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rferl.org – Iran has pardoned and is set to release four environmental activists who were jailed in 2016 on chargest of espionage they deny. Their lawyer, Hojjat Kermani, confirmed their pardon on April 7. Taher Qadirian, Sepideh Kashani, Nilofar Bayani, and Homan Jokar were among members of the Parsian Wildlife Institute arrested in 2016. Several members have been released in previous years, including one in a swap with a Western country. One member died shortly after their arrest. During their imprisonment, Kashani and Bayani said in their letters that they had been subjected to mental and emotional torture and threatened with death.
