Tasnim - Irans Judiciary spokesman said three men have received prison sentences for espionage and a fourth one has been sentenced to death after the preliminary hearing. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Gholam Hossein Esmaeili said three Iranian men have been sentenced to 10 years in prison each for working for the US and British intelligence ...

IRNA - The Iranian Majlis on Monday passed a bill to punish perpetrators of acid attacks with death penalty or eye to an eye retaliation. 147 lawmakers voted in favor of the first article of the bill called Reinforcing the punishment of acid throwing and support for the victims. 16 members of the Majlis voted against the bill and four abstained ...

AFP - Four detained Iranian environmental activists could face the death penalty after the charges levelled against them were changed, the Tehran prosecutor said on Wednesday. "After completion of the investigation, the charges against four of the defendants have been changed to corruption on earth," said Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, cited by Mizan ...

Independent - Public prosecutors decision sets a dangerous precedent for women activists in the kingdom, human rights watchdog says Human rights activists are campaigning to save the life of the first woman in Saudi Arabia to be sentenced to death over her political activism. Israa al-Ghomgham, 29, was arrested along with her husband Moussa al-...

MNA Member of the Parliament's Judicial and Legal Commission Ali Bakhtiar said the capital punishment for drug traffickers was commuted to a prison sentence of 25 to 30 years, after final approval of an amendment to Irans drug law. Speaking to Mehr News correspondent on Sunday, Bakhtiar said the Judicial and Legal Commission passed the amendment ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to respond to calls from his supporters for the plotters of the July 15 attempted coup to receive the ultimate punishment, and he is signaling his keenness on seeing the death penalty reinstated in Turkey. It is not clear, though, whether he is doing this for its own sake or if he is using the topic to increase ...

According to a report by ICANA, as translated by IFP, Iranian Justice Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi said that death penalty cant be removed, because there are corrupt people inside the country who cant be corrected with any other type of punishment. Therefore, he added, capital punishment should not be rejected given the Islamic law and numerous ...

August 8, The Iran Project - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein in a statement released on August 5 criticized Tehran for the execution of 20 terrorists, calling it. European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini expressed her concern over the executions, as well. The Western officials' move brings sharp criticism from ...

August 8, The Iran Project - A senior Iranian lawmaker defended the execution of a number of terrorists, saying Iran's measure was defendable both in terms of Islamic law and the fight against terrorism either. Speaking to a reporter on Sunday, Chairman of Irans parliamentaryNational Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he would approve the revival of the death penalty if the parliament opts to reintroduce the measure. This issue will be discussed in parliament. These villains bombed [places] and I believe that political parties at the parliament will give the best decision, Erdogan said, referring to those involved ...

EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has warned that Turkey would be barred from joining the bloc if it reintroducesthe death penalty to allow the execution of those involved in a recent failed coup in the country. Speaking in Brussels where she has been meeting with European foreign ministers,Mogherini said that Turkey's return of the ...

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that the country may reintroduce the death penalty to allow the execution of those involved in a recent failed coup in the country. In democracies, decisions are made based on what the people say. I think our government will speak with the opposition and come to a decision, he said on Sunday ...

More than 70 lawmakers signed a petition earlier this month proposing the abolition of the death penalty in unorganized drug trafficking crimes.   If the plan is approved, the death penalty will apply only to organized drug crime, and offenses like unarmed and nonviolent cases of drug trade will be exempted from capital punishment, said Mir-...

Tehran, December 17, The Iran Project- An imprisoned woman devotedthemoney, wasdonatedto pay her own debts after six years of imprisonment, to savingher cellmate's life from the death penalty in a prison in Tehran. A 34-year-old woman, who had been convicted of murdering her husband in a criminal case about 11 years ago and was expectedto hang on ...

Mohammad Javad Larijani, the secretary of Irans Human Rights Council, said that Iran is looking to end thedeath penaltyfor drug related cases, which he said account for 80% of the countrys executions. His comments followed statements by the head of Irans judiciary, who earlier said that the countrys drug laws were not effective and need to be reformed....

The practice, made possible under the Islamic sharia law of diya (restitution), allows a convict to be pardoned by a victim's family if they receive financial recompense. The payment of "blood money" spared 358 Iranians from execution last year, the country's prosecutor general said on Monday. The practice, made possible under the Islamic sharia ...

By supporting a UN anti-drug programme operating in Iran, Denmark may be helping Iranian authorities arrest and execute suspected drug users and smugglers Questions have been raised over Denmarks support of a UN anti-drug programme that could be indirectly leading to executions in Iran. Denmark voluntarily supports the United Nations Office on ...

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 Irans Supreme Court confirmed Sunday death sentences for four people involved in a big embezzlement case, official IRNA news agency reported. In the summer of 2011, Iranian media reported that nearly 2.6 billion U.S. dollars was swindled out of several banks over a span of more than two years by Amir Mansour Aria Company, whose owner,...

The public execution of two men, whose mugging of a man in broad daylight on Tehrans streets caught on a video and posted on YouTube last month, has been faced with wide reactions. The two, identified as Alireza Mafiha and Mohammad Ali Sorouri, both aged under 24, were convicted of Moharebeh (waging war against God) and corruption on earth. The ...

Todays top headlines in Iran include Iranian lawmakers plan to impeach labor minister; Head of Irans Judiciary remarks over public hanging of machete attackers; Iranian commander speech on killing of Salam Rushdie and Iran's Central Bank governor claim on reason of dropping rial. Iranian MPs sign motion to impeach labor minister According to ...