Hundreds of Burmese villagers and monks protest the expansion of a Chinese-backed copper mine in northwestern Burma.
Burmese Protest Continues in Defiance of Government
![Burmese protesters at a camp site outside a Chinese-backed copper mine, Monywa Burma, November 23, 2012. (VOA Burmese Service)](https://gdb.voanews.com/327EE4DC-972D-4B59-8DC5-4172956CB247_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Burmese protesters at a camp site outside a Chinese-backed copper mine, Monywa Burma, November 23, 2012. (VOA Burmese Service)
![Monks and protesters at a Chinese-backed copper mine, Monywa, Burma, November 22, 2012. (VOA Burmese Service)](https://gdb.voanews.com/1C958251-EFEF-41EE-9F11-1D41BFEDBD1B_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Monks and protesters at a Chinese-backed copper mine, Monywa, Burma, November 22, 2012. (VOA Burmese Service)
![Protesters at a Chinese-backed copper mine, Monywa, Burma, November 22, 2012. (VOA Burmese Service)](https://gdb.voanews.com/DA086C62-BB06-4CF5-966D-AA98084F54D5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters at a Chinese-backed copper mine, Monywa, Burma, November 22, 2012. (VOA Burmese Service)
![Protesters at a Chinese-backed copper mine, Monywa, Burma, November 22, 2012. (VOA Burmese Service)](https://gdb.voanews.com/6AEE98FA-3ED6-4DDD-88A3-DBAB0481CCFF_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters at a Chinese-backed copper mine, Monywa, Burma, November 22, 2012. (VOA Burmese Service)