Bishimbayev's brother applied for amnestyTengrinews.kz – Convicted Bakhytzhan Baizhanov, the brother of Kuandyk Bishimbayev, has submitted a request for amnesty. The information was
Vietnam to free 18,200 prisoners in amnesty but no activistsVietnam said it will free more than 18,200 prisoners to mark its independence day celebrations, but political activists will be excluded from the country's second biggest-ever amnesty.
Ukraine protesters granted amnesty in opposition winProtesters arrested during months of anti-government unrest in Ukraine were granted amnesty on Monday after the opposition agreed to end their occupation of Kiev city hall and other public buildings.
Donors in major fundraising push for SyriaDonors gathered in Kuwait Wednesday in a major fundraising drive for 13 million Syrians affected by war following a record UN appeal for $6.5 billion.
15 January 2014
Nepal's court rules out amnesty for serious war crimesNepal's top court has rejected a demand by ultra-leftists that an amnesty be granted to people who committed serious rights abuses during the country's civil war, an official said Saturday.
05 January 2014
Final amnestied foreign Greenpeace activist leaves RussiaThe last of the 26 foreign Greenpeace activists who were detained after an Arctic protest flew out of Russia on Sunday, the group announced, finally ending a saga that had caused global concern.