Released Myanmar Journalists Tell of Junta Torture and Human Rights Violations
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Myanmar junta frees thousands of detained anti-coup protesters
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Thursday, 01 Jul 2021 07:48 AM MYT
Families wait outside Insein prison after Myanmar s authorities announced to free around 700 prisoners in Yangon, Myanmar June 30, 2021. Reuters pic
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YANGON, July 1 Myanmar authorities released more than 2,000 anti-coup protesters from prisons across the country on Wednesday, including local journalists jailed after reporting critically on the junta’s bloody crackdown.
Myanmar has been rocked by massive protests and a brutal military response since the February coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi and her government.
More than 880 civilians have been killed in a crackdown by the State Administration Council as the junta calls itself and almost 6,500 arrested, according to a local monitoring group.
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Myanmar authorities have released more than 2,000 anti-coup protesters from prisons across the country, including local journalists jailed after reporting critically on the junta s bloody crackdown.
Myanmar has been rocked by massive protests and a brutal military response since the February coup that ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her government.
More than 880 civilians have been killed in a crackdown by the State Administration Council - as the junta calls itself - and almost 6,500 arrested, according to a local monitoring group.
Myanmar s deposed Leader Aung San Suu Kyi in December 2018.
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After authorities announced the release, a crowd of at least 200 people gathered outside the colonial-era Insein prison in Yangon hoping a loved one might be released.