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i asked our south east asia correspondentjonathan head what the pardons means for aung san suu kyi andsentences she was given, which amounted to 33 years, was reallyjust a number. nobody ever believed that this represented any serious judicial process. aung san suu kyi essentially has been a political pawn ever since she was detained right after the military coup. and it's always been assumed that at some point, the military would want to bring her into play if they were ready to do some kind of deal to end the conflict. now, we don't know how far along that path they've come, but this is the first time aung san suu kyi has been included in an amnesty. it's the first significant reduction in the sentence since she was sent to prison last year, and they have also moved her to house arrest. none of these things is happening just because they suddenly got soft—hearted. they'll be signaling that they are looking for some kind of accommodation. now, there's been an uptick in diplomacy as well in myanmar, some of it controversial, with neighbouring countries like china and thailand going to
i asked our south east asia correspondentjonathan head what the pardons means for aung san suu kyi andsentences she was given, which amounted to 33 years, was reallyjust a number. nobody ever believed that this represented any serious judicial process. aung san suu kyi essentially has been a political pawn ever since she was detained right after the military coup. and it's always been assumed that at some point, the military would want to bring her into play if they were ready to do some kind...
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aung san suu kyi still needs to serve several years.he was transferred from person to government housing. the latest developments, after thailand's foreign minister was granted rare access to her in prison. emma maxwell reports. >> the announcement was made on state television. aung san suu kyi would have her 33 year prison sentence reduced, but only by six years. there have been concerns for her health, who has been detained since the 2021 military coup and was moved from prison to house arrest. she is appealing all of the charges for which she was convicted, ranging from election fraud to corruption, charges that rights groups call eight sham. -- a sham. also tuesday's amnesty produced the previous sentencing, although her fellow inmate, a former president, will remain in prison. the army has struggled to assert its dominance since it booted the democratically elected government of aung san suu kyi from power. also violence has killed thousands. 24,000 people have been arrested since the coup, according to a local monitoring group. th
aung san suu kyi still needs to serve several years.he was transferred from person to government housing. the latest developments, after thailand's foreign minister was granted rare access to her in prison. emma maxwell reports. >> the announcement was made on state television. aung san suu kyi would have her 33 year prison sentence reduced, but only by six years. there have been concerns for her health, who has been detained since the 2021 military coup and was moved from prison to house...
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myanmar�*s military rulers have reduced the sentence of aung san suu kyi, the civilian leader they deposedd she's been pardoned on five charges, but more than a dozen others remain and she will stay in detention. the former civilian president win myint, who was also imprisoned after the coup, has had his sentence reduced as well. the announcement was part of an amnesty for 7,000 prisoners to mark a buddhist festival, but it's unclear why the burmese military has pardoned the top leaders. let's talk to our south east asia correspondentjonathan head. what does this mean? it's not exactly clear _ what does this mean? it's not exactly clear what _ what does this mean? it's not exactly clear what the - what does this mean? it's not exactly clear what the future | what does this mean? it's not - exactly clear what the future holds for her but the military does not do this out of the goodness of its heart. inside many amnesties, showing leniency around three times a year. do not forget, there are still around 20,000 opponents of the military still incarcerated, some entire conditions. and young s
myanmar�*s military rulers have reduced the sentence of aung san suu kyi, the civilian leader they deposedd she's been pardoned on five charges, but more than a dozen others remain and she will stay in detention. the former civilian president win myint, who was also imprisoned after the coup, has had his sentence reduced as well. the announcement was part of an amnesty for 7,000 prisoners to mark a buddhist festival, but it's unclear why the burmese military has pardoned the top leaders....
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the myanmar leader aung san suu kyi has been pardoned on five criminal charges but faces several others will remain in detention. the military ousted the elected government in a coup in february of 2021. the chilean police have seized illegal drugs worth more than 10 million euros. authorities said it included over 300 thousand ecstasy pills as well as 13 kilos of methamphetamine from europe. officials called it the largest seizure of synthetic narcotics in south american history. an arms manufacturer will be building a new factory in the west of germany to manufacture parts for the u.s. f-35 fighter jet starting in 2025. boosting the german armed forces after the invasion of ukraine. a moscow high-rise building struck by a drone for a second time in only two days. russia accused ukraine of carrying out the drone attack. ukraine has not directly responded. the ukrainian president said one person was hurt when they struck the empty student dormitory. poland is sending more troops to their border with belarus after claiming two helicopters violated their airspace. defense officials said t
the myanmar leader aung san suu kyi has been pardoned on five criminal charges but faces several others will remain in detention. the military ousted the elected government in a coup in february of 2021. the chilean police have seized illegal drugs worth more than 10 million euros. authorities said it included over 300 thousand ecstasy pills as well as 13 kilos of methamphetamine from europe. officials called it the largest seizure of synthetic narcotics in south american history. an arms...
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this to 33 the 78-year-old aung san suu kyi was sentenced to a year in prison two and a half years ago after a military coup and was arrested with various information including definition of rebellion and fraud in the elections . he was at the head of power. many times, the security forces and individuals were the targets of brutal attacks and ethnic cleansing. the myanmar army attacked the rohingya muslims in 1968. in these attacks, more than 900,000 muslims were sheltered by khomeini in bangladesh, and hundreds of muslim villages were set on fire. civil japan and south korea protested the decision tokyo asked for money to dump the nuclear waste from the fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. che said that the discharge of fukushima's waste water poses no risk to the environment and humans. neighboring countries including south korea and china opposed it . in the latest anti-immigration measure, england is planning to put hundreds of asylum seekers on a large cruise ship in isfahan. done in the first step 25 people and finally one of the asylum seekers is supposed to be on this
this to 33 the 78-year-old aung san suu kyi was sentenced to a year in prison two and a half years ago after a military coup and was arrested with various information including definition of rebellion and fraud in the elections . he was at the head of power. many times, the security forces and individuals were the targets of brutal attacks and ethnic cleansing. the myanmar army attacked the rohingya muslims in 1968. in these attacks, more than 900,000 muslims were sheltered by khomeini in...