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Three Bolotnaya rioters pardoned under Russian amnesty

Three defendants in the 2012 Bolotnaya riots case have been pardoned pursuant to a broad amnesty spearheaded by Russian President Vladimir Putin, their attorneys told RAPSI on Monday.

16:29 17.02.2014

Former US congressman Ron Paul petitions for Snowden’s clemency

Former congressman and presidential hopeful Ron Paul launched a petition demanding clemency in the US for fugitive NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, whose grant of asylum in Russia is set to expire on July 31 of this year.

12:51 14.02.2014

Most Russians indifferent to Khodorkovsky’s pardon – survey

Over 40% of Russians who are aware of former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky are indifferent about the news that President Vladimir Putin granted him a pardon, according to a survey by the Public Opinion Foundation.

16:05 10.01.2014

All Greenpeace activists will leave Russia before New Year – attorney

All 30 of the Greenpeace activists detained in September over a protest staged at a Russian drilling rig in the Arctic will leave Russia before the new year, attorney Aleksandr Melnikov told RAPSI on Friday.

12:42 27.12.2013

Queen Elizabeth pardons Enigma code-breaker sentenced for homosexuality

Queen Elizabeth II on Monday pardoned Alan Turing, the British mathematician who broke the Enigma code, for his conviction on charges of homosexuality 61 years ago.

12:22 24.12.2013

Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova pardoned

Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova have been pardoned pursuant to a broad amnesty spearheaded by Russian President Vladimir Putin and adopted by the State Duma earlier in December. The amnesty was arranged to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

11:27 24.12.2013

Pussy Riot’s Tolokonnikova pardoned under new Russian amnesty

Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been pardoned today pursuant to a broad amnesty spearheaded by Russian President Vladimir Putin and adopted by the State Duma earlier this month, the Prosecutor's office representative told RAPSI.

13:43 23.12.2013

Khodorkovsky has been pardoned: what’s next?

Khodorkovsky’s pardon would almost certainly make him the winner only if he rejected it immediately and publicly. The certainty is qualified by an “almost” because then he would win many scores as a public figure, but would disillusion some as a simple man of flesh and blood. Less than a day after a shocking statement made by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the former oligarch has left his cell. The pardon was like a lightening bolt.

18:59 20.12.2013

Putin pardons Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Friday pardoning jailed YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The decree will take effect immediately.

12:07 20.12.2013

Khodorkovsky to be pardoned soon – Putin

YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who has been in jail in connection with oil theft and money laundering charges since 2003, has filed a petition for clemency and a resolution pardoning him will be signed soon, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during an annual Q&A session with the press Thursday.

16:32 19.12.2013

Putin on Bolotnaya Square riot defendants: Those who deserve it, will be pardoned

Speaking about those accused in the Bolotnaya Square riot case at a meeting with writers and literary critics, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that those who should be pardoned will be pardoned.

17:08 21.11.2013

Duma mulls amnesty for financial crimes

The State Duma is working on a resolution to amnesty those who are serving sentences for financial crimes under nearly 50 Criminal Code articles, including those under which Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev were convicted.

12:29 16.05.2013

Tymoshenko may be pardoned after court proceedings finish - official

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's request to be pardoned for her abuse of power conviction will be considered after the court proceedings end in the murder case she is currently involved in, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov told reporters Tuesday.

17:31 23.04.2013

Ukrainian Supreme Court upholds verdict against former interior minister

The High Specialized Court of Ukraine for Civil and Criminal Cases has upheld the verdict against former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko, who was convicted on dereliction of duty charges in 2012. However, this will not infringe on Lutsenko's rights after his pardoning by President Viktor Yanukovych.

14:54 10.04.2013

EU pressures Ukraine to address its 'selective justice' with regard to Tymoshenko

EU officials have urged Ukraine to consider what they believe was a case of 'selective justice' with regard to former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, after former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko was officially pardoned on Sunday.

13:34 08.04.2013

Ukrainian President pardons former Interior Minister

Ukrainian President has pardoned ex-Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko, who was sentenced in February 2012 to four years in prison for embezzling state funds and abuse of power.

13:55 07.04.2013

Sudanese president pardons man who helped USAID employee killers escape

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has pardoned Mubarak Mustafa, who was serving time for helping four men convicted of killing a US diplomat escape from jail.

10:59 11.02.2013

Georgia pardons alleged Russian influence agent

Russian citizen Yuri Skrylnikov, who was convicted of cooperating with a foreign intelligence service and conducting anti-government activity in July 2011, was declared a political prisoner and released from prison on Sunday.

10:29 14.01.2013

Pope Benedict XVI pardons former butler who stole his documents

Pope Benedict XVI has pardoned his former butler Paolo Gabriele, sentenced by a Vatican court to 1.5 years for stealing documents from the Pope's apartments.

10:28 24.12.2012

Pussy Riot members not to seek pardon

The Pussy Riot punk band members convicted for hooliganism will not seek a pardon, according to defense attorney Nikolai Polozov.

10:42 20.08.2012