Maziar Bahari, an Iranian Canadian journalist and writer who was held in Iranian prison while he was reporting for Newsweek noted via Facebook on Sunday night the release of a league of prisoners in Iran.
Maziar Bahari, who was held in Iranian prison last year. (http://maziarbahari.com)
Bahari said that there are going to be about 120 people released from Iranian prison.
Bahari’s comments were backed up by reports from some media, including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which reports that:
Iranian reports say Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has ordered the release of 100 prisoners convicted of what are described as “security offenses.” The reports say some of those being released were among people who were detained during the unrest that erupted over the disputed 2009 reelection of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.
http://www.rferl.org/content/iran_supreme_leader_pardons_100_security_prisoners/24310294.html