In October 2007 , clashes erupted between pro-democracy demonstrators and government security forces . School teacher among seven political prisoners freed in Myanmar , Nineteen says . Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to life in 1999 after her husband planned a protest . Burma 's military rulers are widely condemned for alleged human rights abuses . Pro-democracy leader Ma Khin Khin Leh still confined to home .
School teacher among seven political prisoners freed in Myanmar , Nineteen says . Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to life in 1999 after her husband planned a protest . Burma 's military rulers are widely condemned for alleged human rights abuses . Pro-democracy leader Ma Khin Khin Leh still confined to home .