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

Military, which has used force to stamp out opposition to its rule, says amnesty is for ‘humanitarian’ reasons.

A legal official says Myanmar’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s convictions and requests for reduced sentences in several cases in which she was charged with corruption, election fraud and violating the official secrets act

Myanmar’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals by deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former president Win Myint against their conviction on corruption and other charges, paving the way for a review of previous rulings.

Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the traditional lunar New Year holiday, but it was not immediately clear if those released included the thousands of political detainees

Australia on Wednesday announced targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against “individuals responsible for egregious human rights abuses” in Myanmar two years after a military junta seized power in the Southeast Asian country. Australia also imposed additional sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities over “abhorrent abuses of human rights,” a…

Australia has announced targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against “individuals responsible for egregious human rights abuses” in Myanmar two years after a military junta seized power in the Southeast Asian country

Two years after Myanmar's military coup, a young factory worker turned resistance fighter mourns the loss of his leg in battle. A former diplomat has not seen his family in four years. A beauty queen adjusts to a new life in wintry Canada. And an exiled teacher dreams of returning…

The Australian government and friends of Professor Sean Turnell have criticised the Myanmar military for revoking his prison pardon and summoning him to face court.

Concerns have been raised after Myanmar's junta cancelled the amnesty of Australian Professor Sean Turnell, who was imprisoned there for 650 days.

Myanmar’s military junta has freed a former minister in the ousted government of Aung Sang Suu Kyi and a well-known writer among political detainees given amnesty to mark the country’s independence day, according to relatives and media.