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Myanmar junta to free 5,864 prisoners under amnesty
Myanmar's military government will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the Southeast Asian nation's independence day, state media said on Saturday. Myanmar has been in turmoil since early 2021,
Myanmar junta frees thousands of prisoners, including foreigners
STORY: Myanmar's military government has released thousands of prisoners under an amnesty marking the nation's independence day, state media said on Saturday.Among the 5,864 people freed are 180 foreign citizens,
Myanmar junta releases prisoners to mark Independence Day
Myanmar’s military government announced it was releasing 5,864 prisoners under an amnesty to mark independence day. Those ordered released include some 180 foreigners.
Myanmar junta releases nearly 6,000 prisoners
It remains unclear whether political prisoners, many of whom were detained for opposing military since February 2021 coup, are among those who would be released - Anadolu Ajansı
Myanmar junta to release nearly 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty
Myanmar's embattled junta government on Saturday said it would release almost 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country's independence day. The military has arrested thousands of protesters and activists since its February 2021 coup that ended Myanmar's brief democratic experiment and plunged the nation into turmoil.
Niger Jails Leading Activist Critical Of Junta
A Niger court on Friday jailed a leading civil society figure and critic of the military-led authorities, one month after he was detained following a trip abroad, his NGO said.
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Junta rolls out new cybersecurity law, clamping down on digital rights
The military, infamous for silencing dissent by cutting communications and jailing critics, will now mandate that digital ...
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Could the Myanmar Junta Rapidly Collapse Like al-Assad?
With the sudden collapse of the al-Assad regime in Syria, analysts and fighters in other long running civil wars are ...
Gabon’s Junta Gets Direct Access to $620 Million Timber Industry
The junta in Gabon, the world’s second-most forested nation, has taken full control of the nation’s timber company, giving it ...
Myanmar junta to free more than 6,000 prisoners under amnesty
State-run MRTV television reported that Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the military government, granted amnesties covering 5,864 prisoners from Myanmar, as well as 180 foreigners who will be ...
Guinea Junta Leader Says 2025 A 'Crucial Electoral Year'
Guinea's junta chief said Tuesday in a New Year's speech that 2025 will be "a crucial electoral year to complete the return to constitutional order", but gave no details.
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Junta Fortress in Sagaing Falls After Yearlong Siege
Regime troops on Wednesday abandoned a heavily reinforced rural police station in Budalin Township after failing to break a siege by local resistance groups.
Mali court jails dissident over remarks about Burkina junta
Issa Kaou N'Djim, who previously supported Malian junta leader Assimi Goita before distancing himself, made the comments ...