Tag: Pardons
Iran’s Supreme Leader Pardons ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Prisoners
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, pardons tens of thousands of prisoners, Iranian state news agencies say. But at the same time as the news comes, new arrests are made.…
justice minister resigns amid scandal over presidential pardons
The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, confirmed on Saturday January 7 that he had accepted the resignation of his Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Marcela Ríos in the context…
Mali pardons Ivorian soldiers
Published: Less than 2 hours ago full screen Demonstration in Abidjan in Ivory Coast last September in support of the imprisoned soldiers. Archive image. Photo: Diomande Ble Blonde/AP/TT Mali’s ruling…
2019 protests in Chile: controversial presidential pardons
In Chile, President Gabriel Boric pardoned 13 people yesterday Friday. Twelve of them) had been sentenced to prison terms for offenses committed during the social crisis where around thirty people…
Bolsonaro’s Christmas present: Pardons 74 convicted police officers
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s outgoing president, has traditionally pardoned several people in the country before Christmas. Some of those now freed are the 74 police officers who were convicted after a…