Myanmar Frees Prisoners

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  Myanmar Junta To Free Over 7,000 Prisoners On Independence Day: Report

  Myanmar's military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the Southeast Asian country's independence day, state broadcaster MRTV reported on Wednesday. MRTV said

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  Myanmar Junta Says It Will Free 1,600 Prisoners, Political Protestors Excluded

  Families of detained Myanmar protesters had their hopes dashed Sunday after political prisoners were not included in some 1,600 people released by the junta to mark the Buddhist new year.

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  Myanmar Junta Frees 5,600 Political Prisoners After ASEAN Pressure

  Myanmar's military government has freed hundreds of political prisoners from the notorious Insein prison, including Aung San Suu Kyi's party spokesman and a famous comedian Zarganar.

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  2 Pulitzer-Winning Reuters Reporters Freed After 500 Days In Myanmar Jail

  Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars, witnesses said.

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  Myanmar Frees Over 100 Political Prisoners, But Jails 2

  More than 100 political prisoners in Myanmar have been freed under an amnesty ordered by the country's new de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, as her first official act.

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  Myanmar Court Frees Student Activists After Aung San Suu Kyi Pledge

  A Myanmar court today freed dozens of jailed students, in the first wave of detainee releases after Aung San Suu Kyi pledged to make releasing activists and political prisoners the first priority of her new government.

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  Myanmar Frees Thousands of Prisoners, Including 210 Foreigners: Official

  Myanmar today ordered the release of thousands of prisoners including 210 foreigners, officials said, the latest in a series of amnesties under the reformist government that have seen sentences quashed for hundreds of dissidents.

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  Photographer Arrested for Myanmar Military Facebook Satire

  A freelance photojournalist has been arrested in Myanmar for uploading a satirical post on Facebook mocking the country's powerful military, relatives said today.

• Myanmar Frees 3,000 Prisoners, Including Ex-Military Intelligence Figures

  Myanmar began releasing hundreds of prisoners -- including a political detainee and former military intelligence figures -- on "humanitarian" grounds, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest large-scale amnesty in the once pariah nation.

• Myanmar frees 44 political prisoners

  Myanmar on Wednesday freed 44 political detainees, a presidential adviser said, the latest in a series of prisoner amnesties by the country's reformist regime.

• With 'loving kindness', Myanmar frees 69 political prisoners

  Myanmar released 69 political prisoners on Friday in an amnesty the government described as an act of "loving kindness" in line with President Thein Sein's promise to free all prisoners of conscience by year-end.

• Myanmar frees dozens of political prisoners: official

  Myanmar has agreed to release some 70 political prisoners, an official said on Tuesday, after President Thein Sein vowed to free all dissidents by the end of the year.

• Myanmar frees around 70 political prisoners: official

  Myanmar has agreed to release some 70 political prisoners, an official said on Tuesday, after President Thein Sein vowed to free all dissidents by the end of the year.

• Myanmar to free all political prisoners by year end: President Thein Sein

  Myanmar President Thein Sein said on Monday that all political prisoners would be freed by the end of the year and that a ceasefire with ethnic groups was possible within weeks.

• Myanmar frees dozens of political prisoners: activist

  Myanmar released dozens of political prisoners on Monday in an amnesty coinciding with a landmark visit by US President Barack Obama, a pro-democracy activist told AFP.