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Veteran activist Mya Aye and other prominent junta critics released as part of mass amnesty
Several of those freed under an amnesty announced on Thursday had been arrested on the day of last year’s coup
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Junta releases celebrities from prison so they can ‘participate in nation building’ with their art
Those released on Monday are among the most prominent opponents of the regime that plunged Myanmar into chaos by seizing power
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Nine activists among more than 23,000 freed as part of Thingyan amnesty
Observers noted that all of the released activists had nearly completed their sentences
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President Frees Thousands Jailed for Drug Offences in Second Amnesty
Senior officials promise a third amnesty soon will include members of ethnic armed groups and inmates whose cases ‘related to political issues’
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