Over 1,600 prisoners were released across the country Friday under an amnesty order of President U Thein Sein, local media reported. The president granted the pardon to mark the country’s Independence Day which falls Saturday, Xinhua reported. The freed prisoners included over 40 foreigners. Under the pardon order, the prisoners on death row are commuted […]
Myanmar Tuesday announced the release of all remaining political prisoners on the last day of 2013. It said the move aims to ensure stability of the state and lasting peace, to build national reconsolidation and ensure all inclusiveness in the country’s political process, Xinhua reported. The pardon covers only those being convicted and persecuted in […]
