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| Suu Kyi activists held in Burma | |
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| Supporters of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have been arrested ahead of a decision over whether to extend her house arrest. | |
| Police bundled about 20 activists into a truck as they marched to the Nobel Peace Prize laureate's home in Rangoon, where she has been held since May 2003. | |
| Correspondents do not expect the ruling junta to release Ms Suu Kyi. | |
| The decision comes at a tricky time for the generals, who have been criticised for their response to Cyclone Nargis. | The decision comes at a tricky time for the generals, who have been criticised for their response to Cyclone Nargis. |
| Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) won a resounding election victory in 1990, but she was denied power by the army. | |
| The 62-year-old has spent more than 12 of the last 18 years in detention. | |
| The opposition says her period of detention is due to expire at midnight on Tuesday (1830 BST), but with the junta keeping tight-lipped there is uncertainty about the exact date. | |
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| Police rounded up a number of opposition activists who marched on Tuesday from the NLD party headquarters to her lakeside villa in Rangoon. | |
| The BBC's Andrew Harding in Bangkok says her house arrest - which has been renewed annually - is expected to be rolled over again for another year. | The BBC's Andrew Harding in Bangkok says her house arrest - which has been renewed annually - is expected to be rolled over again for another year. |
| But her supporters argue that legally, she must now be either released or put on trial. | |
| Extending her detention will likely provoke further criticism of the junta by an international community already frustrated by the military's stalling of foreign aid for victims of Cyclone Nargis. | Extending her detention will likely provoke further criticism of the junta by an international community already frustrated by the military's stalling of foreign aid for victims of Cyclone Nargis. |
| Donors pledged nearly $50m (£25m) in aid at a landmark summit in Rangoon on Sunday in the wake of the storm. | Donors pledged nearly $50m (£25m) in aid at a landmark summit in Rangoon on Sunday in the wake of the storm. |
| The cyclone, which struck on 2 May, has left 134,000 people dead or missing and another 2.4m clinging to survival. | The cyclone, which struck on 2 May, has left 134,000 people dead or missing and another 2.4m clinging to survival. |
| Ms Suu Kyi's detention has been the cause of friction between the junta and many countries around the world, including Burma's fellow members in the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean). | Ms Suu Kyi's detention has been the cause of friction between the junta and many countries around the world, including Burma's fellow members in the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean). |
| Asean member Indonesia called for her release on Tuesday, saying it would be a goodwill gesture for the aid pledged by the international community in the aftermath of the cyclone. | Asean member Indonesia called for her release on Tuesday, saying it would be a goodwill gesture for the aid pledged by the international community in the aftermath of the cyclone. |
| Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda told AP news agency: "I hope for the best but to be frank I'm not optimistic." | Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda told AP news agency: "I hope for the best but to be frank I'm not optimistic." |
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