Photo Gallery Myanmar Unrest
Myanmar has been ruled by the iron fist of the military for decades. The junta has been waging a war against the country's minorities for almost as long.
A Myanmar woman holds a portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest against the country's heavy-handed leadership outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok on Sunday.
The Mon minority is likewise engaged in a struggle against government troops. Here, a Mon girl attends a late-August ceremony celebrating the 60th anniversary of a revolution against military rule.
Mon officials have pledged to continue their fight against Burma's military leaders.
Members of the Burmese diaspora are seemingly everywhere. Here, members of the Korean branch of the Myanmar opposition group "National League for Democracy" protest near the embassy in Seoul.
Walter Koenig of Star Trek travelled to a Burmese refugee camp in Thailand in July. He was hoping to raise world attention to the plight of Burma's minorities.
Myanmar marked the 62nd anniversary of Armed Forces Day in the country's new capital of Naypyidaw at the end of March.
A Karen National Union soldier carries his weapon during celebrations marking the 57th anniversary of his minority's rebellion against the Myanmar junta.
