Iran sentences alleged US spies to up to 10 years in prison
4 years, 10 months ago

Iran sentences alleged US spies to up to 10 years in prison

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran sentenced eight environmental activists, including an Iranian who reportedly also has British and American citizenship, to prison sentences ranging from four to 10 years on charges of spying for the United States and acting against Iran’s national security, the judiciary said Tuesday. In most cases, dual nationals have faced secret charges in closed-door hearings before Iran’s Revolutionary Court, which handles cases involving alleged attempts to overthrow the government. Esmaili, the judiciary spokesman, said two other activists, Houman Jokar and Taher Ghadirian, each got eight-year sentences for allegedly “collaborating with the hostile government of America.” Another three of the activists, Sam Rajabi, Sepideh Kashan Doust and Amirhossein Khaleghi Hamidi, were sentenced to six years in prison each. Iranian businessman Siamak Namazi and his 81-year-old father Baquer, a former UNICEF representative who served as governor of Iran’s oil-rich Khuzestan province under the U.S.-backed shah, both are serving 10-year prison sentences on espionage charges.

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US looking into reported detention of American-Iranian citizen in Iran
2 months, 1 week ago

US looking into reported detention of American-Iranian citizen in Iran

CNN  

CNN — An American-Iranian journalist who once worked for a US-funded broadcaster is believed to have been detained in Iran, according to his former employer and multiple press freedom groups. In response to CNN’s request for comment about Valizadeh, the US State Department said Monday only that it was “aware of reports that a dual US-Iranian citizen has been arrested …

U.S. says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack
2 months, 1 week ago

U.S. says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack

NPR  

U.S. says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP/AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster is believed to have been detained by Iran for months now, authorities said Sunday, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack on …

Iran executes 4 ’Israeli spies’ linked to espionage operation. Details here
11 months, 1 week ago

Iran executes 4 ’Israeli spies’ linked to espionage operation. Details here

Live Mint  

Iran executed four people that they claimed were connected to an Israeli espionage operation, Iranian state media has reported. As per the report, the defendants were accused of illegally entering Iranian territory from Iraq's Kurdistan region to carry out a bombing operation in an Isfahan-based factory producing equipment for Iran's Ministry of Defence. Late last month, Iran executed four people …

As US brings home large numbers of jailed Americans, some families are still waiting for their turn
11 months, 2 weeks ago

As US brings home large numbers of jailed Americans, some families are still waiting for their turn

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — By any standard, the past 18 months have been remarkable for getting wrongfully detained Americans home. Li, a Stanford University doctoral student, says though he feels “so much joy and happiness” for the other families — many of whom he’s become friendly with over the years — “I’d be lying if I didn’t say that then the next …

U.S. brings home large numbers of jailed Americans, but some families are still waiting
11 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. brings home large numbers of jailed Americans, but some families are still waiting

LA Times  

Maryam Kamalmaz holds a photo showing her father, Majd, with some of his grandchildren. Li, a Stanford University doctoral student, says though he feels “so much joy and happiness” for the other families — many of whom he’s become friendly with over the years — “I’d be lying if I didn’t say that then the next thought is, you know, …

Iran executes four including woman over allegations of spying for Israel's Mossad
1 year ago

Iran executes four including woman over allegations of spying for Israel's Mossad

Firstpost  

The Mizan report highlighted that the group had undergone surveillance by Iranian intelligence for about four months, starting in January 2022, until their arrest in May of the same year In a recent development, Iran carried out execution of four individuals accused of spying for Israel’s Mossad, as reported by local media. The Mizan news agency, affiliated with Iran’s judiciary, …

Iran says it executes four people accused of links to Israel’s Mossad
1 year ago

Iran says it executes four people accused of links to Israel’s Mossad

Al Jazeera  

Three men and one woman accused of being ‘saboteurs’ were hanged for their ‘collaboration with the Zionist regime’. Iran has executed three men and one woman who were convicted for their alleged links to Israel’s Mossad spy agency, according to media affiliated with the judiciary. “Four members of a sabotage group related to the Zionist regime … were hanged this …

Americans released by Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: ‘Freedom!’
1 year, 3 months ago

Americans released by Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: ‘Freedom!’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday, tearfully hugged their loved ones and declared “Freedom!” after being let go as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets. “It’s unbelievable.” One of the other freed Americans, Emad Sharghi, received from his …

British father released from Iranian jail after US prisoner swap
1 year, 3 months ago

