The Saffron Revolution is Burma's 9/11; much will never be the same again after the killing, arrest and torture of monks by the government.
During August-September 2007, the government jailed dissidents who led the initial rallies and quashed subsequent mass demonstrations that swept through Burma's major cities, arresting thousands and killing at least 31 people. The government continues to chase down those demonstrators and dissidents.
In 2008, Amnesty International reports that at least 700 people remain in detention and 80 may be victims of "forced disappearance." The U.N. Special Rapporteur for human rights in Burma, Sergio Pinheiro, suggests large numbers of monks may have been cremated.