Pardon frees more than 2,100 Myanmar political prisoners

Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing (AP)

Myanmar’s ruling military council has said it is releasing more than 2,100 political prisoners as a humanitarian gesture.

Thousands more remain imprisoned on charges generally involving non-violent protests or criticism of military rule, which began when the army seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.