Following the approval of a proposal to “pardon and commute” the sentence of some prisoners, in the last 24 hours, several prisoners of conscience were released from prison.
Of these pardoned prisoners, the most known prisoners are:
- Amir Mehdi Khadem from Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan
- Mohammad-Reza Moradi from Great Tehran Penitentiary
- Nasrollah Lashti from Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj
- Fariba Afshar (Baha’i citizen) from Dolatabad Prison, Isfahan
- Elmira Rahmani (Baha’i citizen) from Dolatabad Prison, Isfahan
- Niloofar Mirzaie Bafti from Evin Prison, Tehran
- Zahra Kashkaki from a prison in Tehran
- Naser Hemmati from a prison in Isfahan, and
Three underage prisoners, Besmellah Barahooie, Esmail Sargolzaie and Ebrahim Sargolzaie, were also released from the Correctional Center of Zahedan.
Details on these releases are still unknown. They are, however, likely released under the recent pardon decree issued for some prisoners, including those arrested at protests.
In recent days, other known prisoners, including Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah, journalist Amir Abbas Azarmvand, writer Arash Ganji and political prisoner Khaled Pirzadeh, were released.
Meanwhile, the Revolutionary and Public Prosecutor of Gachsaran announced the release of 106 convicts and defendants from Dogonbadan Prison, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province.
“The sentences of 60 prisoners have also been commuted,” he added.
Also, The Chief Justice of Kerman Province announced that about 1500 prisoners have been released in this province.
Earlier, the head of the Judiciary proposed the issuance of a pardon decree for some prisoners, including those arrested at recent protests, which was approved by Ali Khamenei under some conditions which the legal case should meet.
