TAIPEI/YANGON -- Myanmar's military regime has released former U.K. Ambassador Vicky Bowman, an Australian economist and Aung San Suu Kyi aide Sean Turnell, and Japanese filmmaker Toru Kubota from prison as it attempts to mitigate a growing backlash against the generals.
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar releases ex-UK envoy, Aussie economist, Japan filmmaker
Freeing 6,000, military regime attempts to alter narrative about its failures
Former U.K. Ambassador Vicky Bowman, left, Australian economist Sean Turnell and Japanese filmmaker Toru Kubota were among 6,000 prisoners released from prison by Myanmar's desperate military regime on Nov. 17. (Source photos by AP and Kyodo)
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