Political Prisoner Record

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Working Group opinions concerning Myanmar

Aung San Suu KyiMyanmar ยท WGAD Opinion No. 46/2008Reuters reported on 17 April 2026 that she was serving a 27 year sentence, cut by one sixth in an amnesty, and that her whereabouts had been unknown. On 30 April 2026 state broadcaster MRTV announced that President Min Aung Hlaing had commuted the remainder of her sentence to be served at a designated residence, per NPR and Reuters. Reuters reported on 1 May 2026 that a member of her legal team said she was in Naypyidaw. NPR reported that her son, Kim Aris, said he did not know where she was and that the move had not been independently verified.