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Added on the 17/04/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Yangon, Apr 17 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar President Win Myint on Friday granted an amnesty to nearly 25,000 prisoners to mark Thingyan, Myanmar's New Year.The country grants amnesty to thousands of prisoners once a year during the New Year holiday. However, this year’s number is reportedly the largest on record amid speculations that the government is trying to ease pressure on overcrowded jails due to growing fear of the coronavirus pandemic. (Camera: NYEIN CHANNAING)FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE WAITING FOR THE RELEASE OF THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OUTSIDE THE INSEIN PRISON IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
Myanmar's junta pardoned more than 2,000 political prisoners to mark a Buddhist holiday, with families rushing to prisons for tearful reunions with loved ones jailed in a sweeping crackdown on dissent. IMAGES
People gather and wait outside Insein prison in Yangon with hopes of seeing their loved ones Sunday after Myanmar's junta said it would release over 1,600 prisoners from jails across the country to mark the Buddhist new year. IMAGES
People and families wait outside Insein Prison in Yangon after authorities announced Monday that more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against February's military coup would be released. IMAGES
Cox's Bazar, Jul 15 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar's military junta has rejected a recent United Nations Human Rights Council resolution on the plight of the persecuted Rohingya minority, which is not recognized by the country's authorities.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, controlled by the junta since the Feb. 1 coup, said in a statement that the resolution is based "on false information and one-sided allegations," the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday.It added that the "so-called 'Rohingya' … has never been recognized as the ethnic nationality by Myanmar." (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS ROHINGYA REFUGEES AT COX'BAZAR REFUGEE CAMP IN BANGLADESH AND ROHINGYA REFUGEES RESCUED AT SEA.