amnesty

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Her group is considering an application to extend the amnesty date if the government does not do so itself.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

When they seized power in 2021, the Taliban announced an amnesty for anyone who had worked with the former military or government.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Under the amnesty program, about 20% of the revenue would go to the city’s general fund and the Office of Finance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Venezuela’s National Assembly passed what it calls “the amnesty law” on Feb. 19.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Rivera-Batiz studied what happened to illegal Mexican immigrants who became legal after the last national amnesty in 1986.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times