article_snippet: (CNN)Students en route to Yangon, MyanmarMyanmar, to protest an education bill were met with violence from police Tuesday, according to multiple media reports and international watch groups.
article_snippet: 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.
article_snippet: violence from police Tuesday occurred in Letpadan, a town of about 145 kilometers (90 miles) north of Yangon, the nation's largest city.
article_snippet: The students' march began in Mandalay, about 640 kilometers (400 miles) north of Yangon.
article_snippet: Human rights issues have been at the forefront in Myanmar, also known as Burma, as Myanmar emerges from decades of authoritarian military rule, with elections planned for late this year.
highlights_snippet: Police in town north of Yangon, Myanmar, crack down on students marching in protest of an education bill .
  