In Burma, police and pro-government supporters have shut down another pro-democracy protest. According to news reports, about 40 demonstrators, mostly members of the National League for Democracy, attempted to defy Burma’s military junta by marching in Rangoon earlier today. The activists marched for two miles, but then the demonstration was stopped. Five of the protest leaders were arrested. This marked the third public protest in Burma since Sunday against rising fuel costs. Earlier in the week, police arrested 24 other pro-democracy activists. Human Rights Watch slammed Burma’s military junta for the arrests, saying the crackdown was a violation of the “fundamental rights of assembly.” This week’s protests are among the largest seen in Burma since 1988, when the army killed an estimated 3,000 people in an effort to put down anti-government demonstrations.