Western states have called for the release of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on her 64th birthday as the Burmese democracy icon prepares to spend her birthday in the notorious Insein prison in Rangoon.
Almost 1,800 Karens have found refuge in Thailand since June 3, when the Burmese army began an offensive against the separatists fighters of this ethnic minority. The humanitarian situation is extremely worrying.
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi marked the sixth anniversary of her latest period of detention on Saturday, among calls for her release from Washington and renewed concerns for the health of the pro-democracy icon.
Aung San Suu Kyi's party expressed "grave concern" for her health on Friday. The Burmese opposition leader, who has been detained in Rangoon's Insein prison while facing trial, has suffered a series of health scares in recent months.
Aung San Suu Kyi's party expressed "grave concern" for her health on Friday. The Burmese opposition leader, who has been detained in Rangoon's Insein prison while facing trial, has suffered a series of health scares in recent months.
For 20 years, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the Burmese opposition, has been fighting pacifically but determinedly for democracy in her country in a political struggle against the military dictatorship.
As Asian and European foreign ministers meet in Vietnam Monday, the Burmese military criticised neighbouring Thailand’s condemnation of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial and accused Bangkok of interfering in its internal affairs.
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi pleaded not guilty at her trial on Friday after being charged with breaking the conditions of her house arrest over an incident involving an American man who arrived uninvited at her home.
The trial of Burmese Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been opened to diplomats and a handful of local journalists in an apparent bid to placate growing international criticism, but many feel the verdict has already been decided.
Aung San Suu Kyi, the icon of the Burmese opposition, went on trial amid tight security at a notorious prison Monday, facing up to five more years in detention on charges of harbouring a US man who swam to her home.
