Guwahati, June 21 -- As Daw Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 81st birthday in detention somewhere in military-controlled Myanmar on June 19, 2026, various international bodies renewed calls for her release along with thousands of other political prisoners lodged in jails across the Southeast Asian nation. Despite strict military surveillance, anti-junta supporters across Myanmar observed her birthday at different locations, wishing good health to the pro-democracy icon.

Lawmakers from several countries urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its member states to secure the unconditional release of Suu Kyi and other political detainees. The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), together with 134 current and forme...