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Myanmar junta releases nearly 9,800 prisoners to mark independence anniversary
The regime also repeated its claims that it is planning to hold elections, as it struggles to hold onto power amid intensifying clashes with ethnic armed groups
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Two NLD MPs and one youth group member released from Insein Prison
Two National League for Democracy (NLD) lawmakers and a Rakhine State Youth Executive Committee member were released from Insein Prison on Friday morning after serving sentences for unlawful association. Ba Myo Thein and Soe Lay are elected members of the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of Myanmar’s parliament, and members of the pro-democracy NLD party ousted in the military coup of February 2021. Soe Lay has returned home to Rakhine State, and Ba Myo Thein is in need of treatment for cataracts after his release, according to a fellow member of parliament (MP) in communication with the released legislators. “Ba Myo Thein needs his cataracts removed but otherwise he’s healthy. He opted not to get the surgery in the prison hospital and is planning to do it now,” the MP said. He added that Ba Myo Thein was at his brother’s house in. . . Subscribe for full access Myanmar Now is proudly nonprofit and 100% independent. We rely on the support of readers to fund our award-winning newsroom. Subscribe now to unlock our in-depth reporting. Subscribe Now Already a subscriber? Log in
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Fears grow for Myanmar political prisoners as more are shot dead in junta custody
A spate of killings and disappearances in recent weeks has highlighted the regime’s total disregard for the rights of its opponents
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