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Myanmar's Suu Kyi still detained but American freed

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi remained under house arrest on Sunday but American John Yettaw, whose swim to her home in May led to her detention, was due to head home after a U.S. senator secured his freedom. Senator Jim ...

From AUNG HLA TUN, Boston Globe,  16 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Jim Webb,  Than Shwe,  Barack Obama,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  U.S. Senate

China urges world to respect Myanmar's sovereignty

YANGON (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday the world should respect Myanmar's judicial sovereignty after sending Aung San Suu Kyi back into detention, a ruling that triggered Western outrage but only a measured response from its neighbors. China, one ...

From AUNG HLA TUN, Boston Globe,  12 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Jiang Yu,  Aung San Suu Kyi,  United Nations,  Gordon Brown,  Nicolas Sarkozy

Myanmar's Suu Kyi found guilty in security case

YANGON (Reuters) - A court in army-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty to 18 months in detention for violating an internal security law, a ruling certain to anger the West and further isolate the regime. The ...

From AUNG HLA TUN, Boston Globe,  11 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Aung San Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi verdict due on Friday: court official

Yangon: A verdict in the trial of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will come on Friday, a court official said, after her lawyers wrapped up their final arguments in the widely condemned case against her on security charges. The official, who ...

From AUNG HLA TUN, livemint.com,  28 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Nyan Win,  National League

Myanmar court hears final arguments in Suu Kyi case

YANGON (Reuters) - A court in army-ruled Myanmar heard final arguments on Monday in a case involving opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who faces five years in prison if found guilty of breaching a draconian security law. Lawyers read closing ...

From AUNG HLA TUN, Boston Globe,  27 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Nyan Win,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Aung San Suu Kyi

Final arguments due in trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi

YANGON (Reuters) - The trial on security-related charges of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was due to resume on Friday, with no indications from the country's military regime that it would heed international calls to free her. At an ...

From AUNG HLA TUN, Boston Globe,  24 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Aung San Suu Kyi,  Nyan Win,  Ban Ki-moon,  Than Shwe

American intruder "key player" in Suu Kyi case, police say

YANGON (Reuters) - The American who swam to the home of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was the "key player" in the case against her and may not have been working alone, the country's police chief said Friday. Brigadier General Khin Yi said ...

From AUNG HLA TUN, Boston Globe,  25 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Aung San Suu Kyi,  Nyan Win

Myanmar's Suu Kyi turns 64 amid outrage over trial

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi spent her 64th birthday in detention on Friday as supporters worldwide condemned her trial and called for tougher sanctions against the military regime. Nyan Win, a lawyer defending the ...

From AUNG HLA TUN, Boston Globe,  19 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Aung San Suu Kyi,  Nyan Win,  Ivan Lewis,  European Union,  National League

Myanmar court delays Suu Kyi trial to June 26

YANGON (Reuters) - A court in army-ruled Myanmar has delayed the widely-condemned trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for at least two weeks, her lawyer said on Friday. The Yangon District Court set a new date of June 26 to hear the charges ...

From AUNG HLA TUN, Boston Globe,  12 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Aung San Suu Kyi,  Goh Chok Tong,  Nyan Win,  Tin Oo

Suu Kyi says junta's charges are political: lawyer

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi believes her trial is an attempt by the country's ruling generals to prevent her from running in multi-party elections next year, her lawyer said. The Nobel laureate, who faces ...

From AUNG HLA TUN, Boston Globe,  11 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Nyan Win

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