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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is spending her 64th birthday locked in prison as global campaigns demanding her freedom erupted on the Internet and at rallies worldwide.

Hollywood stars like 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.

More than 10,000 postings have poured onto Twitter, and a Facebook page set up for Suu Kyi has attracted more than 90,000 supporters. YouTube videos include messages from billionaire Richard Branson and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Human rights groups call the online actions unprecedented.

In Yangon, Suu Kyi supporters released 64 sparrows and 10 doves into the sky along with colored balloons.