Myanmar junta frees more than 2,000 anti-coup protesters

Critics of regime among those released from Yangon jail, but ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi seen in court this week

Myanmar authorities have released more than 2,000 anti-coup protesters from prisons across the country, including local journalists jailed after reporting critically on the junta's crackdown.

Myanmar has been rocked by massive protests and brutal military action since the February coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi and her government.