The Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia) has declared a general amnesty for former Afghan government officials, the Agence France-Presse reported on Tuesday, citing a statement by the Taliban. "A general amnesty has been …
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei granted amnesty to 3,840 Iranian inmates on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of victory of the Islamic Revolution. Ayatollah Khamenei agreed on Monday to pardon or …
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree pardoning 176 prisoners aged over 65. The Decree says the decision on pardon was made after considering appeals of convicts over the age of 65 who are in need …
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili will issue a pardon decree on Orthodox Christmas on January 7 after a several-month moratorium on acts of amnesty. Zurabishvili earlier declared a moratorium on pardoning prisoners …
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of 1,070 Iranian convicts on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Ghadir. Ayatollah Khamenei …
Turkmenistan's president Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov has ordered the release of 2028 prisoners as part of a mass amnesty to mark Novruz holiday. The General Prosecutor’s Office was instructed to implement the …
Armenia's parliament unanimously adopted the Pashinyan government's bill on amnesty in the first reading today. The republic's acting Justice Minister Artak Zeynalyan said the amnesty to be declared in …
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has pardoned 83 convicts today, the Chairperson of the Pardon Commission Zviad Koridze said at a press conference. According to him, 40 prisoners …
In early spring, the Russian people will face a number of legislative changes. Today, on March 1, Russia will start the second stage of capital amnesty it will last a year - until late February 2019. The first stage of the amnesty was …
An amnesty act on the occasion of the 95th birth anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev may be adopted in Azerbaijan. The adaption of the act was proposed today by the Deputy Executive Secretary of …
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has declared an amnesty on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) and Eid al-Ghadeer - two religious holidays in the country, Iran reports. Khamenei agreed to pardon …
Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili has pardoned 170 inmates, head of the Pardon Commission Zviad Koridze said. "120 out of the pardoned will be released today, while the …
Nearly 1,200 prisoners have been released in Kazakhstan under an amnesty program for the 25th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence, the Penitentiary System Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said. "Some 1,200 …
The number of executions carried out in Iran in 2016, dropped by 42% in comparison to the previous year, Amnesty International said. It dropped in 2016 from at least 977 to at least 567. The report, published on Amnesty …
In Azerbaijan, 45 prisoners pardoned by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have been freed from serving the remainder of their prison sentences in the Garadagh district of Baku, including 14 women. …
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei pardoned and commuted jail terms of a large number of eligible inmates on the eve of Norouz holidays. The decree was issued at the request of …
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, pardoned or commuted prison terms of 631 convicts on the occasion of the upcoming anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. …
As many as 39,748 people have been pardoned in Uzbekistan within the execution of the decision on amnesty by the Senate of the Uzbek Parliament, the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said. It was previously reported that the …
The Parliamentary Committee on Economic Policy, Entrepreneurship & Industry has received the Bill on Tax Amnesty. A Milli Majlis source says that the Bill was developed on the initiative of the head of state. "The tax …
The Syrian army regained full control over Al-Tall city in the Damascus province, the Russian Defense Ministry stated on Sunday, Mehr news agency reported. "The city of Al-Tall in the Damascus province which had a …
