Sentence examples for demanding pardon from inspiring English sources

On Friday, Ali al-Dabbagh, the government spokesman, accused the Iraqi Consensus Front of deliberately obstructing the work of the government and of ignoring the victims of terrorism during Saddam Hussein's era, while "demanding pardon for the perpetrators of mass graves and poison gas".

In 1881, locals demanded pardons for all of the convicted men.

So compelling, that hundreds of thousands of viewers signed a petition demanding a pardon.

The film inspired Matthew Breen, editor-in-chief of gay publication The Advocate, to set up a change.org petition demanding a pardon from the British government for 49,000 men convicted of consenting same-sex relations under the "gross indecency" law, 15,000 of whom are thought to be alive.

Activists this month launched a campaign demanding official pardons for 17 women serving prison sentences of up to 40 years.

Last month, Liberal Democrat justice minister Simon Hughes said his party would demand a pardon in any coalition deal, though concerns have been expressed that a handful of paedophiles might slip through the net as a result.

Billy Bragg, Leon Rosselson and Martin Carthy will perform at an afternoon of music and speeches held in honour of the 100,000 protesters who gathered near there and marched on parliament to demand a pardon for the six Tolpuddle Martyrs from Dorset, who were transported to Australia for forming a trade union.

A former congressman from Texas tried demanding $500,000 to secure a pardon for a white-collar ex-con.

He circulated a petition demanding that John Dillinger be pardoned.

At the refuge, one of the remaining occupiers, 27-year-old David Fry, posted another video update on Friday demanding that they be "pardoned" before they surrender.

The Oxford University student union demands a royal pardon for Winston Silcott as support for the "Tottenham Three" grows.