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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 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 Releases Political Prisoners Before Power Transfer
Myanmar began releasing the first of about 100 prisoners on Friday, government officials said, days before a parliament dominated by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's party sits for the first time after an election victory in November.
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Myanmar Says It Will Release More Than 3,000 Prisoners
Myanmar on Tuesday pledged to release thousands of prisoners a month before a Southeast Asian summit, which US President Barack Obama and other leaders from outside the region are expected to attend.
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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.
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Myanmar frees many prominent political prisoners
Myanmar freed some of its most famous political inmates on Friday, sparking jubilation outside prison gates while signaling its readiness to meet Western demands for lifting economic sanctions.
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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 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 Releases Political Prisoners Before Power Transfer
Myanmar began releasing the first of about 100 prisoners on Friday, government officials said, days before a parliament dominated by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's party sits for the first time after an election victory in November.
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Myanmar Says It Will Release More Than 3,000 Prisoners
Myanmar on Tuesday pledged to release thousands of prisoners a month before a Southeast Asian summit, which US President Barack Obama and other leaders from outside the region are expected to attend.
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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.
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Myanmar frees many prominent political prisoners
Myanmar freed some of its most famous political inmates on Friday, sparking jubilation outside prison gates while signaling its readiness to meet Western demands for lifting economic sanctions.
