Event Brief
Iran grants amnesty to 139 previously sentenced to death
Filed: Jun 14, 2026 at 8:10 AM ET
Summary: Iran’s Supreme Leader pardoned 139 people sentenced to death, excluding certain security and espionage-related convictions.
WHO: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei
WHAT: Pardoned 139 individuals previously sentenced to death, as part of an amnesty reported by Iranian Student News Agency
WHEN: Jun 14, 2026 at 9:57 AM ET
WHERE: Iran
WHY: Ahead of Eid al-Ghadir, as part of a strategy to ease international and domestic pressure
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