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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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Exclusive Performance of ‘The Lady of Burma’ in European Parliament
Today, European Parliamentary Caucus on Burma (EPCB) is pleased to present ‘The Lady of Burma’ play in European Parliament in honour of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on her 65th birthday which was on 19th June 2010 […]
| |Nonviolence International Wishes Daw Aung San Suu Kyi a Bittersweet Birthday
Burmese opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her 65th birthday under house arrest this past Saturday, but her supporters celebrated worldwide. Our own Michael Beer sang “Bittersweet Birthday” to the democratic leader on Capitol Hill during one such celebration.[…]
| |Resounding International Support for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on her 65th Birthday
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the world’s only detained Nobel Peace Laureate, spent her 65th birthday under house arrest in her Rangoon home on Saturday 19 June. Governments, Burmese communities, solidarity groups and individuals around the world held events to commemorate Daw Suu’s birthday, calling for her immediate release […]
| |Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday marked in Singapore
We are gathered here today in Speaker’s Corner, Singapore, to mark the 65th birthday of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, one that she regrettably still spends in house arrest.
It is especially significant for people in Singapore to continue to advocate on behalf of her and the Burmese people, because the government of Singapore would rather support and prop up the military regime […]
Ireland’s leading musicians honour Burma’s Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi
Tomorrow, Saturday 19 June marks the 65th birthday of Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, adding yet another day to the almost 15 years that she has spent under house arrest. To honour Daw Suu Kyi, some of Ireland’s leading entertainers including Christy Moore, broadcaster Eamon Dunphy and author Deirdre Purcell will perform music and readings at Dublin’s National Concert Hall on Saturday 19 June at 8pm, in a special tribute concert hosted by Marian Finucane […]
| |Indian Parliamentarians Call for the Release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
On the 65th Birth anniversary of the Burmese democratic leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, Indian Parliamentarian’s Forum for Democracy in Burma (IPFDB) urged the Group of Friends on Myanmar and UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon to take effective action to secure the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and over 2,000 political prisoners in Burma […]
| |Words Must Be Turned Into Action For Aung San Suu Kyi
Burma Campaign today warmly welcomed British Prime Minister David Cameron’s letter of support for Aung San Suu Kyi on her 65th birthday, and asked him to take the lead in supporting UN led efforts to secure negotiations between the dictatorship and Burma’s democracy movement […]
| |Statement on the Birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi
Today is the 65th birthday of our sister Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, democratically elected leader of Burma. Once again, she observes her birthday under house arrest, denied the company of friends or family […]
| |Aung San Suu Kyi: a fragile heroine and a great symbol
On Friday 18th June 2010 several dozens of supporters of the Burmese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi gathered in the center of Prague to commemorate her birthday and to condemn her house arrest lasting for the past fifteen years. The organizers of the event, People in Need organization, created a graffiti picture of Suu Kyi on a wall in the city center and invited the public to come and leave a birthday message on the wall […]
| |British MPs Call For UN Action On Burma
Ninety British MPs so far have signed a Motion in the British Parliament calling on the British government to support a UN led effort to secure dialogue in Burma.
The Motion, timed for Aung San Suu Kyi’s 65th birthday, rejects elections due in Burma later this year, condemns the new constitution, and calls on the UN to work for negotiations to solve the problems in Burma […]
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