Aung San Suu Kyi spends 64th birthday in jail amid campaigns

BURMA opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi spent her 64th birthday locked in prison as global campaigns demanding her freedom erupted on the internet and at rallies worldwide.

Hollywood stars Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, celebrities Madonna and David Beckham, Nobel laureates and world leaders have joined the call for the military government to release Suu Kyi. YouTube videos include messages from billionaire Richard Branson and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Human rights groups call the online actions unprecedented.