Iran's Supreme Leader pardons 920 prisoners
DUBAI - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei agreed on Monday to pardon or reduce the sentences of 920 people, the official IRNA news agency reported, in a customary gesture to mark the anniversary of the Islamic Republic.
It was the second large-scale pardon this year after Iran's paramount clerical leader pardoned or eased the sentences of 878 people in honour of the Prophet Mohammad's birthday in January.
IRNA did not say whether those pardoned on Monday included any of the nearly 900 people the UN special rapporteur on human rights says are currently in jail for political offences. (Reuters)
