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Suu Kyi's uphill battle in Myanmar junta's secretive courts
A court in army-ruled Myanmar delivered a guilty verdict and five-year prison term for 76-year-old former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday, adding to six years already handed down in trials since December.
What are the cases handled so far?
The charges, introduced over the course of last year, vary from relatively minor violations to serious crimes with prison terms of up to 15 years. Suu Kyi denies wrongdoing.
Her supporters say...
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