Myanmar frees around 4,900 prisoners to mark traditional new year
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A released prisoner, center, is welcomed by family members outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Released prisoners get out of a bus outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
A person holds a sign of name as family members and colleagues wait to welcome released prisoners outside the main gate of Insein prison Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Family members and colleagues wait to welcome released prisoners outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Family members and colleagues wait to welcome released prisoners outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Released prisoners on buses are welcomed by family members and colleagues outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Released prisoners get out of a bus outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Family members and colleagues wait to welcome released prisoners outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Family members and colleagues wait to welcome released prisoners outside the main gate of Insein prison during the country's traditional New Year day on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
In this photo released by Thailand's Foreign Affairs Ministry, Myanmar's military leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, attends the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (6 th BIMSTEC) summit in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, April 4, 2025. (Thailand's Foreign Affairs Ministry via AP)
Released prisoners on a bus are welcomed by family members and colleagues outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Family members and colleagues wait to welcome released prisoners outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
A released prisoner, center, is welcomed by family members outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
A released prisoner, center right, is welcomed by family members outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
A released prisoner, center, is welcomed by family members outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Released prisoner on bus are welcomed by family members and colleagues outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Family members and colleagues wait to welcome released prisoners outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
A released prisoner, center, is welcomed by family members outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
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A released prisoner, center, is welcomed by family members outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmars military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark the country's traditional New Year Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)