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Iran protesters among prisoners pardoned by leader

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is pardoning some prisoners arrested during the recent wave of anti-government protests.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is pardoning a large number of prisoners, including some of those arrested during the past months of protests. We'll hear a view from Tehran.

Also in the programme: The former Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf has died - we'll assess his relationship with the US after 9/11; and the British writer Hanif Kureishi on finding his voice after a terrible accident on holiday.

(Photo: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Credit: Handout via Reuters)

50 minutes

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  • Sun 5 Feb 2023 21:06GMT

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