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Authentic Reconciliation Demanded Before 2010 Burma Polls

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:47:30 GMT

On International Human Rights Day this week, a number of civil society and advocacy groups from Burma and other parts of the world came together with consensus in demanding a genuine political reconciliation before the proposed general election the...
Source: News Blaze

A Nobel Winner Who Went Wrong on Rights

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:42:33 GMT

In accepting his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Thursday, President Obama talked about the quiet dignity of human rights reformers such as Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi, the bravery of Zimbabwean voters who "cast their ballots in the face of beatings" and the...
Source: Council on Foreign Relations

Reporters Uncensored: Does the World need another Martyr? The Case of Birtukan Mideksa

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:59:10 GMT

On December 28 2008, Birtukan Mideksa was arrested again and imprisoned to serve a life sentence after the pardon granted to her in 2007 was revoked.
Source: Huffington Post

Jailed American in Myanmar in 'poor health'

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:14:58 GMT

In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, Buddhist novices walk to a monastery to learn Buddhist teachings, in Kyaing Ton, Myanmar.
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

Don`t recognise Myanmar election: Dissident groups to UN!

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:35:12 GMT

Washington: Three dissident Burmese groups have asked the United Nations and the international community not to recognise the scheduled 2010 elections in Myanmar unless all political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi are released by the country'
Source: Zee News

Quoted in 'Don`t recognise Myanmar election: Dissident groups to UN!'

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:35:12 GMT

said in Zee News:

Aung San Suu Kyi's request to General Than Shwe for a meaningful political dialogue has been ignored. The calls by the international community to release all political prisoners and to hold a meaningful dialogue with the democratic opposition and ethnic minorities have not been fulfilled.

Lawmakers worldwide urge Myanmar probe

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:42:09 GMT

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest 14 of past 20 years.
Source: CNN

U.N. Security Council Criticized for Failure to Act Against Abuses in Burma

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:07:58 GMT

Protesters in the Philippines call for the release of political prisoners in Burma, outside the Burmese Embassy in Manila on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.
Source: CNSNews.com

Chrysler 300 Ad supporting Burmese Rebel Leader shocks World

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:19:45 GMT

Still, many were caught by surprise when Chrysler recently debuted an ad that boasted its Chrysler 300 model but also called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, a Burmese pro-democracy leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.
Source: Automotive Blogs

Photo from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:28:18 GMT

A giant domino featuring a portrait of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is part of a row of giant dominos placed along the path of the former Berlin wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate as part of celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of...

Quoted in 'BURMA: U.S. Mission’s Meeting with Ethnic Minorities Signals Hope'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:22:03 GMT

Aung San Suu Kyi said in Global Geopolitics News and Analysis:

Political reconciliation in Burma leading up to next year’s election must include ethnic minorities

Photo from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:24:55 GMT

Supporters of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, gather on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 27, 2009.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Interview!

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:51:34 GMT