Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, jailed for reporting Mahsa Amini’s death, have been pardoned by Iran’s Supreme Leader after their coverage sparked the country's largest protests since the 1979 revolution. (Credit: Alamy Live News/BBC/Getty Images)
Two Iranian journalists, who faced lengthy prison sentences for exposing the death and abuse of Mahsa Amini while in police custody, have been pardoned by Iran's supreme leader.
The Tuesday decision comes on the 46th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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