No signs of freedom in Burma's Nobel house. (military control and the fate of Nobel Prize-winning author Aung San Suu Kyi)

From: Insight on the News | Date: July 25, 1994| Author: Bradley, Barbara | Copyright information

When Burma's brutal military junta suddenly relented last winter and allowed a group of Westerners to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's bestknown dissident, the news sent shock waves around the world. It was the first time that the Nobel Peace Prize winner had been allowed any outside contact since she was put under house arrest almost five years before, and the surprise announcement set off a flurry of speculation. Was the junta finally opening up? Would the renowned democ...

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