Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest in Myanmar

Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest and her sentence has been reduced as part of a prisoner amnesty for a Buddhist holiday.

Accompanying the announcement was a photo of the 80-year-old leader dressed in a traditional white blouse and skirt and sitting on a wooden bench behind a low table facing two unidentified men, one in a police uniform and the other in military uniform. Myanmar’s military information office and state television disclosed the move and shared the photo of her on Thursday (April 30, 2026) night, but when and where the photo was taken was not clear.