Myanmar junta to set free thousands of anti-coup protesters

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Myanmar will release more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against the coup that ousted the civilian government

More than 7,300 are currently behind bars across the country, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.

A total of 5,636 prisoners will be freed to mark the Thadingyut festival later in October, Min Aung Hlaing said on Monday, days after he was excluded from a regional summit over his government's commitment to defusing the bloody crisis.

 

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