Iran Activists Freed For Iranian New Year Holiday
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran released a prominent opposition politician as well as two reformist activists and a filmmaker detained for suspected involvement in the country's postelection turmoil, a relative and state media said Thursday. Mohsen Mirdamadi, the leader of the country's biggest reformist party, the Islamic Iran Participation Front, was temporarily freed late Wednesday on $450,000 bail, his son Ali told The Associated Press. Iran traditionally releases some prisoners before the New Year holiday, which begins March 21 and normally ends ...
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