Iranian authorities report amnesty for 22 thousand protest participants
More than 82,000 people have been granted amnesty in Iran, according to Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, head of the country's judiciary. Of these, 22,000 are convicted or awaiting sentencing protesters, reports . state agency IRNA As the Associated Press notes , there is no independent confirmation that the prisoners were indeed released. Last autumn, the republic hosted the largest mass protests since the 1979 revolution - they spread to 160 cities in all 31 provinces of the country.