Myanmar under pressure to free Suu Kyi

May 15 2009 17:12:33

Myanmar under pressure to free Suu Kyi

Agence France-Presse

The United States led Western calls for the immediate release of the Nobel Peace laureate while rights groups urged the U.N. Security Council to help the 63-year-old, whose trial is due to start in jail on Monday.

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