Lukashenko pardons 30 convicted in Belarus antigovernment protests

September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 by Farhan

President’s office says the decree affects seven women and 23 men who have children. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 30 people convicted for antigovernment protests, four years after huge demonstrations that prompted a massive crackdown on dissent and spurred a new wave of emigration. Lukashenko’s office said in a statement on Wednesday that the … Read more

Myanmar military government pardons more than 9,000 prisoners

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 by Farhan

Annual amnesty marking Independence Day takes place during crisis in the north that poses threat to military rulers. Myanmar’s military government has pardoned more than 9,000 prisoners, including 114 foreign nationals, to mark the country’s Independence Day. Friends and families of prisoners gathered outside the high-security Insein Prison in the commercial capital Yangon as the … Read more