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Obama Urges Release Of Aung San Suu Kyi
Obama urges Myanmar to free democracy leader Suu Kyi Singapore (CNN) — President Obama on Sunday called for the release of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. “There are clear steps that must be taken: the unconditional release of all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi; an end to [...]
Burma Going To Release Aung San Suu Kyi?
Burma’s opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, may soon be released so she can play a role in next year’s election, a senior Burmese diplomat has said. “There is a plan to release her soon … so she can organise her party,” Min Lwin, a director-general in the foreign ministry, to ld the Associated Press. [...]
Aung San Suu Kyi Not Allowed To Go To Her Own Appeal Hearing
Suu Kyi Blocked from Attending Appeal Hearing Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Burmese authorities are not allowing Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to hear her appeal in person at the Rangoon Division Court on Thursday, said Suu Kyi’s lawyer, Nyan Win. Nyan Win said police told him they could not take her to the [...]
John Yettaw Says He Accomplished His Goal By Swimming To See Suu Kyi
(CNN) The American man who swam to Aung San Suu Kyi’s home in Myanmar said Thursday he still believes he did the right thing, even though his visit led to an extension of the pro-democracy leader’s house arrest. John Yettaw, 53, swam across a lake to Suu Kyi’s home in May and stayed for two [...]
First U.S. Congressmen Visit To Burma In A Decade Brings Home John Yettaw
Senator gains release of American jailed in Myanmar (CNN) — U.S. Sen. Jim Webb obtained the release Saturday of American John Yettaw, who had been sentenced to seven years of hard labor in Myanmar for visiting detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, his office said. Webb, who chairs the East Asia and Pacific Affairs [...]
The Truth Behind Aung San Suu Kyi’s Conviction
Judicial Terror The conviction of Burma’s opposition leader doesn’t show clemency or compromise; it’s a sign of the regime’s desperation. By Melinda Liu | Newsweek Web Exclusive Aug 11, 2009 Some people are saying that Aung San Suu Kyi’s verdict today—18 months of house arrest, commuted down from three years of hard labor—is a sign [...]
Aung San Suu Kyi Back To House Arrest For 18 More Months
YANGON, Myanmar (CNN) — Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of violating the terms of her house arrest by a military court Tuesday — and sentenced to serve 18 more months in home confinement. The court initially sentenced Suu Kyi to three years in prison before the head of the country’s [...]
HRW Report On Aung San Suu Kyi Verdict
Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi Verdict ‘Reprehensible’ Burma’s Allies Should Increase Pressure for Her Release (New York, August 11, 2009) – The politically motivated guilty verdict against the Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is a reprehensible abuse of power by Burma’s military government, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on [...]
End Of Aung San Suu Kyi Trial Near
Tuesday, Jul. 28, 2009 Aung San Suu Kyi Trial Enters Final Day (YANGOON) — The trial of Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was expected to conclude Tuesday with the defense given the final statement in a case that has drawn international condemnation, her lawyer said. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate stands accused of [...]
The G8 Tells Burma To Let Their People Go
G8 Calls on Burma to Release Political Prisoners By VOA News 09 July 2009 US President Obama shares a word with French President Sarkozy during group photo of G8 and G5 leaders in L’Aquila, Italy, 09 Jul 2009 Major industrialized nations have issued a call for Burma to free all political prisoners, including pro-democracy leader [...]
