Jessica PhelanMarch 27, 2013 10:42

The move is deeply symbolic, bringing together the pro-democracy campaigner with the military leadership she has so fiercely criticized, and which for many years kept her and her supporters locked up.

Aung San Suu Kyi attends Myanmar Armed Forces Day parade for first time

Jessica PhelanMarch 27, 2013 10:04

Suu Kyi did not speak, but her National League for Democracy issued a statement calling on the military to "take part in working for the rule of law, the emergence of peace and amending the constitution."

Charles M. SennottSeptember 29, 2012 14:27

Burma: A cautious turn in "the long road to freedom"

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Vaclav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent at the San Francisco Freedom Forum. Her safe acceptance speech made it clear that she is becoming a political leader.

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Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Vaclav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent at the San Francisco Freedom Forum (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

In the front rows at the San Francisco Freedom Forum were heroes of human rights from around the world, all looking up at Aung San Suu Kyi and all that she has come to stand for. The Burmese opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate was taking the stage to give a speech titled “The Long Road to Freedom,” and for these other activists still traveling on that long and often treacherous road, this was a moment to pause on the journey and perhaps summon the strength and inspiration they’ll need for the many miles they have left to travel.

Myanmar to Aung San Suu Kyi: Stop calling us Burma

Jessica PhelanJune 29, 2012 10:00

"As it is prescribed in the constitution that 'the state shall be known as The Republic of the Union of Myanmar,' no one has the right to call [the country] Burma," the national election commission said.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi addresses UK parliament

Jennifer MattsonJune 21, 2012 21:57

Suu Kyi addressed a joint session of both Houses of Parliament.

Erin Conway-SmithApril 18, 2012 07:25

Chatter: Aung San Suu Kyi to visit Europe

Aung San Suu Kyi will leave Myanmar for the first time in 24 years. Suu Kyi, who is expected to visit the UK and Norway in June, spent years under house arrest and previously refused to leave Myanmar for fear the military junta would bar her from returning home.

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Burma: An aging Aung San Suu Kyi appeals to young voters

April RabkinFebruary 9, 2012 22:26

PATHEIN — "Yes, she is cool. She makes jokes. She can talk with anyone," said Lin Lin, a 31-year-old with a Nirvana Nevermind tattoo.

Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi registers for upcoming election

Jennifer MattsonJanuary 18, 2012 17:47

Aung San Suu Kyi will run for a parliamentary seat in April's by-election.

Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi will run for parliament (VIDEO)

Jennifer MattsonJanuary 10, 2012 16:58

Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, confirmed she will run for a seat in the country’s new Parliamentary election scheduled for April.

Michael GoldfarbJanuary 5, 2012 13:49

Step by step, Burma opens up to Europe

Foreign Secretary William Hague is the first senior British official to visit the country in half a century and meets Aung San Suu Kyi

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Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and British Foreign Secretary pose for photographers before their meeting today in Rangoon (SOE THAN WIN/AFP/Getty Images)

William Hague is spending two days in Burma, which, until recently, has been one of the most politically isolated countries in the world. Today he visited with government leaders in the capital Naypyitaw including the president, Thein Sein.

In a statement, Hague said, “I emphasized the importance the British government attaches to the reforms that the Burmese government has undertaken in the last six months." Hague added, he hoped the progress would continue and that all of Burma's political prisoners would be released. The number of political prisoners in the country is estimated at between 600 and 2,000.