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

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 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 ...

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

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

Myanmar’s military rulers announced an amnesty for 5,864 prisoners to mark Independence Day, state media reports. Members of a Myanmar military honour guard take part in a ceremony to mark ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

More than 6,000 prisoners have been released in Myanmar as part of an amnesty to mark the 77th anniversary of the country's independence from Britain. The head of Myanmar's military government has ...