Myanmar junta pardons more than 23,000 prisoners, unclear if activists included
FRANCE24, 18 Apr 2021
Myanmar’s junta on Saturday announced it pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the traditional Thingyan New Year holiday, but it wasn’t immediately clear if they included pro-democracy activists who were detained in the wake of the military’s seizure of power in February.
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