The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners, mostly political detainees, and activists being prosecuted or in hiding.
The pardons are designed to ensure maximum support for the upcoming election, which has been widely criticized as a sham process designed to support military rule. Myanmar’s military junta has ...
Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and reduced other inmates’ sentences Sunday to mark the 78th anniversary of the country's independence from Britain.It was ...