Japanese photo journalist Kenji Nagai was shot dead by Burmese security forces in Rangoon. He was one of few people who were shot dead at demonstration. Probably he was shot because he carried a camera, taking some pictures. It is bad to gun unarmed people. It is worse to gun a photo journalist who tried to take pictures of them.
China and Russia still support the military regime in Burma. Other democratic nations support democratic movement. Peaceful demonstration is not a bad thing, but it often leads to revolution. That's why military regime suppress the demonstrator.
I must reminds you that basically state power established under the strong influence of armed forces. Japan was so, many other nations were also so. It is only a couple of decade ago that the democracy became most important in politics.
i am glad that there are a few bloggers like you who blog about the situation in burma and the struggle of their people to be free. i wish that there were more people on multiply who can use their blogs to inform people of what is actually happening in the world! most bloggers in burma have now been cut off... we can pray and express our indignation against their crazy military junta leaders!
ReplyDeletei am also glad that the japanese peope walked to the burmese embassy to protest the killing of their national and express their support for a democratic burma!
ReplyDeleteBecause one Japanese was dead.
ReplyDeleteIt was even amazing for us to be able to eyewitness the very moment of his being shot from the very near position.
He was just 50 years old. Sometimes we loose very useful people overseas. But I don't blame anyone. It was his decision to be at the spot.
true, but i would think it was the murderers decision to kill him.. i am so glad anyway that the world is taking a stand!
ReplyDeleteI understand it was basically Burmese nationals who work or learn in Japan that protested before Burmese Embassy. Burmese people ought to make any decision for the future of their country.
ReplyDeletei heard in the news that there were protests everywhere where there was the burmese embassy... someone from the united nations is now at burma to talk to the crazy leaders with hope that somehow, they wil be kinder to their own people which to me is an illusion... anyway, i think because of most of the burmese being buddhists, they are usually pacificts... but i think NOW, they have to make a stand and forget about "being nice".
ReplyDeleteBurma was one of the main battlefields in World War II. I cannot blame anyone one-sided for the killing of one Japanese national. Some people visit a very dangerous spot like a war front and a moment of uprising in hope of his sacrifice makes the world awake.
ReplyDeleteBritain and America take a hard stance against military regime and try to accuse them in Security Council in Unite Nations. But still China and Russia are reluctant to do so. The attitudes of Superpowers are not the same and that allows the regime to keep on holding powers.
ReplyDeleteTrue. But it is also true that Burmese people can't wait an international intervention.
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