Washington, United States, May 1, 2026 (AFP) - US calls for Suu Kyi's immediate release as she is moved to house arrest

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The United States on Friday called for Myanmar to immediately release deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi after the junta said it would move her to house arrest, five years since putting her into detention in a coup. A senior source from her dissolved National League for Democracy (NLD) party told AFP she would likely be kept under arrest at an address in the capital Naypyidaw. Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing toppled Suu Kyi's elected government in 2021......

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