Burma democracy protests outside Chinese embassies

BURMA democracy campaigners staged small protests outside Chinese embassies around the world yesterday to mark 12 years of detention for opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

A coalition of charities, including Amnesty International, called for demonstrations outside diplomatic missions in Bangkok, Sydney, London, Paris, Berlin, Dublin, Vienna, Washington, Toronto, New York, Brasilia and Cape Town.

Up to 80 protesters gathered outside the London embassy, seeking to put pressure on Chinese authorities to do more to persuade Burma to give ground to democracy activists.