Red Cross Visits Aung San Suu Kyi — First Outside Contact Since Myanmar's 2021 Coup

An ICRC delegate privately visited detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on August 3, 2026, the organization confirmed. It is the first confirmed independent external contact with her since the military seized power in February 2021. The visit followed years of international demands for proof she remained alive. Myanmar's authorities released photographs of the meeting, an unusual step given the ICRC's confidential detention-visit protocol.