Spain’s Parliament has approved an amnesty bill, forgiving crimes by Catalan separatists during a failed independence referendum in 2017. The 2017 crisis saw Catalonia’s regional administration staging a referendum against orders from Madrid. The bill’s passage remains uncertain, facing rejection in the
The lower house of Spain’s Parliament is set to debate and vote Tuesday on the fate of a highly controversial amnesty bill for Catalan separatists. The legislation, brokered by Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to shore up support in Catalonia, would erase the
Human rights group Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into potential war crimes committed by the Burmese military. Among Naypyidaw’s alleged atrocities are indiscriminate killings and the airdropping of internationally-outlawed cluster munitions. Burma has been ruled by military junta since
Syria’s president issued a decree granting amnesty and reducing sentences for several categories of crime committed prior to Thursday, his office and state media reported. No reason was given for the amnesty but it came on the anniversary of the 1970 coup
Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday defended his controversial amnesty deal for Catalonia’s separatists in parliament a day before the Socialist leader seeks the endorsement of the chamber to form a new government. Sánchez has the support of six smaller
It comes as the Mayor of London reportedly shelved plans to charge all combustion-engined cars driving into central London, after he spent much of yesterday (Tuesday, August 29) defending the ULEZ expansion. There were multiple reports of ULEZ cameras being vandalised on
Zimbabwe began releasing over 4,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty hoping to ease overcrowding in jails. Former prisoners have previously complained about harsh conditions such as overcrowding, a lack of food and poor health care. Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services spokeswoman Meya