Tajikistan to grant amnesty to 15,000 prisoners
Emomali Rakhmon, the President of Tajikistan, has announced an amnesty for 15,000 prisoners to mark the country's 20th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union.
This is Tajikistan's biggest amnesty and covers Islamic fighters who fought against Mr Rakhmon's forces in a civil war during the mid-1990s.
"(This amnesty) is a humane act and will help...