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The conditions of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's detention have gotten "worse" since her conviction this month for violating terms of her previous house arrest, her lawyer said Tuesday. Myanmar's military government has not responded to Suu...
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An American senator is to meet with the leader of the junta in Myanmar this weekend, just days after the country’s pro-democracy leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, was convicted and returned to house arrest in a case that has drawn international condemnation....
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A Myanmar court convicted Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday of violating her house arrest by allowing an uninvited American to stay at her home. The head of the military-ruled country ordered the democracy leader to serve an 18-month sentence...
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Aung San Suu Kyi waits near Yangon, Myanmar, to learn whether she will serve five years in prison for violating her house arrest, Myanmar officials said. Testimony in Suu Kyi's trial ended July 10 and a verdict is expected soon, The New York Times reported.
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The Burmese court trying the case against Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has adjourned the hearing until June 12 to allow an appeal against a motion that barred some of the witnesses for the defence taking the stand. Mrs Suu Kyi, 63, could face up to...
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After six days of evidence from prosecution witnesses, Suu Kyi told the court that she committed no crime by giving shelter to the American, John Yettaw. Journalists and diplomats were once again allowed to attend the trial, after being admitted to one...
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Suu Kyi, due to testify this week, is widely expected to be found guilty for allegedly harboring an American who swam across a lake to her residence...Nyan Win, a spokesman for Suu Kyi's political party, said four or five defense witnesses and statements...
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Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi proclaimed her innocence in front of a prison tribunal Friday as the prosecution wrapped up its case on the fifth day of her trial. The opposition figurehead, who is charged with breaching the terms of her house...
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Myanmar activists participate during a rally demanding the immediate release of their pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, near the Myanmar Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 20, 2009. One of Suu Kyi's lawyers Tuesday said that Myanmar's...
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Myanmar's opposition Tuesday issued a fresh appeal for permission to see Aung San Suu Kyi and other detained leaders, after a UN panel said the ruling junta broke the country's own law by holding her. The Nobel laureate's National League for Democracy...
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