Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi ‘sounds strong’ but is isolated, son says Kim Aris tells the Guardian chance to speak with detained Nobel laureate was ‘public relations’ move from military leaders The Guardian - AU · Oct 25
Aung San Suu Kyi’s freedom is not a favour to be granted THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Nobel Peace Prize winner’s youngest son, Kim Aris, has been able to contact her by telephone through the embassy of Myanmar in London – even now she is her country’s best hope for a better tomorrow The Independent UK · Oct 22
Son of Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to imprisoned mother for first time in five years in dramatic breakthrough Kim Aris spoke to his 81-year-old mother for 20 minutes on the phone, the first time they have had any contact for five years, and said she ‘sounded strong’ The Independent UK · Oct 22
Aung San Suu Kyi: Son issues update on mother amid criticism of Myanmar’s military junta IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 21
Aung San Suu Kyi won’t be freed because the military junta believe she’s too powerful, warns son Kim Aris, who has spent the last five years campaigning for his mother to be freed from her latest jail term, demanded greater transparency about the conditions she is being held under The Independent UK · Oct 21
Myanmar releases rare images of Aung San Suu Kyi after King Charles’s dramatic intervention Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s son says military-backed government is trying to ‘create an illusion of normality’ with pictures of detained leader The Independent UK · Oct 20
Myanmar’s military dictator refuses to commit to Aung San Suu Kyi’s release in rare interview Myanmar’s general turned president says potential amnesty for Suu Kyi ‘depends on her’ The Independent UK · Sep 24
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son makes fresh appeal for her release in letter to Myanmar president ‘My mother has lost enough years of her life,’ wrote Kim Aris in a personal letter to the Myanmar leader The Independent UK · Sep 22
Former detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi makes first public appearance since 2021, meets Red Cross officials In a significant moment, Aung San Suu Kyi recently met with representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross. This marks her first public engagement since being detained following the military coup in 2021. Images captured her meeting the ICRC's Myanmar representative in Naypyidaw, with her son heralding the… The Times of India · Aug 4
Aung San Suu Kyi Photographed for First Time in Nearly Four Years After Red Cross Visit Aung San Suu Kyi was photographed for the first time in nearly four years, meeting with an ICRC representative, amid international concerns over her health and welfare under house arrest. International Business Times UK · Aug 3
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rare meeting with International Red Cross Myanmar's detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi met an ICRC representative. Photographs showed Suu Kyi smiling and cutting a birthday cake. Her son welcomed the visit, calling it a positive development. Activists and regional nations seek engagement with the detained leader. The meeting occurs amid calls for resolving Myanmar's political… The Economic Times · Aug 3
Red Cross visits Aung San Suu Kyi after Myanmar military pushed to prove she is alive Meeting follows years of questions over wellbeing of detained former leader, who was ousted by coup in 2021 The Guardian - UK · Aug 3
Why engagement with Myanmar’s junta is risky without proof of life for Aung San Suu Kyi Every year, the foreign ministers of the 11 countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) get together to talk regional business. The Conversation · Jul 21
Where is Aung San Suu Kyi? Myanmar’s most famous prisoner not seen since 2022 More than three years after Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's last junta-orchestrated public appearance, questions over the detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate's whereabouts and condition are mounting. Her family, diplomats and regional leaders are demanding proof that she is alive. The Times of India · Jul 14
The Independent UK · Jun 29 Aung San Suu Kyi’s son says he does not believe she has been moved to house arrest ‘The only news we hear is that her health is getting worse,’ says Kim Aris
Bangkok Post · Jun 28 Son of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi demands proof of life from military government The younger son of Myanmar's imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is calling for the country's military-led government to provide proof that she is alive, after it claimed in April that her sentence was commuted to around 17 years and that she had been moved to house arrest.
The Independent UK · Jun 4 Suu Kyi’s son ‘very disappointed’ by India hosting Myanmar’s president Kim Aris says international community should move beyond expressions of concern and press for concrete action to secure his mother’s release
The Independent UK · Jun 1 Aung San Suu Kyi’s son launches campaign demanding Myanmar military provide proof of life Kim Aris asks for members of public to take part in ‘81 for 81’ campaign ahead of Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s birthday
The Independent UK · May 18 Aung San Suu Kyi’s son says there is ‘no credible proof’ his mother is alive Kim Aris calls on Myanmar’s new government to ‘show proof of life’
The Independent UK · May 6 Aung San Suu Kyi’s son seeks help from France to prove his mother is alive after house arrest France and Philippines to mount international pressure on Myanmar to allow access to Suu Kyi
Euronews · May 5 Son of Myanmar's ousted leader appeals to Macron for help in securing proof of life The military's 2021 takeover prompted widespread public protests, whose violent suppression by security forces triggered an armed resistance that has now led to a state of civil war.
The Guardian - AU · May 1 Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest in Naypyidaw Suu Kyi, 80, has been detained by the junta since a deadly civil war erupted after the February 2021 coup
The Independent UK · Jan 16 Renewed calls for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released after she completes 20 years ‘buried alive’ in Myanmar detention IN FOCUS: Myanmar’s democracy icon has now spent two decades incarcerated or under house arrest. Shweta Sharma reports on another grim milestone for a country wrecked by brutal military rule and embroiled in a spiralling civil war
The Independent UK · Jan 4 Myanmar releases 6,000 prisoners in New Year’s amnesty but no sign of Aung San Suu Kyi In a separate announcement, the authorities said 52 foreign nationals would also be released and deported