British father released from Iranian jail after US prisoner swap

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Tahbaz, wearing a blue shirt, steps down onto the …

Iran Releases 5 U.S. Prisoners In Swap, Official Says
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran Releases 5 U.S. Prisoners In Swap, Official Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Five prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran flew out of Tehran on Monday, an official said. Despite the deal, tensions are almost certain to remain high between the U.S. and Iran, which are locked in various disputes, including over Tehran’s nuclear program. via Associated Press Iranian Foreign Ministry …

Iran Hopes for Prisoner Swap with US on Monday as $6B Frozen Funds Access Looms
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran Hopes for Prisoner Swap with US on Monday as $6B Frozen Funds Access Looms

News 18  

Iran hopes that a prisoner swap with the United States will go ahead Monday, once Tehran gains access to $6 billion frozen by US ally South Korea, the Iranian foreign ministry said. Under the deal, which Washington and Tehran have previously confirmed, Iran would release five US citizens from detention and, Iran said, the United States would release five Iranians. …

Five Americans detained in Iran walk free, released in deal for frozen Iranian assets
1 year, 3 months ago

Five Americans detained in Iran walk free, released in deal for frozen Iranian assets

Associated Press  

DOHA, Qatar — Five Americans detained for years in Iran walked off a plane and into freedom Monday, most arm-in-arm, as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets owed by a third country, South Korea. “Today, five innocent Americans who were imprisoned in Iran …

5 Americans freed in controversial Iran prisoner swap are back on U.S. soil
1 year, 3 months ago

5 Americans freed in controversial Iran prisoner swap are back on U.S. soil

LA Times  

From left, in blazers, Emad Sharghi, Morad Tahbaz and Siamak Namazi, former prisoners in Iran, disembark a plane that brought them out of Tehran and to Doha, Qatar, on Monday. “Today, five innocent Americans who were imprisoned in Iran are finally coming home,” Biden said in a statement Monday. Namazi’s father, Baquer, was also arrested by Iran in 2016 when …

Who are the five American prisoners freed in the Iran-US prisoner swap?
1 year, 3 months ago

Who are the five American prisoners freed in the Iran-US prisoner swap?

Al Jazeera  

Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi and Morad Tahbaz are among US prisoners being released in deal, White House confirms. Five US citizens have been flown out of Iran as part of a widely anticipated prisoner swap deal between Washington and Tehran, a United States official confirmed. The White House has named three of the prisoners, who were released to house arrest …

Five Americans released from Iranian detention are en route to the US
1 year, 3 months ago

Five Americans released from Iranian detention are en route to the US

CNN  

Doha and Washington CNN — Five Americans freed from Iranian detention on Monday are on their way back to the United States after initially stopping in Doha, Qatar, according to a US official and a source familiar with the matter. In his statement, Biden thanked “partners at home and abroad for their tireless efforts to help us achieve this outcome, …

Iran-US prisoner swap under way
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran-US prisoner swap under way

Al Jazeera  

Five American and five Iranian prisoners are being released in addition to Iran’s assets frozen due to US sanctions. Tehran, Iran – Iran has released five American prisoners, moving them to Tehran’s airport for a flight to the Qatari capital, Doha, as part of a prisoner exchange with the United States. The funds were frozen for years in South Korea …

US and Iran release prisoners after $6bn transfer
1 year, 3 months ago

US and Iran release prisoners after $6bn transfer

Al Jazeera  

Prisoner exchange includes five Iranians and five Americans, as $6bn in Iranian assets are unfrozen. ‘Grateful’ Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said the release of five American detainees by Tehran was “purely a humanitarian action”. “I am grateful to our partners at home and abroad for their tireless efforts to help us achieve this outcome, including the governments of Qatar, Oman, …

Iran identifies 5 prisoners it wants from US in swap for Iranian-Americans and billions in assets
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran identifies 5 prisoners it wants from US in swap for Iranian-Americans and billions in assets

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Tuesday identified the five prisoners it hopes to see freed in the United States in exchange for five Iranian-Americans now held in Tehran and billions in assets once held by South Korea. The five sought by the Iranians are: — Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi, an Iranian charged in 2021 with allegedly failing to register …

What’s happening with the Iran-US prisoner swap deal?
1 year, 3 months ago

What’s happening with the Iran-US prisoner swap deal?

