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CNN News – ‘I’m very happy to see you all again,’ Suu Kyi says after release
AP – Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi released
AP – Myanmar crowds await Nobel-winner Suu Kyi release
AFP – Obama welcomes release of ‘hero’ Aung San Suu Kyi
AFP – Nobel laureates celebrate Suu Kyi release
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For Immediate Release
13 November 2010
CSW WELCOMES RELEASE OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI AND CALLS FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) welcomes Aung San Suu Kyi’s release from house arrest. It is not yet clear if any conditions are attached to her release. CSW continues to call for the unconditional [...]
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AAPP(B) Information Release
Date: 13 November 2010
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) welcomes the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and respects the importance of this moment, both for her, her family and for the people of Burma.
While the ending of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s house arrest is welcome, [...]
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Background Paper
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi:
22 years of peaceful resistance in the face of a brutal military regime
“Whatever they do to me, that’s between them and me; I can take it. What’s more important is what they are doing to the country,” Daw Aung Suu Kyi, 1994
Election year under house arrest
On 1 February [...]
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Demand for the Unconditional Release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
1. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is currently in detention by an order given under Article 10 (b) of the [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Nov 12th, 2010 No Comments »
AP
YANGON, Myanmar -Supporters of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi held a vigil on the eve of Saturday’s expiration of her house arrest order, hoping to see the Nobel Peace Prize laureate taste freedom for the first time in seven years.
While scores of people who gathered near her home were disappointed that she was not [...]
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(Nov. 12) — Reports are coming out of Myanmar that the country’s military rulers have signed an order to allow Aung San Suu Kyi to go free.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been under house arrest in her home country for 15 out of the past 21 years. The daughter of modern Burma’s founder, Suu [...]
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“In the grand discovery of modern times, the system of representation, the solution of all the difficulties, both speculative and practical, will perhaps be found. If it cannot, we seem to be forced upon the extraordinary conclusion, that good Government is impossible.” – Utilitarian Philosopher James Mill (1).
Representation as a Political [...]
Posted in Burma News on Nov 12th, 2010 1 Comment »
Dear Friends,
Below are the “2010 Election Watch” highlights for Week 35, covering 2-8 November:
Developments
Widespread evidence of electoral fraud, irregularities, threats, harassment, and lack of independent monitoring characterized Election Day and the days leading up to it:
In the days before the election, local SPDC officials, polling station officials, and Union Solidarity and Development (USDP) members throughout [...]
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By the CNN Wire Staff
November 12, 2010 — Updated 0557 GMT (1357 HKT)
(CNN) — Burma’s military junta plans to release political activist Aung San Suu Kyi, but the timing is undecided, an official with the country’s ministry of information said Friday.
“The plan to release Suu Kyi is on, but the actual plan on the [...]
Posted in Campaigns & posters on Nov 11th, 2010 No Comments »
Media Release From Burma Campaign UK : For Immediate Release 11th November 2010
Burma Campaign UK has received reports of violent intimidation, beatings and arrest of supporters of the National Democratic Party for Development (NDPD), an ethnic Rohingya party. These reports add to the increasing number of reports from across Burma of [...]
Posted in Editorials & Op/Eds on Nov 11th, 2010 1 Comment »
Kanbawza Win
The results of the midterm elections clearly indicates that President Barrack Obama falls far short of his genius as a campaigner and that bold steps needs to be taken both in the domestic and foreign policy fields. The slow pace of job re-creation make the majority of the people angry even though he [...]
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AFP – Myanmar court shuns Suu Kyi detention appeal
Free Malaysia Today – ‘Kick Myanmar out of Asean’
The Nation – Burmese taking shelters in Kanjanaburi return home
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Asian Correspondent – Will Aung San Suu Kyi free before disputable poll results?
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