Global call for democracy

Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has been under military rule since a coup in 1962. The main opposition in the last decade has been the National League for Democracy, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

Aung San Suu Kyi, who had endured 19 months of house arrest and some form of detention for 12 years before her release last year, has again been detained by the military regime.

Her latest detention has instigated a global outcry, with the international community once again left to wait and see just how serious the junta is about implementing any degree of political change.