YANGON – Myanmar’s military junta granted amnesty on Monday to more than 7,000 prisoners convicted of financing or sheltering a “terrorist group”, a designation...
CARACAS – Thousands of Venezuelans charged or imprisoned for resisting socialist rule have been granted amnesty under a landmark law adopted as part of...
CARACAS -- Venezuela’s attorney general said Wednesday (Thursday, Manila time) that an amnesty envisaged for political prisoners and those who jailed them during years...
CARACAS – A renowned Venezuelan human rights activist was freed Sunday (Monday, Manila time) after more than four years in a notorious Caracas prison,...
CARACAS—Venezuela’s announcement of amnesty for political prisoners and the closure of a notorious detention center has bolstered hopes that a quarter century of state...
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Nicaragua’s authoritarian government said Saturday (Sunday, Manila time) it had freed “tens” of detainees, following US pressure and a...
As the world marks the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, families and friends of political detainees and persons deprived of liberty staged...
