Partial Pardon for Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar

Myanmar's military junta has pardoned Aung San Suu Kyi on five charges, reducing her lengthy sentences but leaving her still facing decades in detention. The charges include defamation, natural disaster laws, export and import laws, and the country's telecommunication law. Suu Kyi's jail sentence has been reduced by six years, but it remains unclear how many years she will serve. The 78-year-old former leader of Myanmar still faces sentences for 14 other offenses and continues to deny all charges, which rights groups and international observers believe are politically motivated. The announcement comes ahead of Suu Kyi's appeals against multiple convictions, which are set to be heard by Myanmar's Supreme Court in the next two weeks.