On the eve of the 36th annual fundraising ceremony held by the Charity for Atonement to Release Financially Needy Prisoners, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khamenei, donated 15 billion Iranian Rials (1.5 billion tomans) to this charitable event. This fundraising ceremony is held every year, during the blessed month of Ramadan, by the Charity for Atonement to Release Financially Needy Prisoners. It is attended by a group of officials and benefactors in Tehran and various other cities across Iran.