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Myanmar women's group denounces harassment of Aung San Suu Kyi
CHIANG MAI,
denounced
San Suu Kyi during a recent political trip to western
The All Women's Movement Committee of Burma (AWMCB) said the junta had
released
pamphlets with caricatures ridiculing the Nobel peace laureate and
blasted
crowds with music such as "Give Up Lady" during last month's tour.
"The obstruction, limitation and irritation to her on private
visits to
pagodas
and monasteries, and during public gatherings, violated her dignity
and
her political movements," it said in a statement.
The AWMCB called on the regime to stop its harassment of the opposition
leader
and to allow her to conduct her party business freely, as it promised
after
releasing her from house arrest last May.
"We believe that the (junta) should review its dire behaviour and
respect
the
rights of the political leader," said senior member Aye Aye Mar.
The government has been forced to defend itself against strong criticism
from
the
her
supporters during the trip to Rakhine state.
The most serious incident occurred in the town of
climbed
aboard a fire engine to prevent it from dispersing a crowd of 20,000
people
with high-pressure hoses.
The US State Department has issued a statement in support of the
opposition
leader,
and called on the
their
message to the Burmese people in safety".
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) won an
overwhelming
election
victory in 1990 but the junta has never recognised the result.
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