Burmese junta also pressuring urban pro-democracy activists in junta's continuing defiance of legitimate political process.
http://au.christiantoday.com/article/burma-army-kills-four-and-forces-hundreds-to-flee-karen-state/4665.htm 250 Karen villagers have been forcibly displaced and three others have been killed along with a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldier, following attacks by the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and the Burma Army in Dooplaya District, Southern Karen State. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) says this violence comes only one month before UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon is due to visit the country for discussions over the political crisis. According to Free Burma Rangers, the DKBA and Burma Army began targeting villagers at the beginning of October in a bid to control the population and gain access to coal, zinc mines, rubber and teak trees.
