Activists, journalists included in Myanmar prisoner release

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s government began releasing about 2,300 prisoners on Wednesday, including activists who were detained for protesting against the military’s seizure of power in February and journalists who reported on the protests, officials said.

Buses took prisoners out of Yangon’s Insein Prison, where friends and families of detainees had waited since morning for the announced releases. Zaw Zaw, head of the Yangon Region’s Prison Department, confirmed that more than 720 people were released from the prison, which for decades has been the main facility for political prisoners. It appeared that not all activists and journalists were freed.

Deputy Information Minister Maj-Gen Zaw Min Tun earlier said that about 2,300 prisoners would be released nationwide. He told China’s Xinhua news agency that the released detainees were “those are who took part in the protests but did not take part in the violence, who did not commit crimes and did not lead the riots.”Lawyers and friends of some detained activists and journalists confirmed their release.

The Assistance Association for Political Prisoner said Tuesday that 5,224 people were under detention in connection with the protests against the military’s seizure of power. The group keeps detailed tallies of arrests and casualties linked to the nation’s political conflict.

Please look carefully what’s happening in Myanmar! Junta/SAC is not Myanmar government! Oh my god. You should know better. SAC has detained many journalists and revoked licenses for many media/news outlets and journals. No freedom of speech in Myanmar because if SAC.

Anyone who want to address these military killers as government, pls bring them to your country to govern. For us, they are not our, Myanmar government!

Not Myanmar government. Illegitimate group of people who took over the country. Military Junta or Military terrorists will be more apt term.

are you becoming a money hunger puppet? Military Junta is not a government!

'Myanmar's government'? As far as I know, NUGMyanmar didn't take any prisoners. You meant the junta. Or is AP afraid to use that word? I suggest dictator, generals, military clique/mafia/cronies. But locals call them terrorists, for good reasons.

Shameful. The use of the term “government” is unacceptable.

Wtf they are military dictators. Not Myanmar government 😑😑please take extra care on your words usage😑 MilkTeaAlliance WhatsHappeningInMyanmar our legitimate government is NUGMyanmar . Thank you😊

SAC is NOT our government! SAC took the power by force. It's not the will of the people of Myanmar. So I will say again 'SAC is NOT our government.'

Shame on u. We demand u retract ur story or change that word!!!!

You scared of getting sued by the Junta, ? The terrorist junta is not the government of Myanmar. WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Please be careful. Myanmar's government is NUGMyanmar . You are making a big mistake or may be you are supporting brutal killing of SAC Min Aung Hlaing.

After seeing some of the replies here to people who actually don't understand or know WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Here's the amnesty video of the Myanmar military junta who has killed nearly 900 people since the coup

FINALLY

All horribly tortured, but there are survivors as many more died after a great deal of suffering

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