ACLU and Amnesty International ask Obama to pardon Snowden

The American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International, two of the highest-profile human rights organizations in the United States, are calling for President Obama to grant clemency to Edward Snowden. The "Pardon Snowden" campaign kicks off tod...

Pussy Riot Members Set to be Freed Under Russian Amnesty Bill


The Russian Parliament yesterday passed a new amnesty bill. Under the new amnesty laws, 2 jailed members of Russian feminist punk rock protest group Pussy Riot and activists of Arctic 30 Greenpeace...