Myanmar Junta Frees Thousands of 'Terrorist' Convicts in Mass Amnesty
Myanmar's military junta has granted amnesty to over 7,000 prisoners, previously convicted of financing or sheltering 'terrorist groups', a term used to describe pro-democracy factions.
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Myanmar convicts charged as ‘terrorists’ by junta freed in mass amnesty
Myanmar’s military junta granted amnesty on Monday to more than 7,000 prisoners convicted of financing or sheltering a “terrorist group”, a designation it has used to outlaw pro-democracy factions opposing its rule. Thousands of dissenting civilians have been swept into jails since Myanmar’s military snatched power in a 2021 coup, ending a decade-long experiment with democracy and detaining elected figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi. Pro-democracy activists backing Suu Kyi and armed groups challengi...
By Agence France-Presse
Read full article →Myanmar Junta Grants Amnesty to Over 7,000 Convicted Under Terrorism Law - The Irrawaddy
Myanmar Junta Grants Amnesty to Over 7,000 Convicted Under Terrorism Law The Irrawaddy
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