On November 17, 2022, the Australian economist Sean Turnell was released from prison in Myanmar after nearly two years of isolation. As an adviser to the country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi who had spent many years living and working in the country, Turnell was arrested shortly after the military coup that unfolded on … Read more
Advertisement Yesterday, Myanmar’s military-led government announced that it had reduced the prison sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to coincide with the beginning of Buddhist Lent. As The Associated Press reported, junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing granted the clemency order to reduce the sentences in five cases against Aung San Suu … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia Hmue Yadanar Khet Moh Moh Tun of the Myanmar Pressphoto Agency was charged with abetting terrorism by donating money to anti-junta resistance groups. Hmue Yadanar Khet Moh Moh Tun, a camera operator for the Myanmar Pressphoto Agency, who was arrested in December 2021 while covering an anti-coup protest in Yangon, Myanmar. Credit: … Read more
Released prisoners on a bus leave from Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Thein Zaw Advertisement Myanmar’s military authorities have pardoned more than 2,000 people locked up under a law that makes it illegal to encourage dissent against the military. In a junta statement cited by Agence France-Presse, the military … Read more