amnesty
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He applied for amnesty then, and received a temporary green card, his lawyer said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
He dismisses the Taliban government's amnesty, announced days after their return to power which declared that former government officials, security personnel and civil servants would not face retaliation and were encouraged to return to work.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
But he also asked lawmakers to consider a kind of "special amnesty for those who repent."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Turkish lawmakers on Monday voted through a bill offering limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants, a key step in the peace process that seeks to end decades of deadly violence.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The attempted revolution was ended by force and false promises of amnesty.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Critics likewise dismissed those steps as cosmetic measures, but Min Aung Hlaing said his government will "grant appropriate amnesties to support social reconciliation, justice and peace".
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 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
However, authorities going after participants of previous tax amnesties was an example of the lack of legal certainty Ganjar looked to resolve, he said, while threatening to replace the non-performers among tax officials.
From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2023
Then he had vague news of different amnesties.
From The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Charlotte Brewster Jordan
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
When she and Tolokonnikova are amnestied by Putin, Alyokhina thinks, “Everyone needed this amnesty but me.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2017
He questioned why imprisoned rebels who were amnestied six months ago remain in jail and complained about the state of the Mariana Paez demobilization camp where the ceremony was taking place.
From Time ● Jun. 27, 2017
The Lakers made the highest bid under the NBA’s modified waiver process for players who were amnestied, the team announced.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 18, 2014
Mc Visited by Mackenzie, 288; addresses meetings, 328; amnestied, 474.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
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
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