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South Korea's government will pardon 5174 people on New Year's Eve, South Korean agency Yonhap reported, quoted by BTA.
A significant proportion of them - 1,879 people - are people who have refused to serve in the military on religious or personal grounds. South Korea has a 2- year compulsory military service, so all able-bodied men in South Korea are required to serve for up to 24 months by the time they are 28, Yonhap recalls.
The punishments of minor offenders, four politicians and trade union activists will be abolished. However, the list of pardons will not include large entrepreneurs and civil servants involved in corruption.
Authorities hope this mass pardon will provide former criminals with the opportunity to return to normalcy faster.
A South Korean court has convicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol of insurrection, handing him a life sentence for his December 2024 martial law declaration
In December 2025, "People Shop" EAD, led by Delyan Peevski, in partnership with the Central Cooperative Union and the Cooperative Union – Plovdiv, will launch special stands in 70 stationary and one mobile store across Plovdiv
As of December 31, 2024, Bulgaria’s population stood at 6,437,360 people, according to the National Statistical Institute (NSI)
As the January 20 inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump approaches, there is growing speculation over whether he will grant pardons to individuals charged in connection with the January 6 Capitol riots
The global population reached 8.09 billion by the end of 2024
US President Joe Biden has granted a presidential pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, absolving him of convictions related to gun crimes and tax violations
The Bulgarian Ministry of Interior has assigned security to European Prosecutor Teodora Georgieva after she reported pressure and threats linked to investigations conducted by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Bulgaria
Germany has warned that the war involving Iran could trigger a new migration wave toward Europe, as the conflict continues to create instability across the region
The European Union and Hungarian opposition figures have sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over recent comments directed at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, describing them as a threat
The Ministry of Justice has officially received a report from Teodora Georgieva, Bulgaria's European Prosecutor, detailing pressure, threats, and attempts to undermine the authority of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office
NATO has stepped up the readiness of its missile defense systems following an Iranian ballistic missile attack targeting Turkey, a spokesperson for the Alliance’s military headquarters in Mons, Belgium, Martin L. O'Donnell, confirmed to DPA.
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is expected to have immediate implications for the security of the European Union, according to the European policing agency Europol
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