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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

How and when will the torture of Aung San Suu Kyi end?

Summary of events in Suu Kyi's life from her birth to 1995 and from: 2000-02: Second period of house arrest May 2003: Detained after clash between NLD and government forces Sep 2003: Allowed home after medical treatment, but under effective house arrest May 2007: House arrest is extended for another year Sept 2007: First public appearance since 2003, greeting Buddhist monks involved in anti-government protests May 2008: House arrest extended for another year May 2009: Arrested and charged with breaking conditions of detention after a US national breaks into her compound and according to today's news: BRUSSELS - European governments condemned Tuesday's sentencing of Myanmar's most prominent pro-democracy leader to another 18 months of house arrest and prepared for new economic and other sanctions against the country's military regime. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown spoke of a "sham trial." Sweden, the current European Union presidency holder, promised tighter sanctions against Myanmar's leaders. Amnesty International's secretary general called the verdict "shameful." Suu Kyi Aug11 .

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