|Rare footage of Aung San Suu Kyi inside a Myanmar courtroom and detailed records of her daily prison routine have been seen by the Guardian, offering a glimpse into the life of the country’s ousted civilian leader as she nears her 80th birthday.Since the military overthrew Ms Suu Kyi’s elected government in a coup in 2021, little information has emerged about her condition as the junta continues to exert strict control over the flow of news from the country
Since the military overthrew Ms Suu Kyi’s elected government in a coup in 2021, little information has emerged about her condition as the junta continues to exert strict control over the flow of news from the country.
Ms Suu Kyi was detained along with dozens of elected leaders and activists, and was later handed a combined 27-year prison sentence on multiple criminal charges that were widely condemned as politically motivated.
Now, prison logs covering selected days in January and February 2024 show that Ms Suu Kyi wakes up at 4.30am and ends her day at around 8.30pm. Her daily routine includes over an hour of meditation, prayer using Buddhist beads, and three modest meals.
The logs, along with rare footage of her appearing in a court in 2022, were shared with The Guardian by People’s Embrace, a group of military defectors from Myanmar.
Aung San Suu Kyi poses for a portrait at the National League for Democracy headquarters in Yangon on 8 December 2010
