Burma opposition leader ‘frustrated’ at UN’s failure to change dictatorship
James Orr and agencies – The Guardian – Tuesday 26 Aug, 2008
The detained Burmese opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Photograph: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / EPA
Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese opposition leader, has begun a hunger strike in protest at the country’s continued military rule, unconfirmed reports suggest.
Suu Kyi, 63, who has been under house arrest for 13 of the past 19 years, arrest for 13 of the past 19 years, is said to have rejected food delivered to her home.
Nyan Win, spokesman for the National League for Democracy (NLD), said bags of food sent to Suu Kyi’s heavily guarded house yesterday were not picked up. . .
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