While the amnesty included around 600 political prisoners, it should not be taken as a sign of conciliation on the part of ...

Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a ...

Myanmar's State Administration Council on Saturday (Jan 4) pardoned approximately 6,000 prisoners to mark the country's 77th ...

Relatives of released prisoners await their loved ones outside prison after the country's junta government announced it would ...

The military government of Myanmar released 5,864 prisoners on Saturday. The mass amnesty was to commemorate the 77th ...

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 ...

The prisoners freed include a small portion of the thousands of detainees jailed for opposing army rule, following the ...

Myanmar's military government announced the release of over 6,000 prisoners in a mass amnesty marking the country's 77th ...

Crowds cheer as Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day ...

Myanmar’s military government announced it was releasing 5,864 prisoners under an amnesty to mark independence day. Those ...

Myanmar became a British colony in the late 19th century and regained its independence on Jan. 4, 1948. In the capital Naypyitaw, Myanmar’s military government celebrated the anniversary with a ...

PHOTOS: Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, the spokesperson for the military government, said in an audio note to journalists that those being ...