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Myanmar grants sweeping amnesty, frees ex-president and trims Suu Kyi's sentence

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Source: Al Jazeera
Myanmar grants sweeping amnesty, frees ex-president and trims Suu Kyi's sentence
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Myanmar's coup-era leader Min Aung Hlaing announced amnesty for 4,335 prisoners, including former president Win Myint, with death sentences commuted to life and other sentences reduced; Aung San Suu Kyi's 27-year sentence was cut by about one-sixth, though her exact status under house arrest remains unclear. The move also frees 179 foreign nationals who will be deported, but rights groups say thousands remain jailed on political charges and the country still faces significant rights concerns.

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  1. Myanmar pardons over 4,000 prisoners, including deposed president  Al Jazeera
  2. Myanmar cuts ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence, frees former president  Reuters
  3. Former President Win Myint freed in broad Myanmar prisoner amnesty  AP News
  4. Myanmar’s president commutes death sentences, cuts Aung San Suu Kyi’s jail term  France 24
  5. Myanmar Frees Ousted President, but Not Daw Aung San Suu Kyi  The New York Times

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