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Myanmar orders mass amnesty of prisoners including 114 foreigners – but thousands remain jailed
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMyanmar’s military government has ordered the mass pardoning of nearly 10,000 inmates, including 114...
Blasts kill at least 8 at Myanmar's Insein Prison
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA bombing on Wednesday near the front gate of Myanmar’s main prison for political detainees killed at least eight people, including visitors and prison...
Myanmar junta releases more than 9,600 prisoners
dpa international via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMyanmar's junta granted amnesty to more than 9,652 prisoners on Thursday, according to a statement from the military-backed broadcasting channel. The...
Released Australian adviser supports sanctions against Myanmar officials
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAustralia should sanction Myanmar's military government and the regime's bankers, Sean Turnell, the...
Myanmar military releases over 3,000 prisoners under amnesty
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMyanmar's military has freed more than 3,000 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the traditional New...
The week's best photos
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFlames engulf the Børsen stock exchange building in Copenhagen, Denmark (Image credit: Photo by Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty...
Myanmar junta to free 9,652 prisoners on humanitarian grounds - state media
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the military seized power in February 2021,...
Myanmar sentences ex-British envoy to 1-year prison term
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a former British ambassador to the Southeast Asian...
Myanmar's military government pardons 10,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMyanmar’s military government on Thursday pardoned nearly 10,000 prisoners to mark the 76th...
Eight killed as parcel bombs and gunfire rock Myanmar's biggest jail
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn armed anti-junta group claimed responsibility for the attack at Insein Prison in a statement posted on social media, saying it was "retaliation against (junta chief) Min Aung Hlaing". State-owned ...
