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Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during an event marking the 25th anniversary of Burma's pro-democracy uprising, Aug. 8, 2013, at the Myanmar Convention Centre (MCC) in Yangon.
Activists in Burma commemorated the 25th anniversary of what's known as "8888"; the massive pro-democracy protests in August 1988 that shortly afterwards triggered a bloody crackdown.
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Buddhist monks, Hindu, Muslim and Christian priests march to mark the 25th anniversary of Burma's pro-democracy uprising in Yangon, Aug. 8, 2013.
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Members of Burma's prominent "88" generation students group hold symbolic wreaths during a march in downtown Yangon, Aug. 8, 2013.
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Htay Kywe, a leader of Burma's prominent "88" generation students group, speaks during an event to mark the 25th anniversary of Burma's pro-democracy uprising in Yangon, Aug. 6, 2013.
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Former members of Burma's pro-democracy student uprising march to commemorate the 25th anniversary, Aug. 8, 2013.
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A member of Burma's "88" generation students group cries as they salute during a gathering to mark the 25th anniversary of the uprising in Yangon, Aug. 8, 2013.
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Flowers are draped on a barbed-wired roadside barrier outside Yangon city hall to commemorate the victims of the 1988 pro-democracy uprising, in Yangon, Aug. 8, 2013.
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Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, right, meets Buddhist monks during the 25th anniversary of Burma's pro-democracy uprising at Myanmar Convention Centre (MCC) in Yangon, Aug. 8, 2013.
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Visitors watch a performance at a mock prison at an event to mark the 25th anniversary of Burma's pro-democracy uprising at Myanmar Convention Center (MCC) in Yangon, Aug. 6, 2013.
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Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during the 25th anniversary of Burma's pro-democracy uprising at Myanmar Convention Centre in Yangon, Aug. 8, 2013.
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A wreath is kept on a barbed-wired roadside barrier outside Yangon city hall commemorating the victims of the 1988 pro-democracy uprising in Yangon, Aug. 8, 2013.
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Members of Burma's prominent "88" generation students group hold symbolic wreaths during a march in downtown Yangon, Aug. 8, 2013.
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Members of Burma's prominent "88" generation students group hold symbolic wreaths during a march in downtown Yangon, Aug. 8, 2013.
