Family members and colleagues surround released prisoners on bus outside Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, January 4, 2024. Myanmar’s military government on Thursday pardoned nearly 10,000 prisoners to mark the 76th anniversary of gaining independence from Britain, but it wasn’t immediately clear if any of those released included the thousands of political detainees jailed for opposing army rule. (Photo by Thein Zaw/AP Photo)
