Hanoi, Aug 29, 2025 (AFP) - Vietnam to release nearly 14,000 prisoners

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2025-08-29

Vietnam said on Friday it will release nearly 14,000 prisoners including foreigners ahead of the country's national day celebrations, in a record number of detainees freed in a single year. The communist nation often announces amnesties before important events and released more than 8,000 prisoners in April, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. From Monday, authorities will "grant amnesty to 13,915 prisoners serving prison sentenc......

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