Burmese pro-democracy leader appears in front of cheering crowds after government barricades were swept away (more…)

Heavy restrictions are being placed on domestic press coverage of Suu Kyi’s release and its aftermath following intervention by the junta’s censor board. (more…)

More than 400 villagers fled late on Sunday night from the town of Valley, which straddles the Thai-Burmese border, following a resumption of hostilities between Burmese government forces and breakaway Brigade 5 of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), according to Thai authorities. (more…)

Not satisfied with simple vote rigging, Burma’s generals elect a class of tycoons to help them rule by proxy. (more…)

A group of legislators has urged the government to denounce Myanmar’s recent general elections as undemocratic. (more…)

Freed activist Aung San Suu Kyi has made a passionate plea for dialogue and reconciliation to build democracy and improve human rights in Myanmar, calling for her country to back her as she cannot “do it alone.” (more…)

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Saturday that Canada will continue to keep sanctions against Burma even Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest the same day. (more…)

World leaders hailed the release of Burma’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from years of house arrest Saturday but warned the country’s junta not to restrict her, even as a senior government official insisted she was “completely free”. (more…)

Dharamashala, India – Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday hailed the release of Myanmar’s democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi. (more…)

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been set free, sparking hopes she could spearhead change in a deeply repressive country. German media commentators, however, warn that the odds are stacked against the Nobel laureate’s campaign for freedom. (more…)

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been called Asia’s Nelson Mandela and, like him, is widely respected as a symbol of hope and change. Now many foreign observers are wondering whether her release will bring Myanmar’s “Mandela moment” — the beginning of the end of repression and the first, tangible step toward national reconciliation. But this is a skewed analogy. There are fundamental differences between the transition to majority rule in South Africa and Myanmar’s struggle for democracy. (more…)

On Nov. 13 when Aung San Suu Kyi was released, the world celebrated, in contrast to Nov. 7 when the ruling junta held its election, and the world bemoaned the sham election. (more…)

She hasn’t been able to talk to her supporters in over seven years. But two days ago, they gathered at the iron gates surrounding the decaying home that has been her prison for 15 of the past 21 years. As they cheered and cried, she said to them, “Thank you for welcoming me like this. We haven’t seen each other for so long, I have so much to tell you.” (more…)

Burma Campaign UK today welcomed the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, but warned that the release should not be interpreted as a sign that democratic reform is on the way.  Burma Campaign UK also called for the immediate release of 2,202 political prisoners who remain in detention. (more…)

The Elders have welcomed the release of honorary Elder Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under house arrest for 15 of the past 21 years. (more…)

The UK Government will give emergency food, water, sanitation and health care to more than a hundred thousand people in Burma as the full scale of destruction caused by Cyclone Giri has become clear, Secretary of State for International Development will announce today. (more…)

Bangkok — Supporters of the pro-democracy leader in Myanmar, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, gathered near her home on Friday as unconfirmed reports circulated that she would be released soon from house arrest. (more…)

She is small but only in physical stature. Aung San Suu Kyi is the very embodiment of Myanmar’s long struggle for democracy. (more…)

As speculation continues that Burma’s military rulers may be ready to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the BBC looks at the country’s more than 2,200 political prisoners. (more…)

Australian authorities have raised concerns with Burma about the deportation of two Australian journalists from the country. (more…)