Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi, AC (Burmese: အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်; MLCTS: aung hcan: cu. krany, /aʊŋˌsæn.suːˈtʃiː/,Burmese pronunciation: [àʊɴ sʰáɴ sṵ tɕì]; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese Social Democratic stateswoman, politician and president of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar. In the 1990 general election, the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament. She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She remained under house arrest in Burma for almost 15 of the 21 years from 20 July 1989 until her most recent release on 13 November 2010, becoming one of the world's most prominent political prisoners.

Suu Kyi received the Rafto Prize and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1990 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. In 1992, she was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding by the government of India and the International Simón Bolívar Prize from the government of Venezuela. In 2012, the Government of Pakistan awarded her the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Award For Democracy. In 2007, the Government of Canada made her an honorary citizen of that country, the fourth person ever to receive the honour. In 2011, she was awarded the Wallenberg Medal. On 19 September 2012, Aung San Suu Kyi was also presented with the Congressional Gold Medal, which is, along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour in the United States.

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Former columnist jailed for 'abusive' posts about Aung San Suu Kyi

This is Money 19 Sep 2018

A former columnist for state media has been jailed for seven years for "abusive" Facebook posts about Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a court official said, the latest case threatening free expression in the country ... Suu Kyi, a court official said Wednesday, the latest case threatening free expression in the country....

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Suu Kyi’s bronze sculpture up for auction to raise funds

Inquirer 19 Sep 2018

... of the Daw Khin Kyi Foundation ... The reason why we want to hold an auction is that foreign scholars highly respect Daw Aung San Suu Kyi....

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Former columnist jailed for 'abusive' posts on Suu Kyi

This is Money 19 Sep 2018

A former columnist for state media has been jailed for seven years for "abusive" Facebook posts about Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a court official said, the latest case threatening free expression in the country ... for writing abusive posts on Facebook against State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, making people get the wrong impression of her," Htay Aung said....

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UK Foreign Secretary Hunt to meet Suu Kyi during Myanmar visit

The Star 19 Sep 2018

LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will arrive in Myanmar on Wednesday for a two-day visit during which he will have talks with the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the Foreign Office said ... ....

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UK to announce support for victims of sexual violence in Burma

The National 19 Sep 2018

Mr Hunt will hold talks with state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi during his visit – Ms Suu Kyi was previously feted across the globe for her commitment to human rights causes but has been criticised for her lack of action on the plight of the Rohingya. _______________. Read more.. Aung San Suu Kyi defends jailing of Reuters journalists in Myanmar. US vice president calls on Myanmar to free 2 Reuters reporters ... _______________....

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UK to announce support for victims of sexual violence in Myanmar

The National 19 Sep 2018

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ICC launches investigation into Myanmar’s crimes against Rohingya Muslims

Press TV 19 Sep 2018

The International Criminal Court has opened a preliminary probe into Myanmar military's crimes, including killings, sexual violence and forced deportations, against members of the Rohingya Muslim minority group in the Southeast Asian nation ... PressTV-Myanmar’s leader Suu Kyi attempts to downplay genocide ....

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Myanmar army should be removed from politics: UN probe

The Siasat Daily 19 Sep 2018

Yangon ... A brutal military crackdown last year forced more than 700,000 Rohingya to flee over the border to Bangladesh ... Investigators said the Tatmadaw should be restructured and that the process should begin by replacing the current leadership. Myanmar only emerged from military junta rule after 2011 and civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically-elected government remains in a delicate power balance with the generals ... ....

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ICC opens probe into Myanmar's treatment of Rohingyas

Suryaa 19 Sep 2018

In August, Myanmar rejected a UN report calling for military figures to be investigated for genocide. The Myammar Army has previously cleared itself of wrongdoing in the Rohingya crisis ... Hunt will visit Rakhine and will also meet Myanmar's State Counsellor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who recently said her government could in hindsight have handled the Rohingya situation differently ... ....

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Experts air new concerns about UN response to Myanmar crisis

The National 19 Sep 2018

UN-backed investigators who examined a bloody crackdown by Myanmar security forces that caused hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh issued a searing critique Tuesday of the United Nations' own response to the human rights crisis ... "The government will not condone human rights violations." ... _______________. Read more.. Aung San Suu Kyi defends jailing of Reuters journalists in Myanmar ... ....

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UN: Myanmar generals should face genocide charges

Press TV 18 Sep 2018

This is while the head of Myanmar’s so-called civilian government, Aung San Suu Kyi, has herself sided with the military in the atrocities against the Rohingya ... hinted last month that Suu Kyi was complicit in the crimes against the Rohingya....

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Shrapnel in Yemen strikes links US-made bombs to 63 civilian deaths: report

The Hill 18 Sep 2018

At least 63 civilians were killed in the strikes, CNN reports, with dozens more injured or put at risk ... Rep. Ro KhannaRohit (Ro) KhannaDems seek ways to block Trump support for Saudi-led coalition in Yemen Haley slams Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi for defending jailing of Reuters journalists Congress losing faith in Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi MORE (D-Calif.), said that the report should be a “wake-up call to all Americans .” ... .......

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Myanmar army should be removed from politics – UN probe

The Manila Times 18 Sep 2018

YANGON ... Demands have mounted for those who waged the campaign to face justice ... Myanmar only recently emerged from almost a half century of military junta rule and Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically-elected government remains in a delicate power balance with the generals ... Army ‘atrocities’ ... It directed specific criticism at Suu Kyi, whose global reputation has been shattered by her failure to speak up for the Rohingya against the military....

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