Vladimir Putin has put a convicted rapist and killer back on the streets of Russia in exchange for a three-month tour of military duty in Ukraine. Georgy Povilayko, 31, received a pardon in the last few weeks and headed back to his
President Jimmy Carter granted an unconditional and controversial pardon to the many thousands of men who dodged the U.S. military draft during the Vietnam War on this day in history, Jan. 21, 1977. Ahead of the 1976 presidential election, then-candidate Carter promised
Vladimir Putin has been forced to defend himself after the Kremlin announced a high-profile murderer had been pardoned – despite his 17-year prison sentence. Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov addressed the press to outline why Vladislav Kanyus, a man sentenced for the
President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt granted pardons to two well-known rights activists on Wednesday, as reported by the state-run news agency. It is common for prisoners granted clemency in Egypt to be released shortly after the pardon is issued. A prominent