prisoners

A protester walks in a street full of water bags to be used against tear gas, during an anti-coup protest at Hledan junction in Yangon, Myanmar, March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

World+Biz

Myanmar junta pardons prisoners, to attend regional summit

As security forces continued the deadly crackdown, unconfirmed but credible accounts with photos on social media said that three people were killed Saturday in the central city of Mogok, in Myanmar...

A health worker sprays disinfectant as people gather outside Insein prison waiting for the release of prisoners after Myanmar government announced the release almost 25,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the traditional New Year amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Yangon, Myanmar April 17, 2020. Reuters/Zaw Naing Oo

World+Biz

Hundreds of prisoners freed in Myanmar

File Photo: Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj/Collected

Covid-19 in Bangladesh

2,329 prisoners to be freed over Covid-19 outbreak

Crime

3,000 prisoners likely to be released this week

Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh mulls release of 3,000 prisoners amid coronavirus

Prisoners were captured running for freedom in a revolt over a coronavirus crackdown in Brazil. Photo: Twitter

Coronavirus chronicle

Hundreds of prisoners’ escape Brazil jails ahead of coronavirus lockdown

Politics