Satellites capture evidence of Burma crackdown

[bananas]

Source: NewScientist.com news service

High-resolution satellites images may provide valuable evidence of the violent methods used by Burma's ruling junta to crack down on pro-democracy demonstration in recent days.

By obtaining photographic evidence of the authorities' activities, human rights groups hope to hold the junta to account before the international community.

"We should get the first images back in the next day or so," says Lars Bromley, a senior researcher with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington DC.

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The work is part of the AAAS Geospatial Technologies Program, set up by the MacArthur Foundation to help human rights organisations gain access to new technology. "Claims made by human rights organisations can be difficult to verify and quantify," Bromley says.


Read more: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn12706-satellites-capture-evidence-of-burma-crackdown-.html

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[Uncle Joe]

1. Thanks for the thread, bananas

Kicked and recommended.

[Trillo]

2. Have there been reports on the number killed yet?

How many buddist monks?
How many in the general population?

This article claims only 9. While entertaining such a low number may console readers, I'm not at all certain it's accurate. Weren't there already other reports claiming 200 or more killed before the Internet pipeline was cut.

[Trillo]

3. Calls for a national strike to begin Oct 1.

http://burmamyanmargenocide.blogspot.com/