Buddhist monks peacefully walked the streets of Rangoon (Yangon), on September 18, 2007. They protested the military regime's recent crackdown on them because the monks demanded the junta implement efforts to relieve poverty in Burma. The monks refused to accept donations from military officials and perform religious rites for them.

Men rhythmically beat thin leafs of gold into bricks in Mandalay, Burma.

BBC World's Andrew Harding reports on the protests and talks to anonymous Burmese about the state of the country.