
A birthday cake for Myanmar's detained opposition
leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a ceremony in Kuala
Lumpur.
Photo by
Saeed Khan for the Agence France-Presse.
Campaigners across the
globe are honoring the birthday Friday of Burma's
detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The
Burmese pro-democracy leader spent her 64th birthday
at Rangoon's notorious Insein prison, where she is on
trial and facing up to five years behind bars.
Activists and politicians are marking Aung San Suu
Kyi's 64th birthday with gatherings of support from
Thailand to Europe and the United States. In
addition, a coalition of 23 Burma rights groups has
formed "64forsuu.org", a website where
supporters can post messages urging her release
from detention.
READ MORE FROM THE "VOICE OF
AMERICA"...
SHOW SUPPORT FOR AUNG SAN SUU
KYI...
SEE A SHORT VIDEO OF THE CHIGO
PARADE AND DEDICATION SERVICE...
VISIT THE WEBSITE OF THE BUDDHIST
TEMPLE OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA...