Vice-President of the Judiciary for International Affairs and the Secretary-General of the High Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said some detainees under 17 years of age who participated in the recent unrest were released.
Kazem Gharibabadi, who was visiting the Child Crime Prevention and Safety Center of Tehran province (known as Kanoon Eslah VA Tarbiat in Iran), said: "Following the measures taken by the head of the judiciary, some detainees under the age of 17 were released on bail."Foreign-backed violence and riots erupted across Iran in September after the tragic death in police custody of a young Iranian woman, named Mahsa Amini.The unfortunate incident was immediately picked up by Western-based media outlets and officials, who -- without providing any convincing evidence -- started claiming that the woman had been "murdered" by police forces.