Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist, was taken to a hospital after collapsing following a heart problem in prison.

Moving the deposed civilian leader to a “designated residence” for the rest of her prison sentence is part of an effort by Myanmar’s regime to portray legitimacy.

The ousted civilian leader has been detained since a military coup forced her from power in 2021.

Multiple countries took part in the exchange of prisoners, including a well-known journalist released to Poland, as the Trump administration’s outreach to Belarus continued to pay dividends.

He was imprisoned for calling attention to the practice of declaring dissidents mentally ill. He later led efforts to confront his field’s dark past.

Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs