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Tanzanian president pardons over 3,500 prisoners to mark union between Tan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Dar Es Salaam [Tanzania], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday pardoned 3,826 prisoners as a gesture to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of the Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
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Why Bangladesh should not pardon Pakistan for 1971 Genocide?
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 29 (ANI): Despite the passage of 50 years since the '1971 Genocide' Pakistan has shown no intention to apologise.
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Beant Singh killing: SC directs Centre to decide on Rajoana's mercy plea b
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court has directed the Central government to immediately take a decision on granting pardon to Balwant Singh Rajoana, awarded death sentence for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995, and asked it to file an
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Myanmar announces amnesty for 814 prisoners
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], February 12 (ANI): Myanmar on Saturday announced a pardon for 814 prisoners and seven foreign prisoners to mark the Diamond Jubilee Union Day, state-run media reports said.
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Trump assures pardon to Capitol rioters if he runs for President, wins in
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US President Donald Trump said that he will pardon rioters charged with deadly assault on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, if the politician decides to run in the 2024 presidential election and wins.
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US farm animal sanctuary asks Biden to give pardoned Turkeys to it after T
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): US animal protection organization Farm Sanctuary is preparing a petition to US President Joe Biden, calling for sending to it the turkeys pardoned at the upcoming traditional Thanksgiving ceremony.
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Iranian supreme leader pardons over 3,400 prisoners
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned 3,458 prisoners, the state IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
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Spain pardons 9 leaders over failed Catalonia independence drive
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], June 23 (ANI): Spain's government on Tuesday pardoned nine leaders serving prison sentences for their roles in Catalonia's failed 2017 independence drive, announced Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
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Egypt releases 2,674 inmates on 39th Sinai Liberation Day
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Egyptian Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 2,674 inmates were pardoned on the occasion of the 39th anniversary of Sinai Liberation Day which falls on April 25.
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: TN Governor says President is competent a
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday apprised the Supreme Court that the Tamil Nadu Governor, after considering all the facts on record and relevant documents, said that the President of India is the "appropriate competent authority" to deal with pardon ple
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Julian Assange's mother disappointed Trump failed to pardon her son
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Julian Assange's mother on Wednesday voiced her disappointment at US President Donald Trump not pardoning the WikiLeaks founder before leaving the White House but said she was not surprised.
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Russia's chief rights official regrets absence of Russians in Trump's pard
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Ombudswoman Tatiana Moskalkova told Sputnik on Wednesday that the absence of Russian nationals among convicts pardoned by outdoing US President Donald Trump was regrettable and pointed to the prevalence of narrow political interests over hum
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