San Suu Kyi to Be Freed
Reports are streaming in that suggest Burmese military authorities have authorized the release of pro-democracy superstar Aun San Suu Kyi after a national election in the dictator-led country. San Suu Kyi has lived the past seven years in house arrest and 15 of the past 21 years in state-sponsored detention. San Suu Kyi was allegedly already freed by the military regime with stipulations on where she could travel and with whom she could meet. But the Nobel Laureate has insisted in her unconditional freedom, maintaining another day in her detention residence. —JCL The BBC: Reports are coming out of Burma saying the military authorities have signed an order authorising the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. But hopes that the Nobel laureate would be freed on Friday appear to be fading. A leader of her National League for Democracy told 2,000 supporters gathered at the party headquarters to go home and return on Saturday. Read more Related Entries November 7, 2010 Burmese Polls Close November 5, 2010 Burma’s Junta Subverts the Internet
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San Suu Kyi to Be Freed
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