Aung San Suu Kyi release imminent (Merged)

[Tricky Dicky]

Looks like she could be allowed out of the house very shortly. Expect the pro-democracy movement to get a fresh impetus. Difficult to understand the regimes thinking here.When the people do rebel, it could be bloody. I know little about the background though, just the headlines.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

And she's out.

 

[severnside gull]

sadly one suspects she won't be free for long

 

[desprateseagull]

channel4, sky, 'breaking news- unconfirmed reports that Suu Kyi released from house a

either she's been released from house arrest in Burma, or she hasnt..

how many tv crews would be outside her house by now, ffs..


ps- iamspartacus.

 

[KLF]

either she's been released from house arrest in Burma, or she hasnt..

how many tv crews would be outside her house by now, ffs..



ps- iamspartacus.

Possibly none if the Junta weren't allowing it?

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I won't "fixture" you, but marginally old news - my thread announcing this is over an hour old

 

[Marc]

who?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Could do a job

 

[glasfryn]

today is a good day.

 

[Bry Nylon]

Last 18 months under house arrest.

She'll want to be thinking about getting the lawn cut.

 

[whitelion]

Last 18 months under house arrest.

She'll want to be thinking about getting the lawn cut.

Is that months or years?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Last 18 months under house arrest.

She'll want to be thinking about getting the lawn cut.

Apparently she's been re-arrested for unpaid parking fines.

 

[Bry Nylon]

Is that months or years?

Her last period of detention began 18 months ago.
All in all she has been detained for 15 of the past 21 years.

 

[Bry Nylon]

And here's a photo showing the historic moment - Aung San Suu Kyi giving the cameras a 'thumbs up' as her female guardds ensure her release papers are all in order.

Let's all rejoice!

 

[Silent Bob]

Looks like she could be allowed out of the house very shortly. Expect the pro-democracy movement to get a fresh impetus. Difficult to understand the regimes thinking here.When the people do rebel, it could be bloody. I know little about the background though, just the headlines.

It's a bit of a PR stunt for the regime in the wake of their fake election I guess, for the people of Burma and the international community. I doubt it will lead to any real change in Burma, this has happened before after all.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

It's a bit of a PR stunt for the regime in the wake of their fake election I guess, for the people of Burma and the international community. I doubt it will lead to any real change in Burma, this has happened before after all.

Of course the election was a complete sham, although it sounds like some seats in the upper house may have gone to democratic party representatives - a bit difficult to tell as the results have not yet been published.

PR stunt, not sure. I doubt they do anything without the approval of China. It may change nothing, but it could also start a tide of chnage which is impossible to stop once it starts. The ruling junta should take heed of what happens to their oppressors one the oppressed are freed.