 휘발유값 67% 인상과 물가 5배 인상에 항의해 촉발된 시위가 승려들이 가세함으로써 대규모 시위로 확산. 지난 22일, 23일에는 10망 명 이상의 시위대가 반정부 시위를 벌였다. 이번 시위는 지난 88년 시위 이후 가장 큰 규모로 1962년부터 정권을 찬탈해 지금까지 집권해오고 있는 군사정권에 대한 반대 시위에 세계의 시선이 모아지고 있다.

Myanmar Buddhist monks pray at Shwedagon pagoda during a protest against the military government in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. As many as 100,000 anti-government protesters led by a phalanx of Buddhist monks marched Monday through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate in Myanmar's biggest city since a 1988 pro-democracy uprising that was brutally crushed by the military.(AP Photo)  

미얀마 양곤 쉐다곤 탑 앞에서반정부시위를 하고 있는 승려들

 Buddhist monks start an anti-government march from the Shwedagon Pagoda, the holiest shrine in Myanmar, to the city centre of Yangon September 24, 2007.

 

Buddhist monks are joined by citizens as they march in protest in Yangon. Myanmar's generals threatened a crackdown on monks leading the most potent anti-junta movement in nearly two decades as they braced for more rallies Tuesday and world leaders appealed for restraint(AFP)

Buddhist monks chant during a protest in front of the United Nations, New York. Myanmar's generals threatened a crackdown on monks leading the most potent anti-junta movement in nearly two decades as they braced for more rallies Tuesday and world leaders appealed for restraint(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)

Buddhist monks take part in a protest against the Myanmar government in Rome, September 24, 2007, in support of the recent marches in Yangon by Buddhist monks. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)

Myanmar civilians join Buddhist monks during a march held in protest against the military government in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. As many as 100,000 anti-government demonstrators led by a phalanx of Buddhist monks marched Monday through Yangon, the largest crowd to stage a political protest in Myanmar since a 1988 pro-democracy uprising that was brutally crushed by the military. (AP photo)