'Hedging her bets': Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi criticised for silence on Rohingya

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated May 22 2015 - 7:08pm, first published 5:24pm
Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: Soe Zeya Tun
Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: Soe Zeya Tun
Rohiakar, a Rohingya Muslim woman, shows a picture of her daughter Saywar Nuyar, 22, who is being held by a human trafficker, at a refugee camp outside Sittwe, Myanmar.  Photo: Soe Zeya Tun
Rohiakar, a Rohingya Muslim woman, shows a picture of her daughter Saywar Nuyar, 22, who is being held by a human trafficker, at a refugee camp outside Sittwe, Myanmar. Photo: Soe Zeya Tun
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a rally on Sunday. Photo: Ye Aung Thu
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a rally on Sunday. Photo: Ye Aung Thu
A Rohingya Muslim religious teacher conducts a Koran class for children at a refugee camp outside Sittwe, Myanmar, on Thursday. Photo: Soe Zeya Tun
A Rohingya Muslim religious teacher conducts a Koran class for children at a refugee camp outside Sittwe, Myanmar, on Thursday. Photo: Soe Zeya Tun

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