Following criticism over the Burmese court’s conviction and imprisonment of UN workers, Burma’s president has ordered that the three UN workers that were jailed be freed.
A statement from the president’s office stated that the pardon was with “the loving kindness and generosity of the state”.
Despite democratic reforms, the conflict between the ethnic Rhakine and the Rohingya community continues to leave thousands displaced.
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