In 1977 the Shah responded to the "polite reminder" of the importance of political rights by the new American president, Jimmy Carter, by granting amnesty to some prisoners and allowing the Red Cross to visit prisons.
1977年，沙阿回應了美國新總統吉米·卡特關於政治權利方面的「善意提醒」，決定赦免一些囚犯，又准許紅十字會探訪囚犯。