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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 orders mass amnesty of prisoners including 114 foreigners – but thousands remain jailed
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMyanmar’s military government has ordered the mass pardoning of nearly 10,000 inmates, including 114...
Myanmar's ousted leader Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest due to heat, military says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMyanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a...
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 junta releases more than 9,600 prisoners
dpa international via Yahoo News· 5 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...
UN chief spotlights worsening rights in Myanmar as journalist jailed for 20 years over cyclone...
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMyanmar’s already dire human rights situation is deteriorating and the junta should release all...
A Myanmar journalist gets a 20-year sentence for reporting on cyclone's aftermath, news site says
Associated Press via AOL· 9 months agoA court in Myanmar sentenced a photojournalist for an underground news agency to 20 years in prison...
Myanmar journalist jailed for 20 years for reporting on aftermath of storm
The Independent UK via AOL· 9 months ago‘His sentencing is yet another indication that freedom of the press has been completely quashed...
Myanmar military releases over 3,000 prisoners under amnesty
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMyanmar's military has freed more than 3,000 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the traditional New...
Former Myanmar colonel who once served as information minister gets 10-year prison term for sedition
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA former high-profile Myanmar army officer who had served as information minister and presidential...
