Burmese authorities detained over two dozen members of a banned political organisation, during a raid at the headquarters of a student activist group in Rangoon.
The students were preparing to mark the 50th anniversary of a major protest, by students, against the country’s former military regime.
Special branch police detained members of the All Burma Federation of Students unions (ABFSU), an umbrella organisation for student unions in Burma, that also provides a voice for academic freedom and student rights.
The organisation was banned over two decades ago, forcing it to operate underground.
The ABFSU had planned to conduct memorial ceremonies throughout the country tomorrow to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the demonstrations and subsequent bombing by the Burmese military of Rangoon University's student union, which ended the protests.
Burmese authorities warned students against holding any events which would 'dig up the past'.
