pardon

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Cuba announced on Thursday that it would soon pardon and release 2,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian gesture,” though it is unclear if any were protesters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Granma, Cuba’s official newspaper, said Thursday that this would be the fifth time the government has issued what it called a pardon since 2011, freeing more than 11,000 people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The system, created during her father Alberto Fujimori's term in office, was widely criticized for unfair trials that later forced the state to pardon hundreds of prisoners.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Oklahoma law requires that a pardon and parole board vote in favor of clemency before the governor makes his final decision.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

The Fjerdan flopped his useless arms, then released a low animal growl as Kaz made the pardon vanish in thin air.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo