Iranians never bowed to bullies in history: FM Zarif
MNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Iranian nation has proved throughout the history that it will never surrender to…
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Leader donates 4 billion rials for release of needy prisoners
MNA – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has donated 4 billion rials to the Blood Money (Diya) Organisation to…
Trump administration ignored Iran offer for prisoner swap: FM Zarif
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized US government for refusing to engage with Tehran in a humanitarian…
Iran MP hails Zarif’s offer on prisoner swap with US
IRNA – Senior Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s offer for exchanging prisoners with the US is a…
Iran’s Zarif withdraws Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe prisoner swap after criticism
The Nation– Iran has stepped back from an offer to exchang the British-Iranian prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe for an Iranian woman being held…
US offers cautious response to Zarif call for prisoner swap
Al-Monitor – Responding to a proposal by Iran’s foreign minister for a prisoner swap, the State Department today urged Iran to release…
Suggestion to swap prisoners with US not new: Mousavi
IRNA – Spokesman of Foreign Ministry Abbas Mousavi said on Thursday that Iran has suggested to swap prisoners with US long time…
Iran’s foreign minister proposes prisoner exchange with US
The NewYork Times – Iran’s foreign minister offered publicly on Wednesday to negotiate a prisoner exchange with the United States, saying he…
Iran, KRG form committee to swap prisoners
MNA – The General Manager of the Iran and Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) relations Abdullah Saleh says that a 7-member committee…
Some 23,000 Iranian inmates freed under amnesty: Official
Tasnim – Head of Iran’s State Prisons and Security and Corrective Measures Organization said 22,700 Iranian prisoners have been released under recent…
Iran Leader pardons, commutes sentences of 1,086 inmates
IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday pardoned or commuted prison terms of 1,086 convicts.…
371 Iranian nationals extradited from foreign prisons
MNA – Some 371 Iranian nationals imprisoned overseas have been repatriated to Iran since the beginning of the current fiscal year (March…
Thailand extradites 10 Iranian prisoners
MNA – A source at Iranian embassy in Thailand said Mon. that the south eastern country handed over 10 sentenced Iranian nationals…
3 Iranian prisoners pardoned in Oman
IRNA – On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr three Iranian prisoners in Oman were pardoned and released by Sultan Qaboos. Iran’s embassy in…
Leader donates $95K to release needy prisoners
MNA – Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei donated about $95000 to the release of needy prisoners. The donation was made on…
Five convicted Iranians delivered at zero border with Afghanistan
IRNA – Deputy Justice Minister for human rights and international affairs Mahmoud Abbasi said on Monday that five convicted Iranians were handed…
More than 280 Iranian prisoners to be extradited from Turkmenistan: Spokesman
Tasnim – As many as 283 Iranian nationals jailed in Turkmenistan will be extradited following a recent visit by Iranian President Hassan…
High school girls free imprisoned Iranian mother
IFP – A mother has returned home thanks to a successful fundraising campaign set up by a group of high school girls…
Iran Leader pardons many prisoners ahead of Nowruz
IFP – Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted prison terms of numerous convicts sentenced by…
Iran’s easing of drug laws could halt execution of 5,000 prisoners
The Guardian – The lives of more than 5,000 prisoners on death row in Iran could be spared as a change in the law…
Azerbaijan extradites 26 Iranian inmates
MNA – Twenty six Iranian inmates have been extradited from the Republic of Azerbaijan to Iran’s judiciary officials, through the border city…
Leader pardons, commutes sentences of 1007 convicted inmates
MNA – On the occasion of Prophet Mohammad and Imam Sadeq’s birth anniversaries, Leader of Islamic Revolution has pardoned and commuted the…
Parliament pursuing conditions of Iranians held in foreign prisons: MP
Tasnim– Rapporteur of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign policy Commission Seyed Hossein Naqavi Hosseini expressed concern about the appalling conditions…
Over 50 Iranians being held in US prisons, judiciary official says
Tasnim – The deputy head of the Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Council said that more than 50 Iranian nationals are currently being…
Iranian court rewarding prisoners for cleaning historical monuments
IFP – A court in Iran is offering alternative prison sentences for prisoners who take part in cleaning operations of historical monuments.…
Leader grants clemency to 1,166 Iranian prisoners
Tasnim – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Thursday pardoned or commuted the sentences of 1,166 Iranian convicts.…
18 Iranian prisoners to be extradited: Iraqi official
IRNA – Eighteen convicted prisoners will be extradited from Iraq to Iran in the near future, said a senior Iraqi official on…
Tehran seeks release of detained Iranian citizens in US
AP — Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency is saying Tehran has demanded the United States release detained Iranian citizens. The Saturday report…
Iranian president makes donation for release of needy inmates
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani donated a total of 2.7 billion rials (about $67,000) to help release prisoners jailed for committing…
Leader allocates nearly $100,000 to help release needy prisoners
Tasnim – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei allocated a total of 3.13 billion rials (about $100,000) to help…
Supreme Leader grants cash aid to help release prisoners
IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei gave a 3,130 million rials (around $85,000) aid to help…
Turkmenistan extradites 27 prisoners to Iran
Tasnim– Twenty-seven Iranian prisoners were extradited from Turkmenistan on Saturday as part of a treaty between the two countries. The convicts were…
Iranian prisoners released after Zarif’s visit to Georgia
IRNA – Three Iranian prisoners in Georgia were freed on the order of President Giorgi Margvelashvili following Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s…
Prison sentence to replace death penalty for drug dealers
MNA – Member of the Parliament’s Judicial and Legal Commission Ali Bakhtiar said the capital punishment for drug traffickers was commuted to…
Aliyev orders release of 11 Iranians from jail
IRNA – Azeri President, Ilham Aliyev, on Thursday ordered release of a group of inmates, including 13 Iranians. Aliyev issued the decree…
Iranian MP calls for revision of laws to reduce number of prisoners
IFP- Iranian lawmaker Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi has blamed Iran’s laws and regulations for failing to prevent judges from granting arrest warrants at…
Leader pardons, commutes 631 prisoners
IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday pardoned or commuted prison terms of some 631…
Extradition of Iranian prisoners from Armenia reviewed
IRNA – Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Kazem Sajjadi and Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Armenia Aghvan Hovsepyan on Thursday discussed judicial…
A group of Iranian inmates to be released from UAE jails
IRNA – A group of 28 Iranian nationals kept in prisons of the United Arab Emirates will be released by efforts of…
Armenia to extradite 4 Iranian prisoners
MNA – Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyyed Kazem Sajjadi has said on Sunday that Armenia will release four jailed Iranians on November…