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 BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The United States has demanded that Myanmar provide access to scores of activists who were detained following the worst protests against the military government in a decade, citing reports that many of them have been beaten in custody.
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said in a statement late Tuesday that the American government was concerned about the "well-being" of more than 150 citizens jailed since the Aug. 19 demonstrations began.
"Multiple reports indicate that many of these protesters have been brutally beaten and interrogated," McCormack said in a statement. "We call upon the Burmese regime to allow access to prisoners by international humanitarian organizations, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, and renew our call for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Burma."
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