they've waited years at this makeshift camp to plead their case for a foothold in the u.s. many left their homes under threat of violence but the long journey isn't over yet . i'm sumi so much comical that you could join us security forces in me and maher are cracking down with increased force on protests and political opponents demonstrators have taken to the streets daily since the february 1st coup meeting with tear gas water cannon and live rounds the united nations security council has called for military restraint there at least 60 people have died and more than 2000 people have been arrested and the tally keeps rising. the moment any member of the overthrown political party dreads c.c.t.v. catches security forces as they pull up and rush into the house of john meagher of the national league for democracy party he's a former volunteer guard for ousted leader aung sang suu kyi. john meagher in his white t. shirt is pulled from the home and pushed into a waiting vehicle as more assault weapon wielding forces move in to get in on the moments. such arrests have not slowed activism in me and mar this in da way in the southeast where a protest turned into a sit down with makeshift barricades at either end. another sit down protest in the northern city of mandalay saw engineering students figure a way to keep police at bay using bricks turned vertically in the roadway the strategy is for quick hit gatherings and then a retreat to avoid security forces. and in mandalay police again arrived with a vengeance slowed perhaps by the bricks. but the sound of armaments can be heard as yet again protesters make a run for it avoiding arrest for much worse at the hands of security forces. security forces like those who took john maher but now detained a member of the overthrown and l.d. party armed personnel snapped pictures and got such a drive off with their detainee who is no doubt aware that 2 fellow party members have died in police custody in recent days the troops also found the keys to john maher's vehicle and decided to take it into custody as well. let's talk about all of this with. pro-democracy activists in yangon in me and mark thank you very much for joining us now as we mentioned you have been out demonstrating and there are people out demonstrating today again despite the threat of violence from the military.