FAMILY members of pro-democracy prisoners crowded outside a jail, hoping their relatives would be among thousands the junta has promised to release as it faces growing international pressure.
Myanmar has been in chaos since a coup in February, with more than 1,100 civilians killed in a bloody crackdown on dissent and more than 8,000 arrested, according to a local monitoring group.
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