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Suu Kyi, who leads the National League for Democracy (NLD), was convicted on 11 August of violating state security laws after an uninvited United States citizen gained access to her home. The Nobel Peace Prize winner, who has already spent over 12 years...
Tags: political prisoners, Myanmar Embassy, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, sans suu, aung sans, nobel peace, Human Rights Watch, National League for Democracy, house arrest
Dalton Tanonaka I’m not ashamed to say that I’m a proud, red-, white- and blue-blooded American. My favorite sports team since childhood remains the New York Yankees...But the actions of one fellow US passport holder peeved the heck out of me, cast an...
Tags: Burma VJ, Aung San Suu Kyi, Stupid Swim Sinks Myanmar, National League for Democracy, US Congress, staff member, policy review, congress staffers, United States Action, tom parry
The opposition leader is on trial over an intrusion at her home where she is under house arrest. Analysts say the delay allows the regime to crack down on the opposition and get through a sensitive protest anniversary...They maintain that Suu Kyi's government-appointed...
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma United Nations, political prisoners, National League for Democracy, Burmese Ambassador, Rangoon
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...
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Mrs Suu Kyi, National League for Democracy, Burma, Myanmar, leaders aung, democracy leaders, U.S
The United States on Thursday called for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi, as Western governments condemned new charges brought against the pro-democracy icon by Myanmar's military junta. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was "deeply...
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Ms Suu Kyi, Suu Kyi&rsquo, Rangoon, Barack Obama, Burmese, Insein Prison, democracy leader, National League for Democracy
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in poor health and on a saline drip after the arrest of her private doctor last week and an unexpected visit from a US swimmer, it was disclosed Monday. Authorities allowed Dr Pyon Mo Ei to visit Suu Kyi Monday...
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, leader aung, Burma, opposition leader, Myanmar, myanmar opposition, democracy leader, National League for Democracy, intravenous drip, blood pressure
Myanmar's junta has rejected an appeal to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose most recent period of detention will expire May 27, her party spokesman said Tuesday...The current junta came to power in 1988 after crushing a nationwide pro-democracy...
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, National League for Democracy, All Burma Monks’ Alliance, junta rejected, rejected appeal, Burma Junta, party spokesman, leaders aung, generation students
We, the members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) including the Central Executive Committee, representatives of State and Division organizational committees, the Members of Parliament—elect still standing with the NLD, Representatives of the...
Tags: National League for Democracy, NLD
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says people in Myanmar are "looking forward" to planned constitutional reform. The EU ministers endorsed a plan at talks Monday to keep in place for another year a travel ban on senior political officials, an arms...
Tags: Myanmar/Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, foreign ministers, National League for Democracy, European Union
Burma's military rulers on Saturday began releasing prisoners from prisons, across the country, as part of its amnesty to 6,313 prisoners, who the junta said had shown 'Good Conduct and Discipline'. The junta, on Friday announced that the prisoners would...
Tags: Burma Ibrahim Gambari, Myanmar, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, general elections, Burmese, Mr. Gambari, National League for Democracy, political prisoners