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href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/blog-feed\/iranian-society-under-crackdown#blog-378227\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESepideh Gholian\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/blog-feed\/iranian-society-under-crackdown#blog-378082\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EArash Ganji\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/blog-feed\/iranian-society-under-crackdown#blog-378014\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELeila Hosseinzadeh\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/10\/23\/iran-prisoners-who-reported-abuse-charged\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENiloufar Bayani\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2017\/05\/10\/hunger-striking-political-prisoners-go-unmentioned-irans-elections\u0022 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Prison authorities historically have offered temporary release or clemency to hundreds of prisoners ahead of Nowruz, which falls on March 20 this year. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn March 2020, when the country was experiencing its first wave of Covid-19 infections, the Iranian judiciary reportedly ordered the temporary release of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mizanonline.com\/fa\/news\/604358\/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DB%B7%DB%B0-%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A2%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%B4-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%85-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E70,000 prisoners for Nowruz\u003C\/a\u003E, though dozens of human rights defenders and peaceful dissidents\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/03\/12\/iran-free-wrongfully-detained-prisoners\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eremained\u003C\/a\u003E in prison, and remain still. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the time, the government\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/09\/10\/why-nasrin-sotoudeh-hunger-strike-protest-irans-dire-prison-conditions\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecalled\u003C\/a\u003E for releasing prisoners sentenced to less than five years, leaving out a significant population of political prisoners, including those with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/09\/10\/why-nasrin-sotoudeh-hunger-strike-protest-irans-dire-prison-conditions\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eserious health concerns\u003C\/a\u003E. Some activists temporarily released due to Covid-19 concerns, including\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/blog-feed\/iranian-society-under-crackdown#blog-378227\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESepideh Gholian\u003C\/a\u003E, have since been rearrested and imprisoned. She, along with many others, should not even be imprisoned in the first place, much less returned to jail.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, a year later, despite the continued spread of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/03\/12\/iran-free-wrongfully-detained-prisoners\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECovid-19 in Iran\u2019s overcrowded prisons\u003C\/a\u003E that underscores the ever-urgent need for authorities to facilitate temporary releases or clemency for those who are eligible, authorities have been\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/content\/378227\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Etransferring\u003C\/a\u003E several prisoners to prisons far away from their families.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\nOn March 17, authorities\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/RezaKhandan4\/status\/1372194391360700417?s=20\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ereportedly\u003C\/a\u003E temporarily released\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/09\/10\/why-nasrin-sotoudeh-hunger-strike-protest-irans-dire-prison-conditions\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENasrin Satoudeh\u003C\/a\u003E, a prominent human rights lawyer. 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