Pardon

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Moskalkova seeks for pardon of Israeli Naama Issachar convicted in Russia

Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has turned to a pardon committee asking that its members recommend applying of the act of pardon to Naama Issachar sentenced to 7.5 years in Russian prison for trafficking and possession of drugs.

17:37 27.01.2020

Convicted Israeli Naama Issachar to appeal for pardon through Russian ombudsman Moskalkova

Staffers of the office of Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights have helped Israeli citizen Naama Issachar sentenced to 7.5 years for trafficking and possession of drugs to draw up a petition for pardon.

11:26 27.01.2020

Norway citizen convicted of spying against Russia pardoned

Citizen of Norway Frode Berg, who had been sentenced by a Russian court to 14 years in prison for espionage, was pardoned and released.

17:20 15.11.2019

Russian President pardons convicted octogenarian

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order granting pardon to a convicted man born 1938.

18:00 16.09.2019

President Putin pardons four convicts

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued decrees to pardon four persons convicted of various crimes and sentenced to imprisonment, the presidential press service said on Monday.

18:01 20.05.2019

Opposition-minded ex-mayor sentenced for corruption applies for pardon

Ousted Yaroslavl ex-mayor Yevgeny Urlashov sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for corruption has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to pardon him.

17:43 30.03.2018

Ombudsman Moskalkova to apply for pardon of ex-student convicted of attempt to join ISIS

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova will lodge a motion for pardoning Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), a former student of the Moscow State University sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria.

14:41 12.12.2017

Russian oldest human rights activist offers to recreate President’s pardon board

Human rights campaigner Lyudmila Alexeyeva, 90, on Monday proposed to recreate the Presidential pardon board.

18:47 30.10.2017

President of Azerbaijan pardons Russian-Israeli blogger

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Monday pardoned Russian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin, who had been sentenced to 3 years in prison for entrance to the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region without official sanction of Baku.

12:03 11.09.2017

Putin pardons defendant in Siberian 2007 mine disaster case

President Vladimir Putin has pardoned ex-CEO of the Ulyanovskaya Mine in Siberia, Andrey Funk, sentenced to 6 years in prison in the case over explosion at the enterprise in 2007 that left 110 people dead.

17:38 17.08.2017

Two treason convicts pardoned by Putin released from prison

Two women, had earlier received prison terms for treason and had been pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin, were released on Tuesday.

12:00 08.08.2017

Russian President pardons two women sentenced for treason

Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned two women, who had earlier received prison terms for treason.

12:13 31.07.2017

Ex-Yukos security chief sentenced to life loses bid for pardon

A specialized commission has dismissed a petition for pardon filed by ex-Yukos security chief Alexey Pichugin sentenced to life in prison.

17:31 21.07.2017

Ex-Yukos security chief sentenced to life appeals for pardon

Former Yukos security chief Alexey Pichugin sentenced to life in prison has filed a petition for pardon.

20:41 12.07.2017

Former employee of Roscosmos convicted of treason asks for pardon

Former employee of the Central Research Institute of Machine Building (the head institute for Roscosmos space corporation) Vladimir Lapygin, sentenced to seven years in prison for treason, has asked for pardon.

14:57 29.05.2017

Mother of former Yukos security chief pleads for her son’s pardon

The mother of former Yukos security chief Alexei Pichugin sentenced to life in prison for masterminding several murders has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin for pardoning her son.

10:48 19.10.2016

Ukrainian court changes measure of restraint for journalist before transfer to Russia

A court in Ukraine has changed a measure of restraint for Russian journalist Elena Glishchinskaya before her return to Moscow.

10:53 15.06.2016

Former Yukos security chief denied pardon

Former Yukos security chief Alexei Pichugin convicted of masterminding several murders has lost an application for pardon.

11:15 10.06.2016

Military prosecutors uphold amnesty for Russia’s ex-defense minister - report

The Main Military Prosecutor Office has upheld the decision to pardon former Russian defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov.

10:39 06.05.2014

Indian state releases 7 convicted of ex-prime minister's murders

The government of Tamil Nadu in southern India on Wednesday said it had decided to release all seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

16:43 19.02.2014