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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Stuti Mishra

HISTORICAL FACTS: Foreigners among 6000 prisoners to be freed under myanmar junta s annual amnesty - The Untold Story

Myanmar’s military government has released over 6,000 prisoners in a mass amnesty to mark the country’s 77th Independence Day, state media reported on Saturday.

The release, which comes amid long-standing demands from rights groups and international governments to free political detainees, included only a small number of individuals jailed for opposing the military regime.

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