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| Iran frees 80 prisoners ahead of Rowhani's U.N. visit |
| 2013-09-24 |
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Iran said on Monday it had freed 80 prisoners tossed in the calabooseInto the paddy wagon wit' yez! in political crackdowns ahead of President Hassan Rowhani's visit to attend the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York this week. As part of Rowhani's apparent new moderate political approach and outreach to the West, authorities released prominent human rights ...not to be confused with individual rights,mind you... lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and at least 10 other prisoners last week. Judiciary front man Mohseni Ejei told a news conference on Monday, 80 prisoners had been pardoned, including some arrested over protests that followed the disputed re-election of former hardline President Mahmoud Short RoundAhmadinejad in 2009, Rooters news agency reported. The release of the prisoners last week also came after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that flexibility is needed in Iran's international relations. |
| Posted by:Fred |