Villagers gather as they protest against the Lebadaung copper mine project in Sarlingyi
township.

A villager stands with his bicycle on his way to collect water in Setaw village, one of the
villages due to move to make way for a copper mine project at Sarlingyi township.

Villagers shout during a protest against the Lebadaung copper mine project in Sarlingyi
township.

Farmers look at police from inside a monastery that they are using as a protest camp in
Monywa township.

Farmers cry inside a monastery, which they are using as a protest camp, in Monywa
township.

Police walk in a monastery that farmers are using as a protest camp in Monywa
township.

Smoke rises at the site of a copper mine project, at Lebadaung Hill, in Sarlingyi.

Villagers shout for their farms and villages during protests against the Lebadaung copper
mine project in Sarlingyi township.

A Buddhist novice monk walks inside a monastery that farmers are using as a protest
camp in Monywa township.

Villagers protest against the Lebadaung copper mine project in Sarlingyi township.

Villagers protested against the seizing of more than 7,800 acres of farmland for a copper mine project in Sarlingyi Township in Sagaing Division, about 450 miles northwest of Rangoon. The mine project is a joint venture between a Chinese company and Burma’s military-owned Myanmar Economic Holding Limited. Some villagers say they are satisfied with the compensations paid by the mining company while some others do not want to leave their village for compensation. These pictures were taken on 12 September 2012.