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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...
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...
Japanese filmmaker sentenced to 7 years in jail by Myanmar junta
NextShark via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA military court in Myanmar has sentenced Toru Kubota, a freelance Japanese filmmaker who filmed a...
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...
Aung San Suu Kyi Moved From Prison to House Arrest Due to Heat
Time via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMyanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi attending a leaders' summit of the Association of Southeast Asian...
Myanmar releases 4 foreigners in broad prisoner amnesty
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMyanmar's military-controlled government released an Australian academic, a Japanese filmmaker, an...
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 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...
The week's best photos
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 months 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· 5 months agoThe Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the military seized power in February 2021,...