On the eve of the 17th of Rabi’ al-Awwal, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (AS), the sixth Shia Imam, Ayatollah Khamenei approved a request from Judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei to pardon or commute the sentences of the convicted individuals who were eligible for parole or reduction of sentence.

The convicts had been sentenced by public and revolutionary courts, as well as the Discretionary Punishments Organization of Iran and the Judicial Organization of the Armed Forces.