Patrick Sisson For the Post Chinese policemen stand guard during the Gunghan leg of the Olympic torch relay Aug. 4, one of many security measures being taken to control worldwide protests of the games. The Burma Center led a candlelight vigil to raise awareness of Burma's struggle during the Saffron Revolution in September 2007. In the week leading up to the Aug. 8 opening ceremonies in Beijing, demonstrators worldwide prepared to protest the games. As more officials announced their attendance (most recently, Interior Minister Ivan Langer), local activist groups finalized plans to protest human rights violations in China — and one organization in particular is speaking for Burma. Two decades ago, at a time when Czechoslovakia and Eastern Europe were about to emerge from decades of communism, Burma was plunging into its own...
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