Activists Call for Suu Kyi's Release
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, offers prayers at the Shwedagon temple in this Monday, May 6, 2002 photo, in Yangon. Supporters of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi roundly condemned Myanmar's decision to extend her house arrest for a fifth year, with some calling Saturday, May 26, 2007, for the regime to be expelled from the Southeast Asian regional block. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi demanded her release during a rally Sunday, as pro-democracy advocates urged the junta to honor the 1990 election that the Nobel laureate's party won in a landslide.
Holding photos of the detained 61-year-old, about 200 members of her National League for Democracy party shouted "Free Aung San Suu Kyi" as they rallied outside its headquarters in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon.
About 100 soldiers watched the protest, but took no action.
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