Aung San Suu Kyi appears healthy in first confirmed outside contact for 2.5 years
Summary
Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained leader of Myanmar, has met with a team from the International Federation of the Red Cross for the first confirmed time in over two years. Photos from the meeting show she appears healthy, but no detailed information about her health or the discussion has been released.Key Facts
- Aung San Suu Kyi was detained after Myanmar’s military took over her government in 2021.
- She was sentenced to 33 years in jail, but her sentence has been reduced and she is now under house arrest.
- For over two and a half years, she had no confirmed contact with anyone outside the government.
- Her son recently began a campaign asking for proof that she is still alive.
- A Red Cross delegation was allowed to visit her, marking her first confirmed outside contact in nearly four years.
- The meeting photos show Suu Kyi looking relaxed and healthy.
- Myanmar’s military government is trying to improve relations with neighboring countries despite ongoing criticism.
- The military has so far refused to stop attacks on opposition areas or negotiate a peace deal but might be open to releasing Suu Kyi.
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