Hundreds spared the noose as Iran Ayatollah offers thousands of protesters amnesty
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed thousands will be pardoned or have their sentences dramatically reduced after four months of protests saw 522 Iranians killed