Saturday, June 19, 2010

Suu Kyi B’ Day: Silence at home; world celebrates-19/6/10

Suu Kyi B’ Day: Silence at home; world celebrates

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Aung San Suu Kyi 150x150 Aung San Suu Kyi 65 Birth Day: Silence at home; world celebratesMyanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi today marks her 65th birthday under house arrest. The opposition leader is expected to spend a quiet day at her lakeside mansion, where she lives with two female assistants, cut off from the outside world without telephone or Internet access.

Events to mark her birthday are scheduled in cities around the world, ranging from candlelight vigils in Tokyo and Auckland to a solidarity rally in Washington. Supporters have also posted messages of support on Facebook and other websites. Her dedication to non-violence in pressing along with Nelson Mandela as among the world’s foremost voices against tyranny.

The military regime has kept the Nobel Laureate in detention for almost 15 years and she has been barred from running in upcoming elections that critics have denounced as a sham aimed at entrenching the generals’ power.

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