Iran temporarily frees 85,000 prisoners on coronavirus fears
About half those freed are political prisoners, with Iran’s prisons overcrowded and disease-ridden, according to the UN
17 March 2020 - 17:09
Dubai — Iran has temporarily freed about 85,000 people from jail, including political prisoners, in response to the coronavirus epidemic, a judiciary spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Iran has reported 16,169 coronavirus cases, with more than 5,000 recovered and 988 deaths from the virus in one of the worst national outbreaks outside China, where the pandemic originated...
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