Al Jazeera  

Tehran and Washington are expected to exchange prisoners after Iran regains access to its blocked money. Tehran, Iran – A prisoner exchange deal between Iran and the United States looks like it’s on track, promising to release 10 people and billions of dollars of frozen assets. As part of the deal, five US prisoners held in Iran will be exchanged …

The US moves to advance a prisoner swap deal with Iran and release $6 billion in frozen funds
1 year, 3 months ago

The US moves to advance a prisoner swap deal with Iran and release $6 billion in frozen funds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar without fear of U.S. sanctions. On X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said “it’s …

U.S. moves to advance prisoner swap and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds
1 year, 4 months ago

U.S. moves to advance prisoner swap and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds

LA Times  

The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar without fear of U.S. sanctions. The transfer of the $6 billion was the critical element in the prisoner release deal, which saw …

US-Iran prisoner swap deal is ‘on track’, says White House official
1 year, 4 months ago

US-Iran prisoner swap deal is ‘on track’, says White House official

Al Jazeera  

Agreement is ‘proceeding’ but there is no exact timetable for swap, says US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has said that a prisoner swap deal between the United States and Iran is “on track”, less than two weeks after Tehran moved five detained US citizens to house arrest. But we believe that that …

Iran moves US citizens to house arrest in first step of release deal
1 year, 4 months ago

Iran moves US citizens to house arrest in first step of release deal

Firstpost  

As a first step in what may be a complex set of maneuvers, Iran allowed four detained US citizens to move into house arrest from Tehran’s Evin prison, a lawyer for one said. A fifth was already under home confinement Iran may free five detained US citizens as part of a deal under which $6 billion in Iranian funds in …

‘Important step’: What we know about tentative US-Iran prisoner deal
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Important step’: What we know about tentative US-Iran prisoner deal

Al Jazeera  

More details have slowly begun to emerge of a tentative deal that would see the United States and Iran engage in a prisoner swap in exchange for giving the Iranian government access to billions of dollars in frozen funds. On Friday, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the “process of releasing several billion dollars of Iranian …

A look at known Iranian-Americans held by Iran as the US seeks a prisoner release deal
1 year, 5 months ago

A look at known Iranian-Americans held by Iran as the US seeks a prisoner release deal

Associated Press  

Iran has transferred five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest, part of a possible deal over billions of dollars of Iranian assets frozen in South Korea. Iran sentenced both Namazi and his father, Baquer Namazi, to 10 years in the country’s notorious Evin Prison on what the U.S. and U.N. say are trumped-up spying charges. Baquer was placed under house …

Iran transfers 5 Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest in step toward deal for full release
1 year, 5 months ago

Iran transfers 5 Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest in step toward deal for full release

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has moved five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest in exchange for billions of dollars frozen in South Korea, U.S. and Iranian officials said Thursday, as part of a tentative deal that follows months of heightened tensions between the two countries. Iran, meanwhile, has said it seeks the release of Iranian prisoners held in …

Iran says 'everything ready' for prisoner swap, US denies
1 year, 9 months ago

Iran says 'everything ready' for prisoner swap, US denies

Hindustan Times  

Iran and the United States have reached an agreement to exchange prisoners, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told state TV on Sunday, but Washington denied it as a "false" claim by Tehran. A White House official denied Amirabdollahian's statement about the prisoner swap with Washington, adding that the United States was committed to securing the release of Americans held in …

US issues more Iran sanctions amid stalled diplomacy
1 year, 10 months ago

US issues more Iran sanctions amid stalled diplomacy

Al Jazeera  

New measures target Iranian oil and petrochemical sales, as US says it is committed to reducing Iran’s energy exports. “The United States is committed to significantly reducing Iranian energy exports and will sanction those facilitating Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical trade,” the State Department said. “We will not hesitate to take action against those who try to circumvent our sanctions.” Iran …

Iran pardons over 10,000 detained protestors with certain 'conditions'; no solace for dual nationals
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran pardons over 10,000 detained protestors with certain 'conditions'; no solace for dual nationals

India TV News  

Iran pardons detainees: In a major development, Iran, which has detained more than 20,000 protestors in the past six months, has freed more than half of the prisoners, a state news agency reported on Sunday. According to media reports, the latest development came following Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's intervention which advocated for the release of over ten thousand …

US urges Tehran to halt execution of Iranian-British man accused of spying
1 year, 11 months ago

US urges Tehran to halt execution of Iranian-British man accused of spying

Firstpost  

US diplomat Vedant Patel said that the charges against Alireza Akbari and his sentencing were politically motivated and his execution would be unconscionable Washington: The United States on Friday joined Britain in calling for Tehran to stand down on “possibly imminent” plans to execute an Iranian-British dual national accused of spying. US diplomat Vedant Patel said Friday that “the charges …

