YANGON: Amnesty International urged Myanmar to release nearly 100 “prisoners of conscience” ahead of landmark November polls, accusing the former junta-run nation of returning to “old ways” of repression.
After receiving widespread international praise for ending decades of outright military rule in 2011 and launching reforms, President Thein Sein’s government has been criticised for backsliding on human rights.
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