Security forces have again clashed with a crowd of up to 10,000 demonstrators in Burma's largest city Rangoon.
Shots have been fired and a series of baton charges launched in an attempt to force them to disperse.
Witnesses said several warning shots were fired but there were no immediate signs of injuries.
Security forces are ordering people to disperse from their position on a road leading to the city's Sule Pagoda, a key rallying point in nearly two weeks of protests.
Buddhist monks have led nearly two weeks of mass demonstrations against the ruling junta, but after a series of raids on monasteries and the arrest of many monks, there are few, if any, in the crowd today.
Despite this, police and protestors have again been involved in increasingly violent clashes. At least 13 people have been killed over the past two days, according to state media. It is feared the actual death tolll may be higher.
International condemnation of the Burmese regime is continuing to grow following a total of nine deaths yesterday. One of those killed yesterday was a Japanese journalist, who became the first foreign fatality of the current unrest. 
Journalist Kenji Nagai was among those found dead yesterday and television footage (right) appears to show him being shoved down by troops before being shot at close range. Watch clip
Meanwhile, United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari is expected to visit Burma in the coming days after the military government agreed to admit him.
Mr Gambari is expected to brief the UN Security Council on his return to New York.
Burma's Prime Minister-in-exile, Sein Win, has called on the international community to do more to help the pro-democracy protestors in his country.
He said the EU had not taken a firm stance until recent days and that all countries needed to speak out in support of the demonstrators.
Dr Win said expressions of goodwill, on their own, are not enough.
Tomorrow at 2pm there will be a public demonstration against the ongoing violence in Burma on O'Connell Street in Dublin. An online petition has also been started.
Read about how the Burmese government has cut public web access in Burma.
