Burmese people 'waiting in the dark' (BBC)

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It has been a month since rare anti-government protests in Burma were suppressed by the military government there.

The BBC news website asked people in Burma, who had been previously e-mailing daily updates about the unrest, to describe how life has changed and what has been happening since the dissent was silenced.
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"Life is back to normal now, 'normal' being a total decline in every area. Poverty, fear, lack of human rights, that's what's normal here."
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"Life has changed a lot for many people. The place once full of hope is now shrouded with fear. Fear is everywhere and it's stronger than before."
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"Armed soldiers are still patrolling the areas near pagodas and the city centre. They keep questioning people who come to pagodas and I've heard that some have been arrested without doing anything wrong."
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more quotes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7058610.stm