Iran holds Golrizan ceremony annually in holy month of Ramadan to help release inmates who are in prison for financial debts.
In a Golrizan ceremony of Ramadan 2014, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei donated $50,000; President Hassan Rouhani donated $53,000, Judiciary head Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani, $17,000, and Iran’s parliament speaker, Ali Larijani offered $ 15,000.
Heads of some other Iranian organizations have also donated a total of $95,000 to hard-hit prisoners.
The earnings from selling a painting tapestry and a silk rug, $18,000 were also donated in charity for these prisoners.
Leader’s special representative Ayatollah Mohammadi Golpaigani and some other officials in addition to art and sport celebrities attended the ceremony.
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