Aung San Suu Kyi's Release Prompts Veiled Celebratory Message in Burmese Paper

Despite heavy media censorship, one courageous editor found a way to smuggle the news about Aung San Suu Kyi’s release onto the front page. The message, hidden in a headline about soccer, seems to call for a popular uprising in this brief moment of political opportunity. “Su Free,” reads the text. “Unite & Advance to Grab the Hope.”

Political speech is extraordinarily dangerous in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi is fearless, but if the government perceives her as a threat, there could be dire consequences.

The glimmer of hope is still alive in Burma, but it requires tremendous courage to sustain. Even when it surfaces, you have to squint hard to see it.

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Check out this photo essay, The Spirit of Burma, to get some visual images of a country few of us have visited.