Key events since Myanmar coup as 5,864 prisoners to be freed under amnesty

Record ID: 1894487

  • Title: Key events since Myanmar coup as 5,864 prisoners to be freed under amnesty
  • Date: 30th January 2023
  • Summary: NAYPYITAW, MYANMAR (FILE - FEBRUARY 1, 2021) (VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS) MILITARY PERSONNEL BLOCKING ROAD CHECKPOINT POLICE TRUCK ARRIVING MILITARY ARMOURED VEHICLE ARMOURED VEHICLE DRIVING PAST MILITARY VEHICLES
  • Embargoed: 13th February 2023 02:17
  • Keywords: ASEAN Aung San Suu Kyi Five-point Consensus General Min Aung Hlaing Karen National Union Mae Sot Myanmar Myanmar coup Myanmar's military-owned TV NLD National League for Democracy National Unity Government President Win Myint Tatmadaw United Nations Security Council junta military coup refugees
  • Location: UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, YANGON, NAYPYITAW, MANDALAY, KACHIN STATE, KAREN STATE, LAIZA, MYAWADDY, MYANMAR / JAKARTA, INDONESIA / VARIOUS UNKNOWN LOCATIONS / MAE SOT, TAK PROVINCE, BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • City: UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, YANGON, NAYPYITAW, MANDALAY, KACHIN STATE, KAREN STATE, LAIZA, MYAWADDY, MYANMAR / JAKARTA, INDONESIA / VARIOUS UNKNOWN LOCATIONS / MAE SOT, TAK PROVINCE, BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Country: Myanmar
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
  • Reuters ID: LVA002059801011970RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Myanmar's military government will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the Southeast Asian nation's independence day, state media said on Saturday (January 4).
    Myanmar has been in turmoil since early 2021, when the military overthrew an elected civilian government and violently suppressed pro-democracy protests, sparking a nationwide armed rebellion.
    The junta has said it will hold elections this year, but the plan has been widely condemned by opposition groups as a sham.
    Among those still imprisoned by the junta is the country's former leader, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
    The 79-year-old is serving a 27-year sentence tied to 14 criminal charges ranging from incitement and election fraud to corruption. She denies all the charges, according to her lawyers.
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