Burmese Dissident Is Freed At Last

Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader and Noble Peace Prize winner Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was finally freed from house arrest on Saturday after 7 1/2 years. The release was just five days after an election that recast the structure of military rule in Myanmar, an election which she questions their legitmacy and plans to challenge because of the accustations of fraud from almost all opposition parties. The government made no statement about her release but the barricades around her home were removed and she will address the public on Sunday. Her lawyer has stated she can go anywhere she likes "but in practice, there were quite a lot of restrictions on her.” And the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, said he expected “no further restrictions will be placed on her.” We shall see how this all plays out. She has not stated what her plans are yet but it has been mentioned that she will engage in political activities again, a powerful woman entering the battleground again has a long journey ahead of her.

By: Alicia Panczyk