It’s taken seven years, but finally some good news: Nobel Peace Prize-winning human-rights activist and feminist hero Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma/Myanmar has been freed by the military junta that has been holding her under house arrest. Suu Kyi, now 65, has spent 15 of the past 21 years under house arrest, unable to […]
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights activist who spent 15 collective years under house arrest for her efforts to bring democracy to Myanmar. Released in 2010, she went on to hold multiple governmental posts including state counselor. She was also featured on the cover of the Winter 2012 issue of Ms.