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The following are reactions to the demonstrations being staged across the secretive Asian nation of Myanmar by thousands of Buddhist monks and citizens in protest of the military regime, which seized power in 1962.

There are multiple reports of between one and five deaths of protesters in clashes with security forces.

The traditional English-language name for the country is Burma. Many in the world still refer to it by that name, despite the military regime's decision in 1989 that the country should be referred to in English as Myanmar, in line with its official name, Union of Myanmar, according to the CIA World Factbook. Read full article »