The story behind Aung San Suu Kyi
The background story of a woman who has come to symbolise non-violent resistance against oppression in Myanmar.
Published On 13 Nov 2010
Aung San Suu Kyi has spent most of the past two decades under house arrest or in jail in a country run by the military since 1962.
She is a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and has come to symbolize peaceful resistance against oppression and human rights violations in Myanmar (Burma).
Jesse Mesner-Hage looks back at her life, and the role her iconic father played in Myanmar politics.
Source: Al Jazeera