Myanmar government releases 3,000 prisoners

The government of Myanmar announced that it will release over 3,000 prisoners, including former military intelligence officers. The move follows a broader initiative that began earlier this year when several former political prisoners were freed. Thein Sein, Myanmar’s reformist president has set out political prisoner pardons as part of his reform agenda. His government made an amnesty promise in July 2013, pledging to ultimately free all political prisoners by the end of last year. Failing to meet that deadline, the government continued releasing political prisoners into this year. According to human rights groups estimates, only a few hundred political prisoners remain imprisoned in Myanmar, according to thediplomat.com