Iran’s government plans on pardoning thousands of people held in its prisons. Who exactly is set to be pardoned remains unclear, however. Thousands of people are thought to have been locked up since anti-government protests began late last year. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Ali Vaez, director of the Iran project at the International Crisis Group.
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