Aung San Suu Kyi meets Myanmar junta representativeOctober 7th, 2009 YANGON - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Wednesday with a representative of the ruling junta to discuss her proposals to get sanctions dropped against the regime that has kept her under house arrest for 14 years, sources said. Relations Minister Aung Kyi met the Nobel laureate at the Seinle Kantha Guesthouse for about 25 minutes Wednesday afternoon, government sources confirmed.
US Embassy given access to Myanmar-born American citizen held for 3 weeksSeptember 22nd, 2009 Myanmar-American held in Yangon for 3 weeksYANGON, Myanmar — The U.S. Embassy said Tuesday that it has been allowed to visit a Myanmar-born American detained in the country for the past three weeks but refused to divulge details about his health or whereabouts.
Activists say at least 25 political detainees freed as part of Myanmar amnestySeptember 18th, 2009 Some Myanmar political prisoners receive amnestyYANGON, Myanmar — At least 25 political detainees were released Friday as part of an amnesty for prisoners in Myanmar, just over 1 percent of the total number of political prisoners believed to be held by its military government. Win Naing, a spokesman for the opposition National League for Democracy, said the freed political detainees included 16 members of his party as well as activists from other pro-democracy groups.
Myanmar says 7,114 prisoners given amnesty, unclear if any political detaineesSeptember 17th, 2009 Myanmar announces amnesty for 7,114 prisonersYANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar's junta has granted amnesty to 7,114 convicts at prisons across the country, but it was not immediately known if they included political detainees. State television, which announced the amnesty Thursday evening, said the prisoners would be released for good behavior and on humanitarian grounds.
Myanmar pro-democracy party calls on junta to allow branch offices to reopenSeptember 8th, 2009 Myanmar pro-democracy party wants offices reopenedYANGON, Myanmar — The pro-democracy party of detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on the ruling junta Tuesday to allow it to reopen its branch offices, which would be crucial for taking part in next year's planned national elections. The junta has not held elections since 1990, when Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won in a landslide but was not allowed by the military to take power.
UN council meets to discuss Myanmar's Suu Kyi verdictAugust 12th, 2009 NEW YORK - The UN Security Council met Tuesday to discuss a Myanmar court's verdict against the country's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but failed to agree immediately on a common reaction. Council president, British Ambassador John Sawers, said following a closed-door meeting of the 15-nation council that a draft statement reacting to the verdict received "considerable support".
UN chief wins support from key nations for release of Myanmar opposition leaderAugust 6th, 2009 Key nations back release of Myanmar's Suu KyiUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon won support Wednesday from key nations for his appeal to Myanmar's government to free detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and release all political prisoners — and he said he expects a positive response from the country's military rulers. The U.N. chief told reporters after chairing a closed-door meeting of the Group of Friends on Myanmar that he was pleased at their support which he said confirmed the international community's desire for Myanmar to respond positively "to our concerns, expectations and encouragements."
The Group of Friends includes about 15 countries — Myanmar's neighbors, interested Asian and European nations, and the five permanent U.N.
Myanmar jails 2 Aung San Suu Kyi's supporters after prayer for her releaseJune 21st, 2009 Myanmar jails 2 opposition membersYANGON, Myanmar — A court in military-run Myanmar has sentenced two members of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party to 18 months in prison after they prayed for her release at a pagoda, the opposition party spokesman said Sunday. The news came days before Suu Kyi's trial is set to resume in a court in Yangon, the largest city.
Former Chinese political prisoner detained ahead of 1989 Tiananmen protest anniversaryJune 2nd, 2009 China dissident held ahead of protest anniversaryBEIJING — A former Chinese political prisoner has been detained just days before the 20th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, a human rights group said Tuesday. Wu Gaoxing, a former educator in his late 60s, was taken from his home in the eastern city of Taizhou by security agents on Saturday, shortly after the publication of a letter he had co-signed complaining about economic discrimination against dissidents, the New York-based Human Rights in China said in a news release.
Britain calls for release of Myanmar's Suu KyiMay 31st, 2009 SINGAPORE - Britain challenged Sunday Myanmar's military rulers to release imprisoned opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and implement democratic reforms in the isolated state. "Now is the time for transition to democracy starting with the release of Aung San Suu Kyi," Britain's Minister for International Defence and Security Ann Taylor told a summit on Asian security in Singapore.
South Africa concerned over Suu Kyi's arrest, urges her releaseMay 23rd, 2009 PRETORIA - The South African government has urged Myanmar to free National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi who has been under house arrest for about six years. Suu Kyi, 63, was recently arrested and put on trial for allowing a US national to visit her prison home without permission from the authorities and breaking the terms of her ongoing detention.
Myanmar arrests 2 opposition politicians for praying for release of political prisonersApril 24th, 2009 Myanmar arrests opposition politicians for prayingYANGON, Myanmar — Two members of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party were arrested and charged with insulting religion after they prayed for the release of political prisoners, a party spokesman said Friday. National League for Democracy spokesman Nyan Win said authorities arrested Chit Pe, the party's deputy chairman, and party member Aung Saw Wei in Twante on Tuesday.
Myanmar starts releasing over 6,000 prisoners under amnestyFebruary 22nd, 2009 YANGON - Myanmar authorities Saturday began to free prisoners from Yangon's notorious Insein jail, including some political prisoners, under a government amnesty for 6,313 inmates nationwide. Eyewitnesses saw scores of prisoners leaving Insein Saturday evening.
Myanmar junta announces amnesty for 6,000 prisonersFebruary 21st, 2009 YANGON - Myanmar'a junta announced an amnesty Friday for more than 6,000 prisoners, although it remained unclear how many political prisoners were included, Naypyitaw radio reported. 'For the humanitarian reasons, for the sake of the family members, to demonstrate the goodwill of the government and to be able to allow fair participation in the upcoming 2010 free and fair general election, Myanmar government will release 6,313 prisoners starting from Feb 21,' the announcement said.
Myanmar dissident gets 104 years in jailJanuary 13th, 2009 YANGON - A Mandalay court has sentenced a student activist to 104 years in jail for attending a meeting marking the first anniversary of the 'saffron revolution' on the Thai-Myanmar border, a prisoner support group said Wednesday. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), Bo Min Yu Ko, in his early 20s, was arrested Sep 18, 2008 after attended a meeting on the Thai-Myanmar border to commemorate the first anniversary of the monk-led protests that rocked Yangon and parts of upper Myanmar in August and September of 2007.
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