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Over 23,000 Myanmar prisoners granted amnesty, political activists included

April 18, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Over 23,000 prisoners across Myanmar were granted amnesty and released on April 17th, the first day of the traditional New Year, including former student political activists. The state-owned MRTV reported…

Onlookers watch as a bus ferrying coup detainees is driven out from Insein prison in Yangon on March 24, 2021, where they had been held for taking part in demonstrations against the military coup. (Photo by STR / AFP)

Myanmar junta frees 600 detainees including AP photographer

March 24, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Myanmar freed more than 600 coup detainees on Wednesday, including an Associated Press photographer arrested while covering rallies, following fresh outrage over brutal crackdowns on protesters. The regime has unleashed…

Myanmar has 134 More Political Prisoners Following Military Coup

February 5, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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As of Friday morning, 134 officials, leaders and lawmakers from the National League for Democracy (NLD), political activists, monks and writers have been detained by the military, according to the…

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Over 23,000 Myanmar prisoners granted amnesty, political activists included

Myanmar junta frees 600 detainees including AP photographer

Myanmar has 134 More Political Prisoners Following Military Coup

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