UN Secretary-General Calls for Release of Myanmar&#39;s Opposition Leader
298522
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for Myanmar&#39;s opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi to be released from house arrest.
436517
The EU's special envoy for Myanmar on Friday called for UN mediator Ibrahim Gambari to be allowed to make another visit as soon as possible, with the release of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as a top priority.
487948
The U.N. Security Council urged Myanmar's military government on Wednesday to exercise restraint toward peaceful protesters and expressed concern at its violent response to demonstrations in the reclusive Asian nation.
82750
BANGKOKâThe demise of Myanmar premier Khin Nyunt spells fresh misfortune for detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her prospects for freedom and the country
114261
Accusing Myanmar of crushing  dissent, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday the southeast  Asian country&#39;s recent national convention to draw up a  constitution was undemocratic and exclusionary.
392493
Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is "not satisfied" with her talks with the nation's junta, which after three months have yielded few results, her spokesman said Wednesday.
588843
Myanmar's military junta extended the house arrest of opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for yet another year on Friday, ignoring international pleas for her release, a government source said.
513060
A UN spokesman has called on kidnappers to release three UN hostages held in Afghanistan before the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr later this week.
280304
The party of detained opposition figure   Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday welcomed the United Nations'   decision to add Myanmar to its list of nations that represent   threats to international peace and security.
28767
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Myanmar&#39;s proposed democracy plan lacks credibility because the ruling military junta has failed to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and involve her party in talks, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said.
184487
President George W. Bush on Thursday criticized Myanmar's military junta for arresting dissidents who participated in recent protests and called for their immediate release.
152256
The Bush administration urged the Myanmar government on Thursday to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, saying a failure to do so would represent "unacceptable backtracking."
384907
The United States wants a U.N. Security Council resolution that would pressure Myanmar to stop jailing political opponents, persecuting minorities and flooding the region with refugees, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said on Friday.
183748
UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari is to meet Burma's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the UN says.
617590
The US calls on the military junta in Burma to release opposition leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi from house arrest.
8687
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was taken on Thursday from her villa and de facto prison of the last four years to a state guesthouse where she has previously met foreign diplomats, her party and sources said.
216167
A U.N. envoy said on Thursday he would press China to lean harder on Myanmar's junta to open dialogue with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi following last month's brutal crackdown on democracy protests.