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Executive Summary
The brutal crackdown by the Burmese military junta against the saffron revolution in September 2007 once again frustrated aspiring for a peaceful transition to democratic governance. Images beamed throughout the world clearly demonstrated the political will of the public is for national reconciliation and an end to military rule. Out of the media spotlight, the brutality of the regime and the daily struggle for survival is every bit as much a shocking reality for the internally displaced communities of eastern Burma.