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

More than 5,800 prisoners – including 180 foreigners – will be freed, the junta said in a statement on Saturday, when the ...

Myanmar’s military government has released over 6,000 prisoners in a mass amnesty to mark the country’s 77th Independence Day ...

Myanmar’s military rulers announced an amnesty for 5,864 prisoners to mark Independence Day, state media reports.

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

This mass prisoner release is a tradition in Myanmar during holidays and significant events. Last year, over 9,000 prisoners ...

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s embattled junta government on Saturday said it would release almost 6,000 prisoners as part ...

Thousands of prisoners, including foreign nationals, are set to be freed as the country marks 77 years of independence from British colonial rule.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar Derek Mitchell asks how hopes for Myanmar's democracy faded and why leadership is needed ...

Myanmar’s embattled junta government yesterday said it would release almost 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country’s 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 ...