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Myanmar’s shame
Rohingya Muslims, in camps, wait for what democracy led by a Nobel peace prize winner will bring them.
So far: Nothing.
Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her “non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights”. Back then, she was a campaigner for those things, spending a total of 15 years under house arrest.
She knows what it’s like to have rights and freedom taken away…