amnesty

But he also asked lawmakers to consider a kind of "special amnesty for those who repent."

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

A previous amnesty named "Operation Blade", run in the former Strathclyde policing area in 1993, saw about 4,500 weapons voluntarily given up.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

Rodriguez, who served as Maduro's vice president, has also pushed through an amnesty law that led to the release of hundreds of political prisoners, though some 500 remain behind bars.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

She was granted amnesty and became a U.S. citizen under the immigration reform bill signed by President Reagan in 1986.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 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

It added that "to date" nearly 2,000 Ethiopians had "benefited from royal amnesties" - without mentioning the crimes or sentences.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

But above all it is necessary that punishment should follow in consequence, and that the unfortunately very frequent amnesties of His Majesty the Sultan be discontinued, at least for some time.

From How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine by William Thomas Massey

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

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

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

As you know, I am neither amnestied nor has my sentence been remitted.

From Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 by Francis Hueffer

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