Vatican envoy says prisoner amnesty in Cuba “on table”
Havana, Cuba Reuters Papal envoy, Cardinal Benjamin Stella, said in Havana on Wednesday a potential amnesty for prisoners jailed in Cuba following anti-government protests in July, 2021, was “on the table” but that the response did not depend on the Roman Catholic Church. Stella, who arrived for an extended visit to the communist-run Caribbean island […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader issues pardon for “tens of thousands” of prisoners – IRNA
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iran’s supreme leader has pardoned “tens of thousands” of prisoners including some arrested in recent anti-government protests, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, after a deadly state crackdown helped quell the nationwide unrest. However, the pardon approved by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came with conditions, according to details announced in state […]
Former minister, writer among Myanmar prisoners freed in amnesty
Reuters Myanmar’s junta has freed a former minister in the ousted government of Aung Sang Suu Kyi and a well-known writer among political detainees given amnesty to mark the country’s independence day, according to relatives and media. State broadcaster MRTV said on Wednesday that 7,012 prisoners were due to be released under the amnesty, although […]
Myanmar junta to free more than 7,000 prisoners under amnesty
Reuters Myanmar’s military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country’s independence day, state broadcaster MRTV reported on Wednesday, as the junta chief praised some countries for maintaining support for his nation. The South-East Asian country has faced international isolation and Western-led sanctions since the military seized power from a democratically […]
Myanmar junta says 1,600 prisoners to be freed in holiday amnesty
Reuters Relatives of hundreds of prisoners gathered outside Myanmar’s Insein Prison on Sunday after the military government announced the release of 1,600 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the South-East Asian nation’s new year. The number of prisoners released in the annual amnesty was a fraction of last year’s 23,000. It was unclear whether it […]
Myanmar junta holds parade on major holiday, announces prisoner amnesty
Yangon, MyanmarReuters Myanmar’s junta showed off its military strength with a parade in the capital Naypyitaw on Saturday, with its leader Min Aung Hlaing defending last year’s coup as necessary to protect the country from enemies, both domestic and foreign. Celebrating Myanmar’s Union Day, which marks independence from British colonial rule in 1947, the government […]