Tasnim Iran's Judiciary spokesperson dismissed allegations of discrimination against foreign prisoners made by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights, noting that more than 1,000 foreign inmates in Iran have been granted leave following the outbreak of the coronavirus. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Gholam Hossein ...

IRNA- The head of the Prisons Organization of Iran, said that 92% of foreign prisoners in Iran are Afghan nationals. Asghar Jahangir said in a meeting with Afghan Justice Minister Abdul Basir Anwar on Sunday that 2.5 percent of the prisoners in the country are foreign nationals and 92 percent of them are Afghans. He continued, 'Only 3% of prisoners ...