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Number of executions in Iran declines by 42%

Number of executions in Iran declines by 42%

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 …

Azerbaijani prisoners pardoned by Ilham Aliyev freed

Azerbaijani prisoners pardoned by Ilham Aliyev freed

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.  …

Ali Khamenei pardons prisoners on eve of Norouz

Ali Khamenei pardons prisoners on eve of Norouz

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 …

Ayatollah Khamenei pardons hundreds of inmates

Ayatollah Khamenei pardons hundreds of inmates

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. …

Thousands of convicts pardoned in Uzbekistan

Thousands of convicts pardoned in Uzbekistan

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 …

30% tax amnesty declared in Azerbaijan

30% tax amnesty declared in Azerbaijan

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 …

About 30 thousand convicts to be pardoned in Kazakhstan

About 30 thousand convicts to be pardoned in Kazakhstan

About 30 thousand convicts will be pardoned due to the 25th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence, the deputy prosecutor general of the republic Johann Merkel said. The draft law "On amnesty in connection …

Damascus grants amnesty to surrendered terrorists

Damascus grants amnesty to surrendered terrorists

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the government will pardon militants who lay down their weapons and surrender to authorities over the next three months. “If they (terrorists) want to return to normal life …

Execution of amnesty act starts in Azerbaijan

Execution of amnesty act starts in Azerbaijan

Execution of the amnesty act, adopted by the parliament of Azerbaijan on the initiative of Azerbaijan's First Lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Mehriban Aliyeva, has started in Azerbaijan. In …

 Khamenei pardons hundreds of convicts

Khamenei pardons hundreds of convicts

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has agreed to pardon or reduce the sentences of 669 convicts on the occasion of a religious holiday (Mid-Shaban).  The supreme leader signed a relevant decree. …

Milli Majlis passes amnesty act proposed by Mehriban Aliyeva

Milli Majlis passes amnesty act proposed by Mehriban Aliyeva

The review of the appeal of Azerbaijan's first lady, president of Heydar Aliyev Foundation, MP Mehriban Aliyeva over the adoption of an amnesty act on the occasion of the Republic Day on May 28th was on the agenda of the …

President of Turkmenistan declares amnesty

President of Turkmenistan declares amnesty

Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed a decree pardoning 1485 convicts.The president’s pardon decree comes on the occasion of the State Flag Day. "Through such events, …