Actor Jim Carrey pleads for Myanmar's Suu Kyi in YouTube

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On May 16, 2007, more than 50 world leaders released a letter demanding Myanmar's military government free Suu Kyi and other political prisoners.The signatories include all three surviving former US presidents, Margaret Thatcher, the former UK prime minister, Lech Walesa, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former President of Poland, and Kim Dae-jung, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former South Korean president.

After her confinement was again extended, current Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon said in a statement that "the sooner restrictions on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other political figures are lifted, the sooner Burma will be able to move towards inclusive national reconciliation, and the restoration of democracy and full respect for human rights."

On May 30, 2007, The Philippine government led members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in calling on Myanmar's military leaders to reverse their decision to extend the house arrest of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. In a statement, Phillipine foreign affairs secretary said "The Philippines joins the call for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners [in Myanmar]."

"The Philippines deeply regrets the Myanmar government's decision to extend her house arrest. We urge the Myanmar government to reconsider its decision."

It was the first time that a Philippine government official has called on all other Asian leaders to rally behind Aung San Suu Kyi.

On June 17, 2007, Aung San Suu Kyi's 62nd birthday, Senators Mitch McConnell and Diane Feinstein in the United States Senate urged the continuation of trade sanctions on the Myanmar government. In a statement, McConnell said "The best gift we can give Suu Kyi on this day is to continue to urge the international community to press for her immediate and unconditional release, as well as the release of all prisoners of conscience."

In his book, "Courage: Eight Portraits" (Bloomsbury), British Prime Minister Gordon Brown states:

"So Suu Kyi's courage is the courage to sacrifice her own happiness and a comfortable life so that, through her struggle, she might win the right of an entire nation to seek happy and comfortable lives. It is the absolute expression of selflessness. Paradoxically, in sacrificing her own liberty, she strengthens its cry and bolsters its claim for the people she represents."

Source: Wikipedia.org