Germany's envoy to Myanmar demands prisoner release, junta reacts angrily

Germany's Chargé d'Affaires in Myanmar used the occasion of a former president's birthday to publicly call for the release of all political prisoners, drawing an angry response from the military junta. This marks a rare direct diplomatic rebuke from a Western envoy, escalating tensions between Berlin and Naypyidaw. The incident signals a potential deterioration in bilateral relations and underscores the junta's intolerance of foreign criticism.

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