Bangkok, Thailand 1. Pan of protesters wearing Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi paper masks, standing in front of Chinese embassy 2. Protesters wearing masks 3. Close of chained hands 4. Wide of security in front of Chinese embassy 5. Chinese flag 6. Protesters shouting: (English) "We want democracy" 7. Pan of protesters chanting 8. Protesters with chained hands chanting 9. Flag with peacock emblem of National League for Democracy (Suu Kyi's party) 10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Adam Cooper, protest coordinator: "I think step by step we can achieve it. I think nobody is deluding themselves into thinking after today that we are going to suddenly see the release of all political prisoners but we have seen progress in the past couple of weeks because of the pressure that has been applied diplomatically and by activists. So I think actions like this which are taking place across the world can make a difference." 11. Pan of protesters wearing Suu Kyi paper masks, with chained hands, standing in front of Chinese embassy 12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mae Sie Win, protester: "Actually, Aung San Suu Kyi is our hero. She is a brave woman. She fought for all the people inside Burma." 13. Man speaking into loudspeaker 14. Close of photos of Than Shwe (left) and Maung Aye (right), Myanmar military junta leaders 15. Close of protester 16. Pan from Chinese embassy to protesters chanting Beijing, China 17. Pan of UN Special Envoy on Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari walking to shake hands with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister, He Yafei 18. Wide of meeting room 19. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) He Yafei, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister: "The international community is paying high attention to your work of mediation and the Chinese side will continue to give full support to your work." 20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ibrahim Gambari, UN Special Envoy on Myanmar "We are very pleased that we are making this stop because this is an important stop on this really extended mission, not only to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries but also to the neighbouring countries of Myanmar." 21. Various of meeting STORYLINE: Wearing masks and clanking chains, chanting demonstrators thronged the Chinese embassy in Bangkok on Wednesday, to mark the 12th year Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has spent in detention. About 30 protesters called on the Chinese authorities to use their influence with the military leaders in Yangon to bring about her release. They also demanded the United Nations make Myanmar - also known as Burma - a priority. It was part of a coordinated day of protest being organised in 12 cities around the world. "I think actions like this which are taking place across the world can make a difference," the Bangkok protest coordinator, Adam Cooper told AP Television. Thai police stood by as the group donned paper masks of Suu Kyi's face, and wrapped chains around their wrists to symbolise her captivity. "Actually, Aung San Suu Kyi is our hero. She is a brave woman. She fought for all the people inside Burma," one protester, Mae Sie Win said. Suu Kyi's political party, the National League for Democracy, won a landslide victory in a general election in 1990 but the military junta refused to stand aside. Since 1989 the Nobel Peace prize winner has been in and out of house arrest numerous times. The latest period of detention began in 2003 and since then she has been allowed few visitors aside from her doctor. Meanwhile a UN envoy who has called for China to do more to get Myanmar's military junta to stop its crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators received words of support from Beijing on Wednesday. Gambari said he was pleased he had visited Beijing as part of his tour. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/d278f81edf9d26016967b3813ffcec0e Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

• published: 21 Jul 2015
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