amnesty

Asked by Dale if she wanted an "amnesty" with Rowling, Sturgeon said she was not "at war".

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Earlier this year, the Spanish government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said it would offer amnesty and legalize an estimated half a million immigrants who had arrived illegally in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in protest and the Serbian government reacted with a gun amnesty and tougher laws.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Rodriguez, who served as Maduro's vice president, has also pushed through an amnesty law that led to the release of hundreds of political prisoners, though some 500 remain behind bars.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

But that day, I did not have much opportunity to sight-see for I met immediately with the men protesting the government offer of amnesty.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The junta frequently grants prison amnesties on public holidays, and Monday's raft of notices also announced the release of more than 2,800 other prisoners and 10 jailed foreign nationals -- without detailing their offences.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

Argentina has announced dozens of tax amnesties over the years, only for the rules to be reversed by subsequent governments, which sometimes chase down Argentines for the assets and cash they just declared.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

Mass amnesties on the holiday are not unusual in Myanmar.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

At about a tenth of GDP, the tax ratio in Indonesia is among the lowest in the Asia-Pacific region, and governments have relied on inducements such as tax amnesties in efforts to boost tax collection.

From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2023

I pledge myself to produce, in the history of the Mogul empire, a series of pardons and amnesties for rebellions, from its earliest establishments, and in its most distant provinces.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) by Edmund Burke

Running as an outsider, Chavez, amnestied from prison only four years earlier, won the presidency, though with a total turnout of just 36%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

"He wants to be amnestied by the Spaniards, but if what has been agreed is not fulfilled, he will return to his old ways," he said.

From Reuters ● Nov. 11, 2023

When she and Tolokonnikova are amnestied by Putin, Alyokhina thinks, “Everyone needed this amnesty but me.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2017

He questioned why imprisoned rebels who were amnestied six months ago remain in jail and complained about the state of the Mariana Paez demobilization camp where the ceremony was taking place.

From Time ● Jun. 27, 2017

He amnestied every one "out" for minor offences, and then caught the "really bad ones", so there are no outlaws in Akarnania now.'

From The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey by Nevill Forbes

Kobe Bryant will most likely return when he is healthy, unless one believes that this Lakers organization would risk the backlash involved in amnestying him, but nobody knows when that will be.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 29, 2013