Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says some people, both at home and abroad, have deceived themselves into thinking a new government has brought change to her country. The popular political leader made the remark in response to questions after a lecture broadcast Tuesday by the British Broadcasting Corporation. It was the second of […]
Suu Kyi Sees Nothing New Yet in Burmese Leadership
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
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Suu Kyi Recounts NLD History in BBC Lecture
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi explores the recent history of her National League for Democracy and the what drives people to dissent in a BBC lecture recorded for broadcast Tuesday. The lecture is the second of two to be secretly recorded in Burma by the British broadcasters and smuggled to London for airing. […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Cites ‘Arab Spring’ as Inspiration for Burmese
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi has compared the Arab Spring protests to developments in her own country in a lecture aired on the British network Tuesday. The BBC says the speech was the first of two lectures that were secretly filmed in Burma and smuggled to Britain, where they were played before a […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Cites “Arab Spring” as Inspiration for Burmese
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
The British Broadcasting Corporation says Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi will compare the Arab Spring protests to developments in her own country in lectures to be aired on the British network beginning Tuesday. The BBC says the two lectures were secretly filmed in Burma and smuggled to Britain, where they were played before […]
