A released prisoner (R) reacts as he is greeted by people after being released from Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, April ...

Derek Mitchell served as the U.S. ambassador to Myanmar between 2012 and 2016, the first U.S. envoy since 1990. He is now a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), ...

The state-run Myanmar Radio and Television service reported on Sunday that Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, head of the military government, officially pardoned 6,134 prisoners, as well as at least 52 ...

Myanmar authorities have announced a sweeping amnesty marking the country’s traditional New Year, with thousands of prisoners released, including former president Win Myint.