amnesty

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in protest and the Serbian government reacted with a gun amnesty and tougher laws.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

She supports providing a path to amnesty and providing funds to boost the number of immigration judges, consular officers and naturalization officers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Nearly 500 political prisoners have been released under the amnesty law brought in by the country's National Assembly, prisoner rights group Foro Penal says, but many more are thought to still be in jail.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

Servicemen accused of plotting against the state are being exempted from an amnesty law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

That month, I had another homecoming: I returned to Robben Island in order to persuade twenty-five MK political prisoners to accept the government’s offer of amnesty and leave the island.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

"Of course we would consider the likes of knife amnesties if that is something the police and other partners feel is helpful," he told the programme.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

The junta frequently grants prison amnesties on public holidays, and Monday's raft of notices also announced the release of more than 2,800 other prisoners and 10 jailed foreign nationals -- without detailing their offences.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

Argentina has announced dozens of tax amnesties over the years, only for the rules to be reversed by subsequent governments, which sometimes chase down Argentines for the assets and cash they just declared.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

Mass amnesties on the holiday are not unusual in Myanmar.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

The Emperor has the right of pardoning, even in correctional cases, and of granting amnesties.

From Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II by Fleury de Chaboulon, Pierre Alexandre Édouard, baron

Running as an outsider, Chavez, amnestied from prison only four years earlier, won the presidency, though with a total turnout of just 36%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

"He wants to be amnestied by the Spaniards, but if what has been agreed is not fulfilled, he will return to his old ways," he said.

From Reuters ● Nov. 11, 2023

When she and Tolokonnikova are amnestied by Putin, Alyokhina thinks, “Everyone needed this amnesty but me.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2017

There had been a parallel thaw within the Soviet Union, where Stalin’s successors had amnestied hundreds of thousands of political prisoners and Khrushchev had denounced Stalin’s crimes.

From Time ● Oct. 16, 2015

And so hereby all is amnestied and finished?

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

Kobe Bryant will most likely return when he is healthy, unless one believes that this Lakers organization would risk the backlash involved in amnestying him, but nobody knows when that will be.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 29, 2013