Deaths in Myanmar Reported in Monk Revolution

The flames of freedom in Mynamar are being fueled primarily by internet reports, including blog posts. Now that some deaths are being reported it seems the monks will be getting some serious footing.

This from AP:

Violent crackdown launched in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar – Security forces shot and wounded three people, and beat and dragged away dozens of Buddhist monks Wednesday in the most violent crackdown against the protests that began last month, witnesses said. About 300 monks and activists were arrested, dissidents said.

Reports from exiled Myanmar journalists and activists in Thailand said security forces had shot and killed as many as five people in Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon. The reports could not be independently confirmed by The Associated Press.

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Related: Revolution Blogging 101: Yangon bloggers outsmart Myanmar censors

Blogger with ‘Don’t Taze Me, Bro’ Clothing Line Making Radio Noise

Bob McCarty, a political blogger with a line of catchy slogan merchandise, will be a guest on The Mancow Show Friday. McCarty’s “Don’t Taze Me, Bro” clothing and product line has been getting a lot of pub lately.

This from his Bob McCarty Writes blog:

Thanks in part to the phenomena that is the Don’t Taze Me, Bro!™ line of t-shirts and other merchandise, this blogger will appear on the nationally-syndicated The Mancow Show Friday at 6:10 a.m. Central.

The Mancow Show is hosted by Erich “Mancow” Muller, a longtime Chicago radio chart-topper and frequent guest on Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends show. Broadcast live from Chicago, The Mancow Show airs on more than 30 radio stations and via the internet, reaching 8-10 million listeners daily with a unique mix of news, humor, commentary and entertainment.

Be sure to wake up early and tune in to The Mancow Show Friday morning at 6:10 a.m. Central.

To find out how to get your hands on “Don’t Taze Me, Bro!” merchandise, go to my World’s Most Dangerous Blog site.

Revolution Blogging 101: Yangon bloggers outsmart Myanmar censors

Keep on blogging in the free world! I know those poor people in Belarus were trying to do something similar a couple years ago, but the numbers, publicity and momentum were just not there. Things appear different here.

This from AFP:

Yangon bloggers outsmart Myanmar censors

BANGKOK (AFP) – Savvy young bloggers in Myanmar are breaking through the military junta’s tight Internet controls to post photos and videos of swelling anti-government protests, experts said Tuesday.

The government blocks almost every website that carries news or information about the Southeast Asian country, and even bars access to web-based email.

But an army of young techies in Yangon works around the clock to circumvent the censors, posting pictures and videos on blogs almost as soon as the protests happen.

Many of these images have been picked up by mainstream news organisations, because bloggers have managed to capture images that no one else can get.

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