️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  (CNN) Students en route to Yangon, Myanmar, to protest an education bill were met with violence from police Tuesday, according to multiple media reports and international watch groups. (CNN) Students en route to Yangon, Myanmar, to protest an education bill were met with violence from police Tuesday, according to multiple media reports and international watch groups. We all watched while a young man was beaten extremely hard and repeatedly by about three or four policemen in heavy riot gear,<unk> U Zarni, a spokesman for the Cooperative Committee for Trade Unions, told CNN.<unk> "We all watched while a young man was beaten extremely hard and repeatedly by about three or four policemen in heavy riot gear", U Zarni, a spokesman for the Cooperative Committee for Trade Unions, told CNN. Students are seeking changes to an education bill that they say limits academic freedom and have been in negotiations with authorities, but these have been curbed because of the crackdown.<unk> Students are seeking changes to an education bill that they say limits academic freedom and have been in negotiations with authorities, but these have been curbed because of the crackdown. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Zarni<unk>said<unk>the<unk>students<unk>had<unk> been<unk>given<unk>the<unk>red<unk>light<unk> on proceeding to<unk>Yangon. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ "<unk>But within about an hour of being given this information, they were told that wasn't the case".<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Police arrested about 40 to 50 people, according to Zarni.<unk>Police arrested about 40 to 50 people, according to Zarni.<unk>Police arrested about 40 to 50 people, according to Zarni. They broke a reporter's camera and cheered about it.<unk> They broke a reporter's camera and cheered about it. They hit women.<unk> They hit women. They hit monks who were also there.<unk> They hit monks who were also there. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ 🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk> "Public and we are losing confidence in the democratic transitions", Zarni said. Khin Lay, the director of the Triangle Women Support Group, agreed. "Students, human rights, women's rights - we are all extremely angry about the way we have been treated over the years", said Lay. "Students, human rights, women's rights - we are all extremely angry about the way we have been treated over the years", said Lay. "<unk>But we've been waiting for the 2015 elections with patience because we believe in...<unk>"<unk>
Police in town north of Yangon, Myanmar, crack down on students marching in protest of an education bill.<unk>Police in town north of Yangon, Myanmar, crack down on students marching in protest of an education bill.<unk>Police in town north of Yangon, Myanmar, crack down on students marching in protest of an education bill. "Public and we are losing confidence in the democratic transitions", says trade union spokesman. "The public and we are losing confidence in the democratic transitions", says trade union spokesman.