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Burma’s generals aren’t really pardoning Aung San Suu Kyi

2 August 2023

3:53 AM

2 August 2023

3:53 AM

The brutal generals ruling Burma – or Myanmar as they officially call it – seem to take us for fools. Today the junta issued a ‘partial pardon’ for the country’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and reportedly transferred her from prison to ‘a more comfortable state-owned residence’. By doing this, they hope to score a propaganda win, creating the impression of leniency.

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