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  • August 2008

    • Suu Kyi Rejects Food Deliveries, Sparks Rumors of Hunger Strike

      Associated Press  |  Aug 26, 08 12:23 PM CDT

      Suu Kyi Rejects Food Deliveries, Sparks Rumors of Hunger Strike

      (Newser) - Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has refused food deliveries to her house for two weeks, prompting speculation that she is on a hunger strike against the government, the AP reports. Supporters say she's grown increasingly frustrated with the UN's failure to intervene in the junta-ruled nation—the Nobel Prize laureate refused to meet with UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari during his visit last week. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Ibrahim Gambari

  • November 2007

    • UN Inspector Vows to Tally Burma's Dead

      Associated Press  |  Nov 11, 07 6:19 PM CST

      UN Inspector Vows to Tally Burma's Dead

      (Newser) - A UN inspector landed in Burma today to tally the junta's detained and dead protesters, the AP reports. And he vowed to leave if officials don't give him "full cooperation." So far, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro has met with officials and visited a town where the junta targeted monks in its September crackdown. He also plans to visit prisons and detention centers in his first visit to Burma in four years. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • human rights  • junta  • Ibrahim Gambari

    • Suu Kyi: 'I Stand Ready to Cooperate'

      Associated Press  |  Nov 8, 07 12:07 PM CST

      Suu Kyi: 'I Stand Ready to Cooperate'

      (Newser) - Aung San Suu Kyi is ready to cooperate with Burma's military rulers, UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari announced today, reading a statement from the long-imprisoned opposition leader. “I stand ready to cooperate with the government in order to make this process of dialogue a success,” she wrote after the government said it would allow her a rare meeting with her party. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • junta  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Ibrahim Gambari

    • Burma Junta Nixes Talks With UN, Dissident

      AFP  |  Nov 7, 07 3:26 PM CST

      Burma Junta Nixes Talks With UN, Dissident

      (Newser) - The junta ruling Myanmar—formerly Burma—today rejected a UN proposal for three-way talks that would have included detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Agence France-Presse reports. It is the latest disappointment to mar the visit of UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari, in which he has been denied an audience with top general Than Shwe and admonished for UN "interference" in state affairs. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Ban Ki-Moon  • Ibrahim Gambari  • Yangon  • Than Shwe

  • October 2007

    • Supporters Rally for Suu Kyi

      BBC  |  Oct 24, 07 6:59 AM CDT

      Supporters Rally for Suu Kyi

      (Newser) - Protests are in progress in front of 12 Chinese embassies around the world today to mark the 12th anniversary of the incarceration of Burmese political prisoner and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. Six fellow female laureates also have written an open letter, published in today's Guardian , asking the UN to work harder for the release of Suu Kyi. More »

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      China  • United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Burma protest  • Nobel Peace Prize  • Ibrahim Gambari

    • Burma Lifts Curfew, Ban on Assembly

      Associated Press  |  Oct 20, 07 3:34 PM CDT

      Burma Lifts Curfew, Ban on Assembly

      (Newser) - Burma is scrapping a curfew and a ban on assemblies of more than 5 people in Yangon, apparently assured that pro-democracy protests are dead. The junta also gave opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi a fresh invite for compromise talks, the AP reports. Both moves come after Bush imposed a new round of sanctions against Burma for its brutal crackdown on protesters.  More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • sanctions  • Ibrahim Gambari  • Yangon  • Than Shwe  • Mandalay

    • Council Upbraids Myanmar Junta

      Reuters  |  Oct 11, 07 4:50 PM CDT

      Council Upbraids Myanmar Junta

      (Newser) - The UN Security Council unanimously condemned the Myanmar junta's violent suppression of pro-democracy protests in an official policy statement today, demanding the prompt release of all political prisoners and serious negotiations with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The council's first official action on Myanmar highlights a shift by China, who previously defended its trading partner before the council. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Security Council  • Ibrahim Gambari

    • Burma Offers Meeting With Democracy Leader

      Times (UK)  |  Oct 4, 07 8:01 PM CDT

      Burma Offers Meeting With Democracy Leader

      (Newser) - Burma's army has offered to meet with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi if she stops demanding economic sanctions, the Times reports. A general proposed the meeting this week to UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who has met with Ms. Suu Kyi on his 4-day trip. Gambari plans to tell the UN Security Council about this diplomatic inroad at a meeting tomorrow. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Ibrahim Gambari

    • Envoy Leaves Burma After Talks

      BBC  |  Oct 2, 07 9:32 AM CDT

      Envoy Leaves Burma After Talks

      (Newser) - UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari left Burma today after meeting with a top general and a second meeting with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, released from house arrest for the talks. Gambari, who was attempting to open dialog between the military junta and dissidents whose protests were brutally suppressed last week, had cooled his heels for four days before Gen. Than Shwe agreed to see him, the BBC reports. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • human rights  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • Ibrahim Gambari  • Yangon

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