Myanmar Activist Wins Congressional Gold Medal

Aung Suu Kyi tapped for top civilian award

By Rob Quinn

Posted Apr 25, 2008 2:29 AM CDT

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Myanmar Activist Wins Congressional Gold Medal — In this photo distributed by Myanmar News Agency, Aung San Suu Kyi, left, talks with U.N. Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari during their meeting at the state guest house in Yangon, March 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Myanmar News Agency, HO)

The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi, reports Reuters. Politicians praised her courage, and said the award was a gesture of solidarity with the oppressed Burmese people. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate remains under house arrest in Rangoon, a prisoner of Myanmar's military junta, which violently put down pro-democracy protests last year.

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