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Aung San Suu Kyi Celebrated Her 64th Birthday in Prison Friday


World  (tags: Burma/Myanmar, HumanRights, Aung San Suu Kyi )

Janet
- 172 days ago - commondreams.org
Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her 64th birthday in prison Friday, sharing rice and chocolate cake with her guards as protesters around the world demanded she be freed.
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Janet Solomon (249)
Friday June 19, 2009, 12:29 pm
"Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her 64th birthday in prison Friday, sharing rice and chocolate cake with her guards as protesters around the world demanded she be freed. European Union countries warned they would renew sanctions, concerts and vigils were held in over 20 cities worldwide, a petition with 670,000 signatures of people from 220 countries was delivered to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and dignitaries and celebrities posted online messages of support.

"Now is the time for the international community to speak with one voice: Free Aung San Suu Kyi," said part of the message on http://64forsuu.org
 

Ben Oscarsito (327)
Friday June 19, 2009, 3:43 pm
Suu Kyi’s 64th Birthday Celebrated amid Repression. (Irrawaddy)
While celebrations of the 64th birthday of Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi were freely held around the world on Friday, her supporters in Burma celebrated her birthday under the junta’s tight repression.
More:
http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=16121
 

Ben Oscarsito (327)
Friday June 19, 2009, 3:54 pm
Suu Kyi’s Eventful 21 Years in the Political Spotlight:
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=16119
 

Mary Ann B. (0)
Sunday June 21, 2009, 12:45 pm
Does anyone know what has happened to the idiot who opened the door for this travesty to take place? One would think he would have some idea of how obsessive and unfair this regime is. That should have been enough for him to stop his irresponsible actions before he set this poor woman up for more abusive action by the government.
 

Alfred Donovan (24)
Tuesday June 23, 2009, 2:52 am
The continuing false imprisonment of this courageous lady is an affront to human dignity and deserving of our comdemnation and contempt.Do these Generals really believe that this kind of action is going to result in worldwide acceptence of their rule? if so it confirms my belief that they are insane.Free Suu Kyi now.
 
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