Iran has executed an Iranian-British dual national over spying claim
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran has executed an Iranian-British dual national over spying claim

NPR  

Iran has executed an Iranian-British dual national over spying claim Enlarge this image toggle caption KhabarOnline News Agency via AP KhabarOnline News Agency via AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran said Saturday it had executed a dual Iranian-British national who once held a high-ranking position in the country's defense ministry despite international warnings to halt his death sentence, further …

Iranian-British citizen sentenced to death for spying on Iran
2 years ago

Iranian-British citizen sentenced to death for spying on Iran

Al Jazeera  

The UK called Iran’s planned execution of former defence official Alireza Akbari ‘politically motivated’ and demanded his immediate release. Alireza Akbari was given the death penalty for “corruption on Earth and for harming the country’s internal and external security by passing on intelligence”, Iran’s judicial news agency Mizan Online reported on Wednesday. Citing a statement from the intelligence ministry, Mizan …

Iran executes four people accused of working for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran executes four people accused of working for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency

Firstpost  

Israel and Iran are regional arch-enemies and Iran occasionally announces the detention of people it says are spying for foreign countries, including the United States and Israel Cairo: Iranian authorities executed four people Sunday accused of working for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, the state-run IRNA news agency said. Israel and Iran are regional arch-enemies and Iran occasionally announces the detention …

Iran executes four accused of working with Israeli intelligence
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran executes four accused of working with Israeli intelligence

Al Jazeera  

The individuals allegedly received payment in cryptocurrencies to buy weapons and engage in kidnappings. Tehran, Iran – Iran has executed four people and handed prison sentences to three others accused of working with Israeli intelligence. The four individuals – identified as Hossein Ordoukhanzadeh, Shahin Imani Mahmoudabad, Milad Ashrafi Atbatan, and Manouchehr Shahbandi Bojandi – were hanged early on Sunday, according …

Iran sentences four people to death for ‘cooperating’ with Israel
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran sentences four people to death for ‘cooperating’ with Israel

Al Jazeera  

The four were accused of cooperating with the Israeli intelligence service and committing kidnappings. Four people have been handed the death penalty by Iran’s judiciary after being accused of working with the intelligence services of Israel and kidnapping, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency. Referring to Israel, Mehr said on Wednesday they were “sentenced to death for the crime …

US sanctions Iranian officials amid crackdown on protests
2 years, 1 month ago

US sanctions Iranian officials amid crackdown on protests

Al Jazeera  

US has accused three Iranian security officials of complicity in human rights violations in largely Kurdish regions. The United States has announced sanctions against three Iranian security officials amid efforts by the government to clamp down on protesters in largely Kurdish regions of the country. “The human rights abuses inflicted by Iran’s government on its people must not go without …

UN says detained Iranian-American was allowed to leave Iran
2 years, 3 months ago

UN says detained Iranian-American was allowed to leave Iran

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — An 85-year-old Iranian-American who formerly worked for the U.N. children’s agency and was detained in Iran in 2016 has been permitted to leave the country for medical treatment abroad, the United Nations said Saturday. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced the departure of Baquer Namazi and said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was grateful he could leave following the U.N. …

Siamak Namazi allowed to leave Iran prison for a week
2 years, 3 months ago

Siamak Namazi allowed to leave Iran prison for a week

Al Jazeera  

Iranian-American citizen, who was convicted of spying, released from detention amid reported talks between Iran and the US on prisoner releases. An Iranian-American imprisoned in Iran for nearly seven years on espionage-related charges has been allowed out of Tehran’s Evin prison on a one-week furlough, his lawyer said. Siamak Namazi’s temporary release on Saturday came as his father, former United …

Iran arrests ‘spies linked to Israel’s Mossad’
2 years, 5 months ago

Iran arrests ‘spies linked to Israel’s Mossad’

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s law enforcement intelligence organisation says Mossad gave pledges to the five arrested members of the spy network. “The arrested five members of this spy network were given various pledges from Mossad, including financial promises, to gather information from important areas across the country,” the law enforcement intelligence organisation said in a statement reported by the semi-official ILNA news agency. …

Iran detains 2 Europeans; EU envoy in Tehran about nuke deal
2 years, 7 months ago

