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  "id": 77598,
  "title": "Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, military-backed government says, after proof of life campaign",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/aung-san-suu-kyi-meets-red-cross-official-military-backed-government",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T08:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Egypt Independent",
    "slug": "egypt-independent",
    "url": "https://www.egyptindependent.com/aung-san-suu-kyi-meets-red-cross-official-military-backed-government-says-after-proof-of-life-campaign/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Myanmar's detained former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday, according to a government spokesperson. This marks her first public meeting with a foreign official in several years, and comes in response to international concerns about her health. A photograph released by the military-backed government shows Suu Kyi, 81, in traditional Burmese dress, smiling and shaking hands with the ICRC's resident representative. Suu Kyi has been detained by the military since 2021, when they overthrew the civilian government she led in a coup. Since then, her whereabouts and condition have been kept secret as a civil war has raged across the country, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and millions of displaced people.",
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        "published": "2026-08-03T04:52:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Khaosod English",
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        "title": "‘She is alive’: Myanmar’s Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official in first post-coup visit",
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Detained Myanmar leader met by Red Cross for first contact since ousting of gov't in coup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/detained-myanmar-leader-met-by-red-cross-for-first-contact-since",
        "published": "2026-08-03T07:06:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, junta says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-meets-red-cross-official-junta-says",
        "published": "2026-08-03T08:28:00.000Z"
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        "title": "Myanmar releases first images of Aung San Suu Kyi since 2021 military coup",
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        "published": "2026-08-03T09:05:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Myanmar says detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Red Cross official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/myanmar-says-detained-former-leader-aung-san-suu-kyi-met-red-cross",
        "published": "2026-08-03T09:16:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Rare photos of ex-Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi give her family hope",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/rare-photos-of-ex-myanmar-leader-aung-san-suu-kyi-give-her-family-hope",
        "published": "2026-08-03T09:42:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Myanmar releases rare images of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/myanmar-releases-rare-images-of-ousted-leader-aung-san-suu-kyi",
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