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From Daily Star · () English

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  • Myanmar's detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a Red Cross representative, her first publicized meeting with a foreign official since the 2021 coup.
  • The meeting offers a glimmer of hope for her family, who have sought proof of her well-being since her transfer to house arrest.
  • Suu Kyi was deposed by the military in February 2021, leading to an ongoing civil war.

Myanmar's detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with a representative from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), marking her first publicized encounter with a foreign official since her ouster in a 2021 military coup. The humanitarian group confirmed the meeting took place yesterday.

The military deposed the Nobel Peace Prize laureate in February 2021, an action that triggered a protracted civil war resulting in over 100,000 deaths, according to monitor ACLED. Following a coup leader's installation as civilian president after highly restricted elections, Suu Kyi was transferred from prison to house arrest in April.

Suu Kyi's son, Kim Aris, welcomed the meeting with the ICRC, describing it as "an important first step" that brings hope. Aris has been independently seeking verification of his mother's well-being since her move to house arrest.

an important first step

— Kim ArisSuu Kyi's son described the meeting with the Red Cross representative.
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