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
![Protesters at their camp at a Chinese-backed copper mine, Monywa, Burma, November 22, 2012. (VOA Burmese Service)](https://gdb.voanews.com/2687C3FC-C5CD-4FB5-8945-E64D5DA5A3EC_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters at their camp at a Chinese-backed copper mine, Monywa, Burma, November 22, 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/DEF275FB-2353-403C-BBF0-268026A433E2_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)
![Monks lead a protest march against a Chinese-backed copper mine, Monywa, Burma, November 21, 2012. (VOA Burmese Service)](https://gdb.voanews.com/236CD5FA-4C4E-42F1-9DB3-515938812AE8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Monks lead a protest march against a Chinese-backed copper mine, Monywa, Burma, November 21, 2012. (VOA Burmese Service)
![Monks take part in a protest march against a Chinese-backed copper mine, Monywa, Burma, November 21, 2012. (VOA Burmese Service)](https://gdb.voanews.com/A85ED4F0-CE8A-41BC-8EC6-A0D4BA118DB5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Monks take part in a protest march against a Chinese-backed copper mine, Monywa, Burma, November 21, 2012. (VOA Burmese Service)