Myanmar has shifted Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest, according to state media and a military information office confirmation. Officials say her 33-year sentence was reduced to 18 years under a Buddha Day amnesty. The 80-year-old appeared in a new state-issued photo as the UN renewed calls for the release of all political prisoners.
Myanmar has once again reduced former leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence, leaving her with more than 18 years left to serve. The move is part of a broader prisoner amnesty. Suu Kyi has been detained since the 2021 military coup, and her current whereabouts are not publicly known as international pressure mounts for her release.
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