Tehran, April 20, IRNA Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday agreed to pardon or reduce prison terms of a group of female prisoners on the occasion of the national Women?s Day.The move by the Supreme Leader was made in response to proposal of Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani.
The national Women?s Day is annually celebrated by Iranians on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the beloved daughter of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), Hazrat-e Fatemeh (SA).
This year, the Womens Day fell on April 20.
By IRNA
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