Buddhist monks in Myanmar hold mass rally to deport Rohingyas...

Hundreds of Buddhist monks marched in Myanmar Sunday, September 2, to support President Thein Sein's suggestion that Muslim Rohingya be deported or held in camps, in the biggest rally since the end of junta rule.

Lines of clerics wearing their traditional deep red robes passed through the streets of Mandalay flanked by crowds of supporters in scenes not witnessed since a monk-led protest in 2007, which was brutally crushed by the country's then military leaders.

"Protect Mother Myanmar by supporting the President," read one banner, while others criticized United Nations human rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana, who has faced accusations that he is biased in favor of the Rohingya, following deadly unrest between Buddhists and Muslims in western Rakhine state.

Wirathu, the 45-year-old monk who led the march, claimed that as many as 5,000 monks had joined the procession, with another several thousand people taking to the streets to watch. Full story...

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