Iran has been swept by protests since the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman in the custody of the country's morality ...

Iran’s judiciary has announced an amnesty for 82,000 prisoners, including 22,000 detained ... justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i said pardons were decreed by the country’s supreme leader ...

Iranians in Winnipeg say they don't believe a claim from the head of Iran's judiciary that thousands of people arrested in ...

In early February, state media reported that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had issued a pardon for “tens of thousands” of prisoners, including some of those who had ...

Ejei stated that those receiving pardons were not accused of ... The pardoning of prisoners is a traditional practice in Iran, usually occurring during significant religious or national events.

Iran announced Monday that the country's Supreme Leader ... Ejehi said a total of 82,656 prisoners and those facing charges had been pardoned. Of those, some 22,628 had been arrested amid the ...

“Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, including beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence against child protesters ...

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has pardoned “tens of thousands: of prisoners including some who were arrested during the ...

He did not specify over what period the pardons were granted or if or when the people had been charged. ALSO READ: Protests break out in Iran over schoolgirl illnesses Iran has been swept by ...

The number of announced pardons ... challenges to Iran’s theocracy since the 1979 Islamic revolution. There has been no independent confirmation of mass release of prisoners and regime critics ...