myanmars deposed leader aung san suu kyi appeared in good health on wednesday during a video meeting one of her lawyers said as the united states ordered its nonessential embassy staff to leave after weeks of violence over a feb 1 coupthe detained nobel laureate who has been in custody since the military seized power had wanted to meet lawyers in person and did not agree to a wide discussion by video in the presence of police lawyer min min soe told reuters by telephoneamay looks healthy her skin complexion is good min min soe said using an affectionate term meaning mother to refer to suu kyionly the legal cases against her filed since the coup were discussed during the video conference the lawyer saidsuu kyi 75 was arrested the same day the military seized power and faces charges that include illegally importing six handheld radios and breaching coronavirus protocolsthe military has also accused her of bribery in two recent news conferencesher lawyers say the charges were trumped up and dismissed the accusation of bribery as a jokethe next hearing in her case is on thursdaythe military seized power saying that november elections won by suu kyis party were fraudulent the election commission said the vote was fairmyanmar has been in turmoil since the reimposed military rule after a decade of tentative steps towards democracyat least 521 civilians have been killed in protests 141 of them on saturday the bloodiest day of the unrest according to the assistance association for political prisoners aappfighting has also flared between the army and ethnic minority insurgents in frontier regions refugees fleeing the turmoil are seeking refuge in neighbouring countriesthe aapp said a further eight people were killed on tuesday when thousands came out to march in several towns according to media and photos on social mediathere were also new candlelit protests overnight in several towns in defiance of a curfew and at least one dawn march on wednesday media reportedthere is growing concern in many countries about prospects for the country with no sign of a path out of the crisis the junta has not taken up offers from its southeast asian neighbours to help find a solutionthe united states on tuesday ordered the departure of nonemergency us government employees and their family members due to concerns over civil unrestpolice and a spokesman for the myanmar junta did not answer calls seeking commenthorrifying violencecitybased opponents of military rule have called for a united front with insurgent groups that have battled the government for decades for greater autonomy in the border regionsthe military has defended its long grip on power by saying it is the only institution capable of holding the country togethermyanmars oldest rebel group the karen national union knu said on tuesday it was bracing for a major government offensive on its areas of operation along the eastern border with thailandthe knu urged the international community thailand in particular to help karen people fleeing the onslaught and called for countries to cut