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Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced to Five More Years in Prison

HeadlineApr 27, 2022

In Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to another five years in prison after a closed military court found her guilty on corruption charges. Suu Kyi was overthrown alongside Burma’s civilian leadership in a deadly military coup in February 2021.

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