Myanmar grants amnesty to over 7,000 convicted of ‘terrorist group’ support

Myanmar’s military junta granted amnesty on Monday to more than 7,000 prisoners convicted of financing, sheltering or propagandising for a “terrorist group”, a designation it has used to outlaw pro-democracy factions opposing its rule. Thousands of dissenting civilians have been swept into jails since Myanmar’s military snatched power in a 2021 coup, ending a decade-long […] The post Myanmar grants amnesty to over 7,000 convicted of ‘terrorist group’ support appeared first on Digital Journal.