Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi: First contact with son in five years
For the first time in more than five years, Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed to speak with her son. The former democracy icon from Myanmar has been in prison since 2021. Is this a sign of a change in the junta's course?
Kim Aris, son of Aung San Suu Kyi, has had his first direct contact with his mother in over five years, expressing gratitude to those who have supported them. He called for her immediate and unconditional release, along with all political prisoners, after she was arrested following the February 2021 military coup in Myanmar. Aung San Suu Kyi has been largely isolated from the outside world since her arrest and was recently moved from prison to house arrest in late April.
British King Charles III recently sent her two books, a sealed letter, and diplomatic correspondence. Kim Aris warned that a single conversation does not mean regular access to his family or freedom for his mother.
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