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Aung San Suu Kyi: From freedom fighter to pariah

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi had the global community rooting for her when she was the world’s most famous political prisoner. Now she is accused of standing by while soldiers massacre Rohingya Muslims. – Author: Elizabeth Schumacher

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29.01.2018 | 14:05

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Aung San Suu Kyi, Human rights, Myanmar, Nobel, Rohingya

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