aung san suu kyi 110w and fork myanmar. her time in the capital but when i first moved here three years ago, i went to see her a number of times in her house, a place made famous because that is where she spent so many years under house arrest. it was from above these gates of that aung san suu kyi would speak out against the military leaders, in speeches about human rights. around the world, aung san suu kyi became famous for her principled resistance against the general. i was a prisoner but i felt i was free because i was fighting. the only real freedom is freedom from fear. but her hard-won freedom and power have her limits. despite her election win, the generals have refused to hand over control of security forces and other ministries. 0n the flight of the rohingya aung san suu kyi has been noticeably silent. in bangladesh, in this camp, this woman is fearing for her daughter ‘s life. two months ago burmese soldiers came to a village and started rounding up rohingya children. do you know where your daughter is now? sin

aung san suu kyi sit silently with the generals. tionwide peace agreement. aung san suu kyi tells the crowd what they already know, the country is suffering from disunity and conflict. then, the nobel peace prize winner makes her plea to the nation. for all the talk, aung san suu kyi's peace plan is not going very well. ethnic groups think she is too close to the army, and the last year has seen an increase in fighting. since coming to power, all our requests to speak to her have been rejected. there was time for one last desperate try. aung san suu kyi, bbc, just a question please. the united nations has accused this country of committing crimes against humanity. do you have a response? miss suu kyi? she goes off in the bubble, with her advisers. she does not like people putting questions to her. we arranged to meet one of her old est we arranged to meet one of her oldest political allies. the spokesman for the national legal democracy, her party. we asked why miss suu kyi is not speaking out. you think the criticism that has levell

he is the spokesman for the national league nor democracy, aung san suu kyi's party. hich has been levelled against aung san suu kyi, particularly over the treatment of the rohingya in rakhine state, you think that is unfair? it is a serious problem, the un has said maybe crimes against humanity are taking place. the most burmese life in the last few years has certainly changed for the better. but the rohingya are still waiting and their hopes are fading. so far, the price of power for aung san suu kyi has been silence, on the principles, and values that she once held so dear. jonah fisher reporting. and you can watch the extended version of that newsnight—0ur world documentary, "freedom and fear in myanmar", this saturday and sunday on the news channel and on the iplayer. pope francis told the german newspaper die zeit today that he is open to married men becoming priests, to combat the dwindling numbers entering the priesthood in isolated communities. it's the latest exhortation from a leader who's shown himself unafraid of revolutionary change and the controversy it

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aung san suu kyi's supporters say working with the army is a near impossible job, and say she needs morei has little to show for it, apart from survival and damage toa it, apart from survival and damage to a once unrivalled reputation. you are watching you stay on the bbc. light from singapore and london. still, the programme... as britain and the eu begin the process of separation, what will be the impact on immigration and trade? the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, man

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