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Aung San Suu Kyi Meets Red Cross Official, First Confirmed Outside Contact Since Coup

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi had a rare meeting with an International Red Cross official, marking her first confirmed outside contact since the 2021 coup. Her son expressed relief at the independent proof of her well-being, as she appeared healthy during the encounter.

3 Aug, 14:20 — 4 Aug, 04:30
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BBCHigh4d ago

Aung San Suu Kyi appears healthy in first confirmed outside contact for 2.5 years

Photos newly released by Myanmar's military government show Suu Kyi meeting with an ICRC official.

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irish-independent4d ago

‘It’s the first independent proof that I’ve had that she’s alive,’ says Aung San Suu Kyi’s son after she is pictured with Red Cross official

By Devjyot Ghoshal

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Korea HeraldMostly Factual4d ago

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rare meeting with International Red Cross

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the International Committee of the Red Cross’ representative in the capital Monday, the military-backed government said, a rare moment of contact with the outside world for the Nobel laureate who has been held out of public view since the military seized power in 2021. Two photographs published with the announcement showed Suu Kyi shaking hands with Arnaud de Baecque, the ICRC’s representative to Myanmar, and meeting with him in a wood-p

By The Korea Herald

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ndtvMostly Factual4d ago

Aung San Suu Kyi Meets Red Cross Official In Rare Contact Since 2021 Coup

Myanmar's detained ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with an ICRC official Monday, in her first known contact with the outside world since the 2021 coup

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DawnMostly Factual4d ago

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official

Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, after years of questions over the health and well-being of the 81-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner. Suu Kyi has been in detention since February 2021, when an elected civilian government led by her was ousted by Myanmar’s military in a dawn coup, plunging the impoverished Southeast Asian nation into turmoil. Since then, Suu Kyi’s exact whereabouts and health ...

By none@none.com (Reuters)

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express-tribuneMostly Factual4d ago

Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official

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By Reuters

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