Geldof returns Dublin honour in protest over Aung San Suu Kyi

Bob Geldof has said he will return his Freedom of the City of Dublin in protest against the Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who also holds the award.

Mr Geldof said "her association with our city shames us all".

Ms Suu Kyi has faced heavy criticism over her failure to address allegations of ethnic cleansing against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims.

More than half a million Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh following recent violence.

Mr Geldof, the musician and founder of Band Aid, said in a statement: "Her association with our city shames us all and we should have no truck with it, even by default. We honoured her, now she appals and shames us."

He is handing back the award at City Hall in the Irish capital on Monday morning.

(BBC)