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Minister: Suu Kyi to be freed in November

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be released in November when her house arrest term ends, a government minister said.

Court to decide on Suu Kyi appeal within month

Myanmar's Supreme Court in Yangon announced it will decide within a month on pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal of her extended house arrest, her lawyer told CNN.

U.S. diplomats meet with pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi

U.S. diplomats met with imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday, Myanmar TV showed.

Court rejects Suu Kyi's appeal

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi lost her latest bid for freedom Friday after a court declined to overturn a sentence of house arrest.

U.S. Senator to meet Myanmar's prime minister

Sen. Jim Webb will meet with Myanmar's prime minister Monday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the Virginia Democrat's office announced.

Yettaw: Swimming to Suu Kyi's home accomplished goal

The American man who swam to Aung San Suu Kyi's home in Myanmar said Thursday he still believes he did the right thing, even though his visit led to an extension of the pro-democracy leader's house arrest.

American held in Myanmar leaves Thailand

John Yettaw, the American convicted in Myanmar of illegally entering the country to visit pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, left Thailand Wednesday, authorities and government officials said.

Webb: New push to secure Suu Kyi's release

There is a new push to free Myanmar's pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, Sen. Jim Webb told CNN's "American Morning" Monday.

Yettaw's actions in Myanmar 'regrettable'

An American sentenced to seven years hard labor in Myanmar after he sneaked into the home of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, arrived in Thailand on Sunday with the U.S. senator who secured his release.

Condemnation over Suu Kyi sentence

The White House criticized the sentencing of Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 more months of house arrest Tuesday, joining a chorus of condemnation from figures ranging from the Dalai Lama to the U.N. secretary-general.

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