Myanmar Protesters Hurt in Clashes

Farmers confront riot police at the site of the Letpadaung copper mine near Monywa in northwestern Myanmar, Dec. 22, 2014.

Myanmar police officers take their positions at Letpadaung copper-mine, Monywa in northwestern Myanmar, Dec. 22, 2014.

Police at the Letpadaung copper mine in northern Myanmar prepare for a confrontation with protesters, Dec. 22, 2014. (photographer unknown)

Villagers in northern Myanmar lay in front of a bulldozer as part of their bid to stop the controversial expansion of the Chinese-backed Letpadaung Copper Mine, Dec. 22, 2014. (photographer unknown)

According to activists and opposition lawmakers, a woman was fatally shot Monday during a crackdown on protesters at the controversial Chinese-backed copper mine near Monywa in northwestern Myanmar, Dec. 22, 2014.

Farmers confront riot police at the site of the Letpadaung copper mine near Monywa in northwestern Myanmar, Dec. 22, 2014.

Farmers confront a bulldozer, owned by the Chines mining company, from moving forward as riot police gather at Letpadaung copper mine, Monywa in northwestern Myanmar, Dec. 22, 2014.