Police carry a protester as they arrest her during a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay on February 9, 2021. (AFP)
Police carry a protester as they arrest her during a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay on February 9, 2021. (AFP)

Junta amnesties more than 23,000 but arrests continue

The State Administration Council says it has remitted the sentences of more than 23,000 people to "please the public" but is continuing to arrest activists and dissenting civil servants.

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