Myanmar military releases 600 coup protesters as ‘silence strike’ begins
Busloads of mostly young people seen leaving Insein Prison in Yangon, some making three-finger salutes
Hundreds of people imprisoned for protesting last month’s coup have been released in the first apparent gesture by the military to try to placate the protest movement.
Witnesses outside Insein Prison in Yangon saw busloads of mostly young people, looking happy with some flashing the three-finger gesture of defiance adopted by the protest movement. State-run TV said a total of 628 were freed.