Sentences with phrase «years under house arrest»

He urged Ms Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate who spent years under house arrest for her pro-democracy activism, «to speak out for justice, human rights and the unity of your people».

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Fresh concerns are being raised over the welfare of Eritrea's Tewahdo Orthodox Church leader, who has been living effectively under house arrest for more than ten years.

A number of outstanding scientists, including the Russian physicist Kapitsa who was for years kept under house arrest by Stalin, have refused to work on anything connected with atomic weapons.

Her work as a reformer and an advocate for democracy in the country has been a decades - long struggle that included 15 years of house arrest under the military junta government.

Aung San Suu Kyi was under house arrest in Burma for 15 years.

Galileo spent the last eight years of his life under house arrest in his villa outside of Florence.

There are grave concerns for the wellbeing of an elderly Orthodox Church leader in Eritrea held under house arrest for ten years.

Abedini was placed under house arrest before being imprisoned for three - and - a-half years in Iran for participating in Christian home churches in 2012.

Published on her website, goop, the dessert consists of chocolate wafers and whipped cream — and brings to mind 73 - year - old Stewart's 2004 stint behind bars (and then under house arrest) for insider trading.

Aung San Suu Kyi was elected as leader in 1990, however the military didn't like that and put her under house arrest for 21 years.

Grosics himself was arrested later that year on charges of treason, placed under house arrest and barred from playing for 13 months.

We were inspired to make the film by the injustice happening to Anna's home birth midwife, Agnes Gereb, who had been imprisoned and at the time of filming was under house arrest and facing multiple criminal charges (and even today, four years later, Agnes is still facing multiple charges).

Because of her efforts to bring democracy to military - ruled Burma, Suu Kyi spent most of the last 20 years in detention or under house arrest.

«We must always be sceptical and questioning, but as we've discussed I think it is right to suspend the sanctions there are against Burma,» he told Ms Suu Kyi outside the lakeside villa where she was held under house arrest for many years.

The 93 - year - old President was during the week chased out of office by the country's military arm and currently under house arrest.

This rally comes just two days after Lopez was released from prison and placed under house arrested after more than three years of military lockup.

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They placed him under house arrest until his death in 1642, the same year Isaac Newton was born.

SOLLERS POINT tells the story of Keith (McCaul Lombardi), a twenty - four - year - old newly released from prison and living with his father (Jim Belushi) under house arrest in Baltimore.

The traditional climbing of the steps was a political moment for the cast and producer of the Russian film Leto (Summer), in competition at the 71st Cannes Film Festival: its director, Kirill Serebrennikov, has been under house arrest in Russia since August of last year, on charges of corruption.

(In English and Armenian with subtitles) The Lady (R for violence and bloody images) Michelle Yeoh stars in the title role of this biopic about Nobel Peace Prize - winner Aung San Suu Kyi, the political prisoner recently - freed by the Burmese government after being kept under house arrest for 15 years.

There, Mustafa (voice of Liam Neeson), a famed and adored poet, has been under house arrest for the past seven years, because the local government believes his words could cause an uprising among the people.

William Ankomah of Brampton was sentenced to just under two years house arrest and fined $ 50,000 for overstating charitable donation receipts from various charities on his clients» income tax returns.

Tatour, who was charged with incitement to violence last year after publishing work critical of Israel, was placed under house arrest after a three - month stint in prison and is currently awaiting trial.

Under house arrest since August last year, Russian theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov will miss the Cannes Film Festival this week.

After serving a year in jail, Pistorius was released on parole in line with South African procedure and has been living under house arrest at his uncle's mansion since October last year.

In many instances they also discussed their years in prison or exile, or under house arrest.