LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 19: A man participates in a protest over the detention of Nobel Peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma (Myanmar) outside the Burmese Embassy on June 19, 2009 in London, England. Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi marked a grim 64th birthday in prison, as activists took to the Internet and staged worldwide protests to call for her release and an end to her trial. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 19: A man participates in a protest over the detention of Nobel Peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma (Myanmar) outside the Burmese Embassy on June 19, 2009 in London, England. Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi marked a grim 64th birthday in prison, as activists took to the Internet and staged worldwide protests to call for her release and an end to her trial.

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