Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's detained former leader, met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on August 3rd, marking her first confirmed contact with a foreign official since the military coup that removed her from power in early 2021.
The 81-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner was detained when the military overthrew her elected civilian government. Since then, her whereabouts and condition have been largely unknown to international officials and the public.
Her son described the meeting as the first positive development in years. The meeting, a rare appearance for Suu Kyi, was confirmed by her son, and no further details have been released.