Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to more jail time

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Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese politician and Nobel laureate, was found guilty by the country’s military junta of election fraud today. The World’s Host Carol Hills updates us on the story of the 77-year-old former leader of Myanmar, who was arrested in 2021. She is now the country’s most-famous prisoner, facing a 20 year prison term.

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