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Iran acknowledges ‘tens of thousands’ detained in protests

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei “agreed to offer amnesty and reduce the sentences of tens of thousands accused and convicted in the recent incidents”, the state-run IRNA news agency said.

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