Iran detains 2 Europeans; EU envoy in Tehran about nuke deal

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Shortly before the European Union envoy met Iran’s nuclear negotiator in Tehran on Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to salvage Iran’s atomic deal with world powers, the country’s Intelligence Ministry announced that authorities have detained two Europeans. As Swedish prosecutors reported they would seek life imprisonment for Hamid Nouri over Iranian war crimes allegedly committed during the …

Iran sanctions 24 US officials over ‘terrorism’ and rights abuses
2 years, 9 months ago

Iran sanctions 24 US officials over ‘terrorism’ and rights abuses

Al Jazeera  

Iran and the US continue to sanction each other as they engage in talks to restore a 2015 nuclear deal. Tehran, Iran – Iran has added 24 United States officials and people to its blacklist of sanctioned individuals over charges of “terrorism” and violations of human rights of the Iranian people. “The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates that the promulgations …

Iran jails French man for eight years on spying charges
2 years, 11 months ago

Iran jails French man for eight years on spying charges

Al Jazeera  

Benjamin Briere was also given an additional eight-month sentence for propaganda against Iran’s Islamic system. A court in Iran has sentenced a French man to eight years in jail on spying charges, his Paris-based lawyer said, denouncing his trial as a sham and the accusations as baseless. Currently on hunger strike, he was also given an additional eight-month sentence for …

Nuclear deal unlikely unless Iran releases US prisoners: Report
2 years, 11 months ago

Nuclear deal unlikely unless Iran releases US prisoners: Report

Al Jazeera  

US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley tells the Reuters news agency agreement ‘hard to imagine’ while four ‘innocent Americans held hostage’. The United States is unlikely to strike a deal with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement unless Tehran releases four US citizens Washington says it is holding hostage, the lead US nuclear negotiator told the Reuters …

Iran sanctions more US officials over Soleimani assassination
3 years ago

Iran sanctions more US officials over Soleimani assassination

Al Jazeera  

In a symbolic move, Iran has added more US officials to a list that already included Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo. US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, Central Command chief Kenneth McKenzie, Pentagon officials, and commanders in several US bases across the region are among individuals targeted by the sanctions. A year earlier, Iran had imposed …

Iran wants nationals freed from US jails amid nuclear talks
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran wants nationals freed from US jails amid nuclear talks

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Tuesday it was seeking the release of all Iranian prisoners held in the U.S. amid talks in Vienna meant to bring Tehran and Washington back into the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. Cabinet spokesman Ali Rabiei also hinted that another exchange of prisoners between Iran and America was possible, saying that “the idea …

Zaghari-Ratcliffe handed another prison sentence in Iran
3 years, 8 months ago

Zaghari-Ratcliffe handed another prison sentence in Iran

Al Jazeera  

British-Iranian national, who has already served five years in prison, handed an extra year after being found guilty of ‘propaganda’. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been sentenced to another year in an Iranian jail, a development that prompted an instant backlash from the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “Nazanin Zaghari was sentenced to one year in prison and a one-year ban …

Iran sentences Iranian-American to prison on spying charges
3 years, 11 months ago

Iran sentences Iranian-American to prison on spying charges

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian-American has been sentenced by Iran to 10 years in prison on spying charges, despite his family alleging he never had a trial or an opportunity to defend himself. A family spokesman Tuesday confirmed the sentencing of Emad Shargi, the latest dual national to be held in Iran amid tensions with the West. Asked …

Iran imposes sanctions on Trump, senior US officials
3 years, 11 months ago

Iran imposes sanctions on Trump, senior US officials

Al Jazeera  

The sanctions include a travel ban and a freeze of financial assets they may hold in Iran. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s foreign ministry has sanctioned outgoing United States President Donald Trump and nine other current and former senior officials of his administration. The former national security adviser, John Bolton, former US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook, his replacement Elliot …

Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump in relation to Qasem Soleimani’s death
4 years, 6 months ago

Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump in relation to Qasem Soleimani’s death

Live Mint  

Washington D.C.: Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump over the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in January, CNN reported citing Iran's local media sources on Monday. According to Iran's semi-official Fars news agency, Trump is one of 36 people whom Iran has issued arrest warrants for in relation to the death of …

Hard-hit Iran frees more prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Hard-hit Iran frees more prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak

Al Jazeera  

Judiciary says overall figure of those briefly released is 85,000, has taken measures in jails to protect against virus. The announcement on Tuesday came after the judiciary said last week that 70,000 prisoners had temporarily been released, mostly non-violent offenders serving short prison sentences. “Also in the jails, we have taken precautionary measures to confront the outbreak.” Reporting from Tehran, …

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