Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree pardoning 852 people serving prison sentences, including convicts who have expressed remorse and demonstrated a commitment to rehabilitation.

Some 604 people have been fully released from punishment, while 115 have been granted early conditional release. The sentences of 52 convicts were replaced with less severe forms of punishment, while 81 others had their prison terms reduced, according to Podrobno.uz.

The pardoned group includes seven foreign nationals and 63 people who had participated in the activities of banned organizations.

The decree also covers 375 young people, 49 women and 37 men aged over 60, highlighting the broad scope of the presidential pardon.