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Activists hold Protests around the world for press freedom in Burma.

Renu Takhellambam works with family members of victims of armed violence and fights for measures to prevent others from experiencing her pain.

During his trip Andrew Mitchell met with Aung San Suu Kyi as well as the president and other senior leaders from Burma's government and opposition and ethnic parties. He called for the release of all political prisoners and urged free and fair by-elections.

A young woman works with grass roots organizations to fight for the rights of the indigenous Karen and other groups in Burma.

Aung San Suu Kyi, the recently released Burmese opposition leader and Nobel Peace laureate, speaks live via videolink and telephone from Burma to an audience of LSE academics and students about Myanmar's generals, why they maintain power, the country's youth, and puts forward her vision for Myanmar.

This C-SPAN presentation by John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies & International Peace & Security Institute discusses principles of nonviolence, understandings of what makes these movements work and what approaches are flawed. The presentation also explores emerging nonviolent movements around the world.

This powerful and universally acclaimed documentary explores the revolutionary movement fighting for democracy in Burma and depicts how young people, in particular, are affected by the human rights abuses of Burma's dictatorial military government.

The Women's League is an umbrella organization of 12 womens groups from different Burmese ethnic backgrounds. Established in 1999, the league works for womens empowerment and increased participation by women from all spheres of Burmese society in the countrys democracy movement and the peace and national reconciliation process. A documentary, No Women, No Peace, which premiered at the luncheon, profiled the League and the determined efforts of its founding members.

The Women's League is an umbrella organization of 12 womens groups from different Burmese ethnic backgrounds. Established in 1999, the league works for womens empowerment and increased participation by women from all spheres of Burmese society in the countrys democracy movement and the peace and national reconciliation process. A documentary, No Women, No Peace, which premiered at the luncheon, profiled the League and the determined efforts of its founding members.

"The Digital Duel: Resistance and Repression in an Online World" looks at the emerging role of digital tools, new media, and the Internet in waging nonviolent struggle across the world. It also looks at how repressive regimes are also using these same tools to censor and clamp down on dissent and civic mobilization.