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Myanmar junta says to free nearly 5,000 prisoners in amnesty

 Published: 11:39, 17 April 2025

Myanmar junta says to free nearly 5,000 prisoners in amnesty

Myanmar's military government said Thursday it will release nearly 5,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the country's new year festivities.

Civil rights groups say the junta has arrested thousands of protesters and activists since its 2021 coup cut short Myanmar's experiment with democracy and plunged the nation into a multi-sided civil war.

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