Iran’s supreme leader has pardoned “tens of thousands” of prisoners including some arrested in recent anti-government protests, state news agency IRNA reports, after a deadly state crackdown helped quell the nationwide unrest.
Key points:
- Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approved the pardons to commemorate the 1979 Islamic revolution
- Prisoners who do not “express regret” and write a “commitment for not repeating those activities” will not be pardoned
- State media says the measure would not apply to any of the numerous dual nationals held
However, the pardon approved by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came with conditions, according to details announced in state media reports, which said the measure would not apply to any of the numerous dual nationals held in Iran.
State news agency IRNA said those accused of “corruption on earth” — a capital charge brought against some protesters, four…
