The timing is perfect for a film biography of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese activist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. Late last month Suu Kyi won a seat in Parliament and, as head of ...

The democracy campaigner has spent 20 years in total in detention, five of them since being overthrown by a coup.

Myanmar’s democracy icon has now spent two decades incarcerated or under house arrest. Shweta Sharma reports on another grim ...

Aung San Suu Kyi is many things. She is a global democracy icon. She is a beloved national hero in Burma, whose people call her Mother Suu. She is a newly minted parliamentarian in a country that is ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Father: Aung San, commander of the Burma Independence Army. Helped negotiate Burma’s independence ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this June 15, 2012, file photo, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi briefs the media after a meeting with Norway ...

Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi (pic) has been siloed in military detention since a 2021 coup, but her absence looms large over junta-run polls the generals are touting as a return to democracy.

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been siloed in military detention since a 2021 coup. Still, her absence looms large over junta-run polls the ...

BANGKOK — Thousands of supporters of Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her 80th birthday Thursday by attempting to set a world record for the most birthday greeting videos, ...

An eight-city U.S. tour by the son of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will include Fort Wayne, according to local natives of the Southeast Asia country. Ko Htein Lin, also known as Kim Aris, ...