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Bob Geldof Hands Back Freedom of Dublin in Aung San Suu Kyi Protest
Isabel Bennett – The Guardian, 20 Nov 2017

13 Nov 2017 – Bob Geldof called Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, “a handmaiden to genocide” today as he returned his Freedom of the City of Dublin award in protest over her response to the repression of Rohingya Muslims. The Live Aid founder criticised the Burmese Nobel peace prize winner for her silence over military operations that have driven more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims into neighbouring Bangladesh.

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