Aung San Suu Kyi.(Nobel Peace Laureate form Burma)(Interview) From: The Progressive | Date: March 1, 1997| Author: Kean, Leslie; Bernstein, Dennis | COPYRIGHT 1997 The Progressive, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Suu Kyi remains dedicated to peaceful change and real democracy in Burma, a legacy of her father Aung San, who led Burma's revolt against British rule in 1947. She survived a brutal attack by government forces in Nov 1996, and says worsening human rights conditions should trigger US sanctions.

The Burmese Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi talked to us over a noisy phone line from her Rangoon headquarters in mid-January. She informed us that the repression against her had esca...

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