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Since her release on 13 November 2010, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has proven that she continues to be a powerful force for social and political progress in Burma.
Follow her efforts to promote human rights, social development, democracy and national reconciliation in Burma in the following articles about her work, her words, and her long-awaited release.
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Week 32: 2010 Election Watch (12-18 October)
Developments
- SPDC Election Commission Chairman Thein Soe said that no foreign journalists or international monitors would be allowed to observe the upcoming elections.
- SPDC Election Commission Chairman Thein Soe said that 3,071 candidates, including 82 independent candidates, will contest the elections […]
30 September – 3 October: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Release is Not an Olive Branch
Rumours circulated this week about the possible release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, days after the elections. Her latest term of house arrest is set to expire on 13 November.
Agence France-Presse reported that an SPDC official declared, “November will be an important and busy month for us because of the election and because of Aung San Suu Kyi’s release.” Another official said, “She will be released on that day according to the law.”
However, as we have seen repeatedly in the past, particularly with the regime’s disregard for the election laws, the SPDC only acts according to the law when it suits their needs. While we want to see Daw Suu free from house arrest immediately, her release notably raises three key issues […]
| |Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Release is Not an Olive Branch
Rumours circulated this week about the possible release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, days after the elections. Her latest term of house arrest is set to expire on 13 November.
Agence France-Presse reported that an SPDC official declared, “November will be an important and busy month for us because of the election and because of Aung San Suu Kyi’s release.” Another official said, “She will be released on that day according to the law.”
However, as we have seen repeatedly in the past, particularly with the regime’s disregard for the election laws, the SPDC only acts according to the law when it suits their needs. While we want to see Daw Suu free from house arrest immediately, her release notably raises three key issues […]
| |Burma/possible release of Aung San Suu Kyi – Statement by the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry Spokesman
Recent statements from the Burmese junta talk about Aung San Suu Kyi’s possible release on 13 November.
In no way at all can this be deemed a measure of clemency on the part of the junta. Indeed, Aung San Suu Kyi’s term of house arrest ends on 13 November this year […]
| |Aung San Suu Kyi Release? We’ll Believe It When We See It
Burma Campaign UK today expressed caution following reports that Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democracy movement, could be released after the elections.
An unnamed official has reportedly told the AFP news agency that her release will happen after the elections. According to Burmese law, Aung San Suu Kyi should be released on November 13th. The United Nations has repeatedly ruled that her detention breaks international law […]
| |CALD Awards Honorary Individual Membership Plaque to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
The Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD), on the sidelines of the UK Liberal Democrats Annual Conference currently being held in Liverpool, UK, has awarded the honorary individual membership plaque to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Laureate, Burma’s leader of the opposition, and one of Asia’s most revered icons of democracy […]
| |Countdown to Freedom: Aung San Suu Kyi Must Be Released On November 13, 2010
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary of the National League for Democracy and the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, should be released immediately and unconditionally from her illegal house arrest; however, she must, under Burmese law, be released on November 13, 2010. This release will occur after the Burmese junta’s fraudulent elections, scheduled for November 7, 2010 […]
| |Week 25: 2010 Election Watch (24-30 August)
Developments
- Union Democracy Party Chairman Thein Htay said that the party had decided to field only three candidates nationwide to protest the SPDC election laws. National Democratic Force leader Khin Muang Swe said he would not stand for election because of the SPDC Election Commission’s restrictions […]
One Year on from Suu Kyi Sentencing – A Year of Inaction by UN
On the eve of the first anniversary of Aung San Suu Kyi being sentenced to 18 months under house arrest, the Burma Campaign UK called on the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to stop dithering and start acting to bring change to Burma […]
| |Week 16: 2010 Election Watch (22-28 June)
Developments
- The SPDC Election Commission issued Directive 2/2010, which imposes severe restrictions on the political parties’ freedom of expression, assembly, and movement […]
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