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Myanmar’s junta released 3,113 prisoners, including 98 foreigners, to mark the country’s traditional New Year on Monday, according to a statement from the military government published on pro-military Telegram channels.
The military-led government has jailed thousands of opponents and pro-democracy activists since it seized power in 2021 and brutally put down protests, drawing global condemnation.
Lieutenant-General Aung Lin Dwe, a state secretary of the junta, said in a statement the amnesty is in “celebration of Myanmar’s New Year, to bring joy to the people and address humanitarian concerns”.
