Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi receives Gandhi Award
by Daniel Pedersen on Jul.22, 2009, under Burma reportage, Media, People
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Durban, South AfricaJuly 21, 2009
A South African group has presented one of its highest honors – the Mahatma Gandhi prize – to a representative of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The prize is awarded by the Gandhi Development Trust in honor of India’s political and spiritual leader during that country’s movement for independence from Britain >>> Indonesia says Burma must release democracy leader for elections to be credible
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