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Iran Extends Leave for Christian Prisoners

April 20, 2020 by Staff

(International Christian Concern) Although he deferred to the Judiciary as the main authority on the matter, Iranian President Rouhani announced on Sunday that the leave of prisoners to combat COVID would extend until May 20th. The Judiciary has not directly confirmed this statement, but a final decision is expected by April 29th. According to the previous directive, prisoners were only on leave until April 19th.

Three Christians have had their sentences canceled while on furlough. Some Christians remain on furlough, and it is not clear how the situation will impact their cases. However, most Christians were not eligible for furlough under COVID. This is because the government made a decision that only prisoners serving sentences less than 5 years would be eligible. Given that the average prison sentence for Christians is twice this amount, many remain incarcerated even while the pandemic spreads throughout the prison system.

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