Aung San Suu Kyi free!

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a small step forward for myanmar we hope- what an inspirational woman.

just saw this on the news, fantastic

how free? Free to leave the house or can she also travel?

Will look for it, thanks.

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It is wonderful to see pictures of her and to see the emotion and joy in the crowd. I'm looking forward to hearing her speech toimorrow at 12 noon (Rangoon time). Hopefully we will get to hear it! A tiny step for Burma, so many others there still to be freed, over 2,000 I think.

yes but early days, I am not so sure how free she is.

Oh, but it's so precarious isn't it? It's a tiny step forward but I still fear for her. She's so brave.

Wonderful news ? but only a first step. I hope the poor benighted people of Burma gain some comfort from this.

She's so brave - wasn't even able to see her husband before he died. And hasn't seen her children for decades. She was asked once how she could bear to be separated from her children and said how could she flee the country to be with her family when she knew they were safe. While her people were living in fear many of them having no idea whether their relatives who had been seized by the authorities were alive or dead.

I'm not sure there are many people who could live up to her example.

Her younger son, Kim is currently in Bangkok trying to get a visa to go and see his mother. She has never met her grandchildren.

Hooray hooray hooray! So very very glad she is free at last.

infin - oh, I do hope he manages it.

i agree with the precariousness but the flame of hope burns a litle stronger today? No?

Hurray! - but for how long? And how free?

it's a step forward, no matter how small

what a tremendous sacrifice the whole family has made and no doubt will conintue to.

it's very humbling, isn't it? When people here bang on about ''it's a free country, innit?'' do we actually often stop and think about what that means?

Inspirational woman. Great beginning hopefully.

It is fab news, I include her story in one of my lessons and the pupils find it very inspiring. It is indeed a good day.

Yes, great for just now, but ... Could well be a cynical move by the junta with a plan to rearrest her as soon as the international community is confirmed in its suspicion that there will be no real steps towards political freedom for the country so sanctions aren't lifted, and they just slap her back in jail.

I felt quite choked when I heard this - such fantastic news. I'm trying not to read too much into it though - she is such a powerful symbol that I am sure the military leaders just want to detract attention from all their other atrocities with this feel-good move.

Wonderful news!

Made me choke as well.. lovely to see her again. But am with lalalonglegs and jkklpu and not holding my breath for any big, or even small, change anytime soon. I think for many of the ethnic minorities the situation since the election has gotten worse, and I worry that the euphoria at Suu Kyi's release may turn into a cover up of more atrocities on Burma's borders... I worked out there 10 years ago and it's sad to see things get worse, not better

Agree with everyone, particularly oricella. when we lived in Thailand we resisted the lure of Burma. I really wanted to go and see Rangoon but didn't want to support the junta.
Good luck to her son with the visa application.

Just in case you missed the news earlier today, Kim Aris finally got his visa and was reunited with his mother after 10/11 years.
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