FNA - Iran's Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmayeeli announced on Tuesday that temporary leaves have been authorized for 95,000 prisoners to prevent the outbreak of the new coronavirus in jails across the country in the last several months. An overall 95,000 inmates have been furloughed for coronavirus concerns, Esmayeeli told reporters in a ...

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FNA - Iran's Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmayeeli announced that his country has authorized temporary leaves for more than 100,000 prisoners, to prevent the outbreak of the new coronavirus in jails across the country. Over 100,000 inmates have been furloughed in different periods since the outbreak of coronavirus (in Iran) so that they and ...

Tehran Times - Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeili announced on Tuesday that 11 individuals were found guilty of disrupting the countrys foreign currency market last week. During his weekly press conference, Esmaeili said the defendants were sentenced due to smuggling foreign currency and gold, ISNA reported. The Judiciary, due to the ...

IRNA - Spokesman for the Judiciary Gholam Hossein Esmaeili described recent aggression of the US jet fighters against Iranian passenger plane in the Syrian airspace as an illegal and inhumane act. Speaking in his weekly press conference, Esmaeili said recent act once again showed the brutal nature of US terrorists. Iran's Judiciary slams this ...

FNA - Irans Judiciary Chief Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi said on Monday that his country recognizes people's legal protest in quest for their rights, but shows serious reaction to those who endanger the nations security and tranquility. The Judiciary system is based on religion and law. We discern between protest and unrest. We believe that attention and ...

Al-Monitor - Irans judiciary said death penalties against three political prisoners have been upheld while confirming that three other prisoners had been sent to the gallows. Spokesman for the Iranian judiciary Gholam-Hossein Esmaeeli had a busy briefing on Tuesday detailing the death penalties of political prisoners including anti-government protesters,...

FNA - Iran confirmed on Saturday that the fugitive judge, Gholamreza Mansouri, who is accused of receiving bribe before fleeing the country, has been arrested by the Interpol in Romania. "The person is under custody of the Interpol and necessary coordination has been made to extradite him," Judiciary Spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmayeeli told reporters ...

FNA - Iran's Judiciary Spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmayeeli disclosed more details about the case and activities of Seyed Mahmoud Mousavi Majd, an Iranian national who has been spying for Mossad and the CIA. "The verdict (death penalty) has been issued for this person and is the ultimate ruling. Mousavi Majd's detention is not related to the terrorist ...

Reuters - An Iranian citizen who provided information to U.S. and Israeli intelligence services on the whereabouts of Irans slain Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani will be executed soon, Irans judiciary said on Tuesday. On Jan. 3, a U.S. drone strike in Iraq killed General Soleimani, leader of the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force. Washington ...

Reuters - Iran has temporarily freed about 85,000 prisoners, including political prisoners in response to the coronavirus epidemic, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus has reached 853 and a total of 14,991 people have been confirmed infected across the country, one of the worst national outbreaks outside ...

FNA - Iranian courts have issued rulings for two persons who spied for the US and Saudi Arabia in the country, Judiciary Spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmayeeli said on Tuesday. "Rulings have been issued for two spies of the US and Saudi (intelligence) agencies," Esmayeeli told reporters in a press conference in Tehran. The spokesman declined to reveal ...