Goodwill gesture?

A released woman prisoner holds her child and attends the prisoners release ceremony at the Insein Central prison in Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar, yesterday. About 17,000 prisoners were due to be released nationwide in Myanmar, an official said yesterday,...

A released woman prisoner holds her child and attends the prisoners release ceremony at the Insein Central prison in Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar, yesterday. About 17,000 prisoners were due to be released nationwide in Myanmar, an official said yesterday, after the President announced a limited jail-term reduction that was greeted with disappointment by critics.

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