Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Top News

Myanmar's Suu Kyi files appeal in criminal case

Sep. 3, 2009
Lawyers for detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi filed an appeal Thursday against the criminal conviction that put her under house arrest for 18 more months. A district court ruled on Aug. 11 that the 64-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate was...
Related Stories from UPI.com

Arroyo calls for Suu Kyi's release

YANGON, Myanmar, July 31 (UPI) -- Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called on the Myanmar government Friday to release a pro-democracy advocate and allow her political power.

Myanmar extends Suu Kyi detention

YANGON, Myanmar, May 27 (UPI) -- The ruling military junta in Myanmar Tuesday moved to extend the detention of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi by another six months, a newspaper editor said.

Congressional award for Aung San Suu Kyi

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate leaders called on Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the opposition group in Myanmar.

Aung San Suu Kyi meets liaison minister

YANGON, Myanmar, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Myanmarese pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi met Friday with the military junta’s liaison minister.

Tutu awarded Gandhi Peace Prize

NEW DELHI, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has won India's highest international honor, the Gandhi Peace Prize. The award was conferred on the Nobel Prize laureate by Indian President Abdul Kalam Friday at a New Delhi ceremony.

Myanmar tightens San Suu Kyi's detention

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is concerned over the withdrawal of Myanmar opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's personal security detail.

U.S. demands release of political prisoner

WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- The United States urged the government of Myanmar Friday to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed by Myanmar

RANGOON, Myanmar, April 3 (UPI) -- Myanmar's government says it will release long-detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, the Kyodo news agency reported Saturday.

Envoy presses for Suu Kyi's release

YANGON, Myanmar, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Former Indonesia, Foreign Minister Ali Alatas was in Myanmar (formerly Burma) Monday, negotiating the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Exclusive: Release on horizon for Suu Kyi

YANGON, Myanmar, Jan. 30 (UPI) --
1 of 25
President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
View Caption
President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch