Under mounting international pressure, Myanmar’s then-government, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, signed a repatriation agreement with Bangladesh in late 2017. But two attempts to return refugees in ...

Myanmar has been under military rule since Feb. 1, 2021, when its army ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government. The takeover was met with massive nonviolent resistance ...

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in ... to ease aid efforts. There was no immediate announcement of such a development.

but there are no indications that prominent political prisoners like ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi were among those released. According to state broadcaster MRTV, 4,893 prisoners were freed by ...

Amnesties are regularly announced to commemorate national holidays or Buddhist festivals, but most high-profile political prisoners including deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi remain detained.

No details were available about the number ... when its army ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government. The takeover was met with nonviolent resistance, which has since ...

Myanmar’s military junta has pardoned nearly 5,000 prisoners as part of an annual new year’s amnesty, but there are no indications that prominent political prisoners like ousted leader Aung San Suu ...