Myanmar's Suu Kyi Appears Before Court As Supporters Continue Protests
The detained former leader appeared for a hearing Monday, a month after being ousted in a coup, as her supporters staged protests, despite a deadly crackdown by police.
by Scott Neuman
Mar 01, 2021
2 minutes
Myanmar's detained former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, appeared for a court hearing Monday, a month after being ousted in a coup. Her supporters again staged protests calling for her release, despite a deadly crackdown by police.
After 18 people were reportedly killed and another 30 wounded by police in anti-junta demonstrations on Sunday in the , supporters of Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy, or NLD, party showed up on the streets once again to oppose the country's sudden relapse into authoritarianism.
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