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 ...

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

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

Release was part of Independence Day pardons granted to many people; most spent time behind bars due to gambling offences.

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov is leading a Belarusian delegation on an official visit to the ...

BANGKOK (AP) -- Myanmar's military government will release more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates' sentences ...

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 ...

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 ...

Myanmar's military government plans to release 5,864 prisoners as part of an amnesty on its independence day. However, ...

The amnesty includes 5,864 local prisoners and 180 foreigners who will be deported, according to state-run MRTV television .