Suu Kyi’s house arrest extended
From Times Wire Reports
Myanmar’s military government extended the house arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for another year, defying an outpouring of international appeals for the Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s freedom.
Suu Kyi, 60, has spent more than 11 of the last 17 years in detention and most of the last four years confined to her residence in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, also known as Burma.
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