Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi denies allegations of Rohingya genocide by Myanmar military. Image via Sky News.
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Rohingya genocide hearing, Suu Kyi denies allegations

At the International Court of Justice's Hague hearing regarding the alleged genocide perpetrated by the Myanmar establishment against the Rohingya minority, Aung San Suu Kyi defended the country's military establishment and denied Gambia's allegations of genocide. Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 for her decades long struggle against Myanmar's dictatorial rule.

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