iranian state television says that the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has pardoned a large number of prisoners linked to protests. iranian media outlets say that a letter from the head of the judiciary said that a number of people, especially the young, had committed wrongful actions and crimes because of incitement and propaganda by the enemy. taraneh stone, from the bbc s persian service, joins me now. thank you for coming in. talk us through, first of all, what we know about what has happened here. figs through, first of all, what we know about what has happened here. as you mentioned, about what has happened here. as you mentioned. the about what has happened here. as you mentioned, the supreme about what has happened here. as you mentioned, the supreme leader - about what has happened here. as you mentioned, the supreme leader has . mentioned, the supreme leader has agreed to pardon and commute sentences of tens of people who are imprisoned or who are waiting
situation is nowhere near normal just yet. it is farfrom normal, and it is never going to get back to the situation prior to the protests. thank you very much for coming in and talking to us. i m joined by dr haideh moghissi in toronto. she s the founder of the iranian national union of women and member of its first executive and editorial boards, before leaving iran in 1984. dr moghissi is now a professor at york university. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme- thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you for having me on. we the programme. thank you for having me on- we just the programme. thank you for having me on. we just heard the programme. thank you for having me on. we just heard a the programme. thank you for having me on. we just heard a brief - the programme. thank you for having | me on. we just heard a brief summary me on. we ust heard a brief summary about what me on. we just heard a brief