Iran temporarily frees 100,000 prisoners to limit spread of coronavirus

Iran temporarily frees 100,000 prisoners to limit spread of coronavirus
# 30 March 2020 13:00 (UTC +04:00)

President of Iran Hassan Rouhani ordered on Tuesday to extend the leave from prison until April 20, APA's Tehran bureau reports.

The number of those freed has doubled from 54,000 released in early March.

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