The Latest Breaking News from Sean Turnell

Australian Sean Turnell to be released from Myanmar prison

Myanmar's military junta has announced it will release Australian economist Sean Turnell from prison.

ABC News · Nov 17, 2022

Reports: Myanmar releases 4 foreign prisoners in amnesty

Myanmar media outlets are reporting the country’s military-controlled government has announced has released an Australian academic, a Japanese filmmaker and an ex-British diplomat as part of a prisoner amnesty to mark the country’s National Victory Day

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Anthony Albanese signals to China that Australia is open for dialogue without ‘preconditions’

Australian prime minister says it ‘would be positive’ if he and Xi Jinping met at Asean summit

The Guardian - AU · Nov 12, 2022

Wife of Australian economist imprisoned in Myanmar says family is heartbroken by three-year sentence

Ha Vu pleads for Prof Sean Turnell’s release after secret trial which Australian diplomats and journalists were banned from

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022

A sham sentence after a secret trial for Aung San Suu Kyi's Australian economic adviser

Australian Sean Turnell, economic adviser to Myanmar’s democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has been in prison since the military coup of February 2021, awaiting trial for the supposed crime of stealing state secrets.

The Conversation · Sep 30, 2022

Aung San Suu Kyi is convicted again in Myanmar, alongside an Australian adviser

The former prime minister was sentenced to three years for violating the official secrets act, on top of a 20-year sentence already handed down by the military junta that took power in 2021.

WEKU · Sep 29, 2022

Australia rejects Myanmar court ruling

The federal government has called for the release of Australian academic Sean Turnell from prison in Myanmar, where he was sentenced to three years.

AAP · Sep 29, 2022

Australia calls for immediate release of economist jailed by Myanmar

Australia rejects the court ruling in Myanmar against Australian Professor Sean Turnell and calls for his immediate release, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Thursday.

Reuters · Sep 29, 2022

Wife pleads for release of Australian sentenced in Myanmar

The wife of Australian economist Sean Turnell pleaded for his release on Thursday, saying his jailing in Myanmar is “heartbreaking” for his whole family.

Bangkok Post · Sep 29, 2022

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The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022