Myanmar frees more than 6,000 prisoners
Myanmar's military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates' sentences as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain on Saturday.
Foreigners among 6000 prisoners to be freed under Myanmar junta’s annual amnesty
Foreigners among 6000 prisoners to be freed under Myanmar junta’s annual amnesty - There was no indication that Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader, was among those pardoned
Myanmar junta to free 5,864 prisoners under amnesty
Myanmar's military government will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the Southeast Asian nation's independence day, state media said on Saturday.
Myanmar to release prisoners to mark Independence Day
Myanmar’s military government will release more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty to mark the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain
Relatives Of Inmates Wait Outside Prisons For Myanmar's Independence Day Amnesty
Relatives of released prisoners await their loved ones outside prison after the country's junta government announced it would release almost 6,000 inmates as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country's independence day.
Myanmar junta frees thousands of prisoners, including foreigners
Myanmar's military government has released nearly 5,900 prisoners, state media said on Saturday (January 4), including 180 foreign citizens. Rachel Graham reports.
Myanmar releases prisoners from notorious jail under amnesty
Myanmar state TV says 24 Rohingya and nine foreigners are among 1,009 freed from a Yangon prison :: They are among thousands released under the military government's independence day amnesty:: Yangon,
Myanmar releases 5,864 prisoners to commemorate 77th anniversary of independence
The military government of Myanmar released 5,864 prisoners on Saturday. The mass amnesty was to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the country’s independence from British colonial rule. The terms
Myanmar releases dissidents on its Independence Day
Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain on Saturday.
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Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day
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