Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, president's office says

The military deposed Suu Kyi in February 2021, jailing the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and triggering an ongoing civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people on all sides.

Myanmar’s detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi met the nation’s Red Cross representative on Monday, the president’s office said, the first publicised meeting between her and a foreign official since she was ousted in a 2021 coup. The military deposed Suu Kyi in February 2021, jailing the Nobel Peace Prize laurea

The Nobel Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021, when Myanmar's military ousted an elected civilian government led by her in a dawn coup.

The Myanmar government also released photographs of Aung San Suu Kyi, however, the location and date of the images have not been independently verified.

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, a spokeswoman for the Myanmar government ​said, amid concerns over the health of the 81-year-old.

The Nobel Peace ​Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021, when an elected civilian government she led was ousted by Myanmar's military in a dawn coup.

Myanmar’s military government says detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with the International Committee of the Red Cross’ representative in the capital on Monday in a rare moment of contact with the outside world

Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, military-backed government says, after proof of life campaign  CNN

Red Cross meets with Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, government says

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, government says  Reuters