Burmese recall democracy uprising

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Updated August 8, 2008 18:02:19

The Chinese may be celebrating as the Olympic Games get underway in Beijing, but for Burmese activists August 8th is being be marked as a solemn occasion.

Presenter: Jay Lamey
Speakers: Aung Zaw, Burmese exile and editor of Irrawaddy Magazine; Aung Naing Oo, Burmese student activist in 1988

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