A good news came from Myanmar Junta protest that the junta is planning to release more than 23,000 prisoners nationwide. Let us share that in an official statement even as the military continues to detain and issue arrest warrants for anti-coup dissidents. To be noted that Myanmar typically grants an annual amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark its traditional Buddhist New Year holiday -- which in previous years have been joyous affairs with city-wide water fights.

For your information let us share that this year, with the military back in power after ousting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, anti-coup activists have used the holiday as an opportunity to protest the growing death toll and mass arrests.  It remains unclear whether anti-junta protesters or journalists jailed covering the coup will be among those freed. On condition of anonymity that jails across the country will start freeing more than 23,000 people on Saturday.

In February, the junta released a similar number of prisoners, with some rights groups at the time fearing the move was to free up space for opponents of the military as well as cause chaos in communities. Myanmar's healthcare workers have been at the forefront of a nationwide civil disobedience movement, refusing to return to work under a military regime. Their absence has left many of the country's hospitals unstaffed during the pandemic.

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