I am extremely concerned' Leaks reveal glimpse of Aung San Suu Kyi's daily life in prison

Leaks reveal glimpse of Aung San Suu Kyi's daily life in prison

- Tin Htet Paing Lorcan Lovett

Footage of Aung San Suu Kyi inside a Myanmar courtroom and detailed records of her daily prison routine have been seen by the Guardian, offering a glimpse into the life of the country's ousted civilian leader as she nears her 80th birthday.

Since the military seized power in February 2021, little has been seen or heard of Aung San Suu Kyi, who led Myanmar for six years before her arrest. She is held in solitary confinement with access to the outside world strictly controlled and only rare supervised visits from her legal team.

The videos, dated August and December 2022, show Aung San Suu Kyi appearing in a makeshift courtroom with the deposed president Win Myint during military-run corruption trials that were condemned by the UN, US and EU as politically motivated. The cases contributed to her 33-year prison sentence.

The footage and logs – shown to the Guardian by a military defector group, People's Embrace – shed light on her condition and routine, amid concerns from her family and supporters that her health has seriously deteriorated and her life may be at risk.

The logs cover a handful of days in January and February 2024 and detail a regimented life inside a specially built detention facility in Naypyidaw, the capital, in which she remains isolated from the outside world and the violent civil war engulfing her country.

A Myanmar prison source, unaffiliated with the group, who last saw her in early 2024 confirmed the material.

"Her voice and way of walking remained unchanged," said the source. "She has stopped wearing flowers in her hair – partly because she doesn't want to."

The records raise concerns about Aung San Suu Kyi's health and detail the medications she receives for a range of issues.