Burma's dogs and graffiti artists continue the protests
Irrawaddy | 12.10.2007 22:10 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | London | Sheffield
Protesting Dogs Are Now on the Regime’s Wanted List, by Saw Yan Naing writing for Irrawaddy, October 12, 2007
The Burmese authorities have a new enemy to hunt down—dogs which are roaming Rangoon with pictures of Than Shwe and other regime leaders around their necks.
A resident of Shwegondine, Bahan Township, told The Irrawaddy on Friday that she saw a group of four dogs with pictures of the regime’s top generals around their necks.
Sightings were also reported in four other Rangoon townships — Tharkayta, Dawbon, Hlaing Tharyar and South Okkalapa.
Some sources said the canine protest had started at least a week ago, and was keeping the authorities busy trying to catch the offending dogs. “They seem quite good at avoiding arrest,” laughed one resident.
Associating anybody with a dog is a very serious insult in Burma.
Spray-painters are also at work, daubing trains with the words “Killer Than Shwe” and other slogans.
A resident of Shwegondine, Bahan Township, told The Irrawaddy on Friday that she saw a group of four dogs with pictures of the regime’s top generals around their necks.
Sightings were also reported in four other Rangoon townships — Tharkayta, Dawbon, Hlaing Tharyar and South Okkalapa.
Some sources said the canine protest had started at least a week ago, and was keeping the authorities busy trying to catch the offending dogs. “They seem quite good at avoiding arrest,” laughed one resident.
Associating anybody with a dog is a very serious insult in Burma.
Spray-painters are also at work, daubing trains with the words “Killer Than Shwe” and other slogans.
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Bravo
23.10.2007 22:19
In a similar vein to campaign in Bayreuth, Germany, where people have been planting miniature flags of George Bush's face into piles of dog shit.
Maybe a little too risky in Burma.
It would be even better if Gen Than Shwe himself were to end up eaten by dogs and deposited on the sidewalk.
Le chien qui rit
Lets make the Burmese dog protest worldwide!
23.12.2007 11:54
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