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Myanmar's junta pardoned more than 2,000 political prisoners to mark a Buddhist holiday, with families rushing to prisons for tearful reunions with loved ones jailed in a sweeping crackdown on dissent. IMAGES
People gather and wait outside Insein prison in Yangon with hopes of seeing their loved ones Sunday after Myanmar's junta said it would release over 1,600 prisoners from jails across the country to mark the Buddhist new year. IMAGES
Bangkok Desk, Jul 13 (EFE/EPA).- More than 900 people have been killed in Myanmar as a result of the crackdown by security forces since the military coup on Feb. 1.The Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners (AAPP) on Tuesday documented three new deaths in recent days to bring the total to 902 – one shot by security forces in Mandalay Region, one tortured in detention in Sagaing Region, and another due to "beatings consistent with torture" after arrest in Yangon Region, it said.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE.
Mandalay, Apr 15 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar security forces opened fire Thursday at a demonstration of medical personnel in Mandalay and detained about 20 people in a new day of protests against the military junta that seized power during the Feb. 1 coup, the local press reported. According to data from the Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners, at least 714 people have died due to the military repression, while more than 3,000 people have been detained, including the leader of the deposed government Aung San Suu Kyi.The Myanmar Army justifies the coup on alleged electoral fraud in November’s elections, in which Suu Kyi's party won a landslide victory, as it did in 2015, with the endorsement of international observers. (Camera: STRINGER). SHOT LIST: A FUNERAL OF A MUSLIM MAN KILLED DURING ANTI-COUP PROTESTS IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.
Mandalay, Mar 31 (EFE/EPA).-Thai authorities said Wednesday they have not expelled more than 2,000 Myanmar refugees fleeing military bombings in their country and have instead sheltered more than 500, something activists deny. (Camera: STRINGER)SHOT LIST: PROTESTS IN MANDALAY, MYANMAR.