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Amnesty

Mazhilis to take up draft amnesty bill in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s Mazhilis is preparing to take up a draft law on amnesty, which proposes the consideration of measures for the release and sentence reduction of certain categories of convicted individuals as part of a legislative initiative under discussion in parliament.

21 May 2026-15:55
Amnesty warns Israel over destruction of Syrian homes

Amnesty International has called for an independent international investigation into Israel’s military operations in southern Syria, warning that the destruction of civilian homes could amount to possible war crimes.

15 May 2026-09:34
Amnesty International calls for war crime probe into US strike in Yemen

Amnesty International has called for a United States air strike on a migrant detention center in Yemen to be investigated as a possible war crime. In a report released on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, the rights group detailed that the strike—which occurred on April 28, 2025—hit a facility in Saada, killing at least 68 detainees and injuring 47 others.

28 Apr 2026-16:23
Azerbaijan amnesty covers nearly 23,000 people

Azerbaijan has completed the implementation of its 13th Amnesty Act, covering a total of 22,935 individuals.

27 Apr 2026-11:46
Myanmar frees former president Win Myint

Myanmar’s military-backed authorities have granted an amnesty that includes the release of former president Win Myint and a reduction in the prison sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to her lawyer and state media.

17 Apr 2026-16:50
Myanmar junta commutes all death sentences

Myanmar’s military-led government has commuted all death sentences for serving prisoners to life imprisonment in a sweeping move announced on Friday, marking the first such nationwide decision under junta chief Min Aung Hlaing since assuming the presidency earlier this month.

17 Apr 2026-11:30
Nigerian survivors demand answers after military strike hits crowded market

Survivors and observers have questioned the Nigerian military’s rationale for a devastating airstrike on a busy market that killed as many as 200 people, many of them civilians.

15 Apr 2026-09:08
Iran executes man over attempted attack on military site

Iran has executed Ali Fahim, convicted of attempting to storm a military site, a day after two others linked to the January incident were put to death.

06 Apr 2026-10:23
Azerbaijan grants amnesty to over 18,000 people

Azerbaijan has applied its Amnesty Act to 18,355 individuals to date, according to Namig Aliyev, senior prosecutor of the Department for Non-Criminal Prosecution Proceedings at the Prosecutor General’s Office.

24 Feb 2026-11:13
Venezuela has received more than 1,550 requests under amnesty law

Venezuela has received more than 1,550 requests under its new amnesty law, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on state-run television on Saturday.

21 Feb 2026-23:47