Thousands freed in Myanmar junta amnesty

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 19, 2022 12:10 am

BANGKOK, Thailand: A former British envoy, an Australian economic adviser and a Japanese journalist flew to Thailand late Thursday after being freed by Myanmar's junta in an amnesty releasing almost 6,000 prisoners.

Since a military coup last year, Myanmar has seen a bloody crackdown on dissent in which thousands of people have been jailed.

A DANGEROUS PROFESSION Japanese journalist Toru Kubota (center) speaks to the media upon his arrival at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport after being released from a Myanmar prison in Tokyo, Japan on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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