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| US attacks Burma 'reign of fear' |
| US President George W Bush has condemned Burma's "reign of fear" and said Americans were outraged by the country's human rights record
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 25-September-2007
10:25:55 AM |
| He was speaking after tens of thousands of monks and other civilians marched through Rangoon in another day of mounting anti-government protests.
They were defying the army's warning to stay off the streets.
In a speech to the UN General Assembly, Mr Bush also announced new sanctions against Burma's military rulers.
Mr Bush said tighter sanctions against Burma's rulers would include visa restrictions on the Burmese leadership and their financial backers.
He also announced an expanded visa ban on those held to be responsible for human rights violations.
Analysts say further sanctions are unlikely to be effective without the support of Burma's main trade partners China and India.
Opening the assembly, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Burma's military rulers to show restraint after more than a week of growing protests.
Earlier, close ally China called for stability and the EU also urged the junta to show restraint and launch a process of real political reform.
Tens of thousands of monks and civilians marched through Rangoon in the latest in more than a week of protests.
Some chanted "we want dialogue" while others simply shouted "democracy, democracy".
Earlier, lorries with loudspeakers warned residents that the protests could be "dispersed by military force".
After the march finished, eyewitnesses told two news agencies they had seen several military trucks moving on Rangoon's streets.
Reuters reported that eight trucks of armed riot police and 11 trucks of troops had moved into the city's centre.
The security forces stayed in the vehicles while a few hundred people looked on, AFP said.
Junta breaks silence
Tens of thousands of monks and supporters earlier marched from Shwedagon pagoda into the commercial centre of Rangoon, where they gathered around Sule pagoda and nearby city hall, witnesses told AFP
Protesters addressed the crowd outside city hall.
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