(ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 09 - A second member of the party of Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the National League for Democracy, died in prison after being arrested.
Just a few days ago, another party leader in Rangoon, KhinMaung Latt, died in prison, while protests and repression continue in the country.
The military junta guards the streets of Rangoon and looks for opponents house by house.
In the meantime, it has started a close on information that has already seen the revocation of the authorizations to five newspapers and the arrest of dozens of journalists.
Last night an entire neighborhood of the capital was under siege by the security forces.
About 200 people, mostly women celebrating March 8, had been trapped, but most of them escaped arrest thanks to the solidarity of the residents who offered them refuge.
However, about forty people were arrested.
The day after, security forces are deployed everywhere in Rangoon and residents have been threatened with retaliation if they host opponents.
House-by-house raids and searches continue, and gunfire resounds in the city.
He particularly targeted those who had hoisted the red flag of the National League for Democracy (NLD), the